Viborg FF
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| Full name | Viborg Fodsports Forening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | De Grønne (The Greens) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short name | VFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Viborg Stadion, Viborg (Capacity 9,566) |
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| Chairman |  Steen Petersen |
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| Manager |  Hans Eklund |
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| League | Danish 1st Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Danish Superliga, 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Viborg 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 2000 Danish Cup. Their current spell in the top Danish Superliga division began in the 1998-99 season.
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[edit] History
Viborg FF was founded in 1896, with several other sports apart from football - among other things were gymnastics, cricket, field hockey, boxing, athletics, skiing, weight-lifting, and wrestling.
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 footballing 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 was Erik 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.
[edit] Colours and badge
Viborg FF's colours are green and white.
In the badge there is a shamrock.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 young boys made Fanatikos and in 2004 Shamrock Ultras was made.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Retired numbers
Main article: retired numbers
- 22 Søren Frederiksen, Striker, 1989-1994, 1998, 2001-2005
[edit] Noted players
- Erik Bundgaard
- Finn Døssing
- Jakob Kjeldbjerg
- Mike Burns
- Peter Rasmussen
- Heine Fernandez
- Søren Frederiksen
- Steffen Højer
- Michael Gravgaard
- Jesper Christiansen
[edit] Achievements
- 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
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1996-1997 1D 11 33 6 11 16 31 58 29 relegated 1 season at lower levels 1998-1999 1D 8 33 13 5 15 61 59 44 1999-2000 1D 4 33 15 7 11 56 50 52 winner 2000-2001 1D 6 33 13 7 13 52 42 46 semi-final 2001-2002 1D 8 33 10 11 12 46 45 41 last 16 2002-2003 1D 8 33 11 10 12 58 55 43 semi-final 2003-2004 1D 7 33 11 9 13 47 44 42 quarter-final 2004-2005 1D 7 33 13 9 11 43 45 48 4th round 2005-2006 1D 4 33 15 9 9 62 43 54 5th round 2006-2007 1D 9 33 8 5 20 34 64 29 semi-final
[edit] External links
- Viborg FF - official site
- Viborg FF Fans - official supporter club site
- Fanatikos - Viborg Ultras
