Odd Grenland BK

Infobox football club
clubname = Odd Grenland


fullname = Odd Grenland Ballklubb
nickname = "Oddrane"
founded = March 31, 1894
ground = Skagerak Arena Skien
capacity = 14,200
chairman = flagicon|Norway Tom Helge Rønning
manager = flagicon|Norway Dag Eilev Fagermo
league = Adeccoligaen
season = 2007
position = Tippeligaen, 12th (Relegated in the relegation playoffs)
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Odd Grenland is a Norwegian football club from the town of Skien. It was founded in 1894 and is the club which has won the Norwegian Cup the most times, last in 2000. After struggling in the lower divisions for many years, the club finally made it back to the Norwegian premier league in 1999 and stayed there until they were relegated in 2007. After a dreadful start to the 2005 campaign, Odd managed to crawl up from the relegation zone. However, the team conceded more goals than any other in the league. In 2006 the team only survived relegation by beating Bryne F.K. in the relegation playoffs. In 2007 however, their luck ran out, and they were relegated to the Adeccoligaen after being beaten by Bodø/Glimt in the relegation playoffs.

Home ground

Odd (Falkum) Stadium (13,500). Largest crowd: Approx 12,500 people in 1984 cup semi final against Viking. The stadium is rebuilt to hold a capacity of between 13,000 and 14,000, and will be finished in 2008. It is named Skagerak Arena after a local sponsor.

Current squad

(as of August 7, 2008).

Notable former players

*flagicon|Norway Per Skou (1911-1923)
*flagicon|Norway Einar Gundersen (1917-1928)
*flagicon|Norway Nils Eriksen (1931-1939)
*flagicon|Norway Rolf Holmberg (1936-1939)
*flagicon|Norway Geir Karlsen (1966-1970, 1980-1984)
*flagicon|Norway Erik Pedersen (1984-1987, 1999-2001)
*flagicon|Norway Ronny Deila (1993-2004)
*flagicon|Norway Einar Rossbach (1994)
*flagicon|Norway Erik Holtan (1995-2005)
*flagicon|Norway Bengt Sæternes (1997)
*flagicon|Norway Frode Johnsen (1997-2000)
*flagicon|Norway Espen Hoff (1999-2006)
*flagicon|Norway Jan Frode Nornes (1999-2006)
*flagicon|Denmark Christian Flindt Bjerg (2000-2006)
*flagicon|Norway Jan Gunnar Solli (2001-2003)
*flagicon|Netherlands Edwin Van Ankeren (2001-2003)
*flagicon|Norway Rune Jarstein (2002-2007)
*flagicon|Norway Bent Inge Johnsen (2003-2006)
*flagicon|Sweden Sebastian Henriksson (2003-2005)
*flagicon|Norway Espen Ruud (2003-2008)
*flagicon|Canada Olivier Occean (2004-2005)
*flagicon|Germany Heinz Müller (2004-2005)
*flagicon|Sweden Per Nilsson (2005-2007)
*flagicon|Cameroon Patrick Suffo (2005)
*flagicon|Cameroon Somen Tchoyi (2005-2006)
*flagicon|Venezuela Fernando de Ornelas (2005-2008)
*flagicon|USA Nat Borchers (2006-2008)

Achievements

*Norwegian Premier League:
**Runners-up (2): 1950-51, 1956-57

*Norwegian Football Cup:
**Winners (12): 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1931, 2000
**Runners-up (8): 1902, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1921, 1937, 1960, 2002

Recent history

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External links

* [http://www.oddgrenland.no official website]
* [http://www.oddrane.no oddrane supporter club website]