Sandnes Ulf
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| Full name | Sandnes Ulf |
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| Nickname(s) |
Ulf Ulvane (The Wolves) Di lyseblå (The Light Blues) |
| Founded | 1 June 1911, as Ulf |
| Ground |
Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes |
| Capacity | 4,969 |
| Chairman | Stig Ravndal |
| Manager | Bengt Sæternes |
| League | OBOS-ligaen |
| 2016 | OBOS-ligaen, 4th |
Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in First Division, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Sandnes stadium in Sandnes idrettspark, but are working on plans for a new modern football stadium. The club was founded on June 1, 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.
Sandnes Ulf play in light blue jerseys, white shorts and light blue socks. Sandnes Ulf is an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Stig Ravndal is the current chairman, elected in 2012. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.
The main rivals of the club are Viking FK and Bryne FK. Sandnes Ulf's official fan club is known as Gaukereiret ("The Cuckoo's Nest"), reflecting on the nickname for people from Sandnes; Sandnes-cuckoos.
The sport of football came directly to Sandnes from its home country, England, when two British brothers Arnold and Hubert Thomas moved to the town in 1907. It didn't take long before Sandnes' first football club was established, Sandnes Fodboldforening, but the club was dissolved a few years later when the two brothers moved back to England. The interest and love for football, however, had found its place in Sandnes, and in the summer of 1911 the new football club, Sportsklubben Ulf, was founded.
Nils Voss, a 1912 Olympic gold-medal winner in gymnastics, became the club's first President. In its inaugural year the club had a turnover of 88 crowns and 84 ears (approximately $14US). In 1916 the club's board decided to introduce a new uniform, choosing the light blue jersey and white shorts we see today.
In 1919 the club was promoted to class A in Landsdelsserien, which at the time was the highest level. In June 1927 the club opened Sandnes stadion, the arena where the club still plays today.
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