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| Club | Rosenborg |
|---|---|
| First entry | 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Latest entry | 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Titles | |
| Champions League | 0 (Best result: Quarter-finals in 1996–97) |
| Europa League | 0 (Best result: Round 3 thrice, firstly in 2003–04, then secondly in 2005–06, and thirdly in 2007–08) |
Rosenborg Ballklub is an association football club which currently competes in Eliteserien (formerly known as Tippeligaen) from Trondheim, Trøndelag, central Norway and, at the same time, the most important in the country by far, both in terms of domestic performances as well as in terms of European record, thus surpassing close rivals Molde by a significant extent. With its rich history and tradition, the team has participated in 32 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 21 seasons in the European Cup and Champions League (UCL), 16 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League (UEL), one season in the Cup Winners' Cup, and one season in the Intertoto Cup. In addition, the club had also participated in two editions of the new UEFA competition UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL). Their home stadium is Lerkendal.
Rosenborg has played six times in the UEFA Cup after qualifying via the Champions League and once via the Intertoto Cup.[1] It has played 206 UEFA games, resulting in 81 wins, 39 draws, and 86 defeats.[2] The club's first appearance was in the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup, and it subsequently entered tournaments in six seasons until 1974–75. The club's next appearance was in the 1986–87 European Cup, and then in the 1989–90 European Cup.
Since then, Rosenborg has been involved in a UEFA tournament every season except the 2006–07 season.[3] The club's best performance is reaching the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 Champions League,[1] while their only European trophy came when they co-won the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[4]
Since the competition's introduction, Rosenborg are one of the few clubs to have advanced from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League all the way to the group stage, and have achieved this on two occasions (another Norwegian club, Tromsø, were successful with the help of a disqualification).
The club plays its home matches at Lerkendal Stadion, an all-seater stadium in Trondheim. Since the last rebuilding in 2002, it can host 21,166 spectators.[5] Rosenborg's record attendance in a European match of 22,492 dates from the 1968–69 European Cup match against Rapid Wien.[6]
Rosenborg's biggest win is 7–1 against Astana in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualification, while the biggest defeat is 1–9 against Hibernian in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup. With 133 caps, Roar Strand has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Rosenborg, while Harald Brattbakk has scored the most goals with 27.[1] Rosenborg has played Juventus, Porto, and Real Madrid six times, more than any other team.[3]
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- ^ "Rosenborg BK". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ a b Svardal (2007): 267–270
- ^ "2008: Stuttgart have last word". UEFA. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Fakta Stadion" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "De best besøkte RBK-kampene på Lerkendal" (in Norwegian). RBK Web. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.