- Viborg FF
Football club infobox
clubname = Viborg FF
fullname = Viborg Fodsports Forening
nickname = "De Grønne" (The Greens)
short name = VFF
founded = 1896
ground =Viborg Stadion ,Viborg
capacity = 9,566
chairman = flagicon|DNKSteen Petersen
manager = flagicon|SWEHans Eklund
league =Danish 1st Division
season = 2007-08
position =Danish Superliga , 11th (Relegated)
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=267f87|socks2=FFFFFFViborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in
Viborg . The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide trophy, the 2000Danish Cup . Their most recent spell in the topDanish Superliga division began in the 1998-99 season and ended in the 2007-08 season.History
Viborg FF was founded in 1896, with several other
sports apart from football - among other things weregymnastics ,cricket ,field hockey ,boxing , athletics,skiing ,weight-lifting , andwrestling .The first big sporting highlight of the club came in 1924, when Viborg FF won the championship in "Mesterrækken" (The Champion Division), which were the best regional division in
Jutland . A big title win at the time when, among others, Aarhus GF were a dominating club in Jutland.Following the championship, Viborg FF dropped somewhat out of the picture, but never more than the club has always been on the
Danish football ing map. It was a big relief for the club when it was promotion to the national competitions (4th Division) for the first time in 1959, following many closely missed attempts at qualification. One of the players taking part in the promotion wasErik Bundgaard , whose 421 matches for VFF is still club record.Except for a couple of seasons in the start of the 1970s, Viborg FF have not been
relegated to a tournament lower than the national competitions since 1959. Though the country's best league have been domicile for Viborg F.F., during the last couple of years, the club has been moving up and down between the country's two best leagues.The finest achievements of the club came in the 1999-2000 season, where the Superliga bronze medals were missed by the smallest margin. Instead, the team was celebrated as winner of the
Danish Cup , the DONG Cup.Colours and badge
Viborg FF's colours are green and white.
In the badge there is a
shamrock .Stadium
Viborg FF play their home matches on
Viborg Stadion . It has a capacity of 9,566 spectators, all seated. The biggest stand is the eastern stand (2,792 seats) and the smallest is the southern (2,040 seats). The field size is 105 x 68 m, the same size as the national stadium,Parken . The light is 1200 lux. The sound comes from an Ascon PA-system. There is heating system for the field.UEFA have approved it as international stadium.Supporters
Viborg FF's has no official fanclub. A former official fanclub is The Green Pride. It was founded in 1993, which makes it one of the older in Denmark. It has more than 500 members.
The first ultras-group was made in 2002, when a group of teenagers made Fanatikos and in 2004 Shamrock Ultras was made.
Current squad
:"Up to date as
2008-09-14 ."The players in bold have senior international caps.Retired numbers
"Main article: Retired numbers"
* 22 flagicon|DNK
Søren Frederiksen ,Striker , 1989-1994, 1998, 2001-2005Academy
Noted players
*
Erik Bundgaard
*Finn Døssing
*Jakob Kjeldbjerg
*Mike Burns
*Peter Rasmussen
*Heine Fernandez
*Søren Frederiksen
*Steffen Højer
*Michael Gravgaard
*Jesper Christiansen Achievements
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Danish Cup :
** Winners (1): 1999-2000
*Danish Super Cup :
** Winners (1): 2000*14 "seasons" in the "Highest Danish League"
*21 "seasons" in the "Second Highest Danish League"
*12 "seasons" in the "Third Highest Danish League"Recent history
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External links
* [http://www.vff.dk/ Viborg FF] - official site
* [http://www.thegreenpride.dk/ Viborg FF Fans] - official supporter club site
* [http://www.fanatikos.dk/ Fanatikos] - Viborg Ultras
* [http://www.vffnyheder.dk/ VFF Nyheder] - Viborg FF news###@@@KEYEND@@@###
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