VIBORG FF

'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.

Contents

History

Colours and badge

Stadium

Supporters

Current squad

Retired numbers

Noted players

Achievements

Recent history

External links

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.

Colours and badge

Viborg FF's colours are green and white.
In the badge there is a trefoil.

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 official fanclub, The Green Pride, 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.

Current squad

:''Up to date as 2007-08-31.''

Retired numbers

''Main article: retired numbers''

★ 22 Søren Frederiksen, Striker, 1989-1994, 1998, 2001-2005

Noted players

★ Erik Bundgaard

★ Finn Døssing

★ Jakob Kjeldbjerg

★ Mike Burns

★ Peter Rasmussen

★ Heine Fernandez

★ Søren Frederiksen

★ Steffen Højer

★ Michael Gravgaard

Achievements

★ 'Danish Cup:'

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★ 'Winners (1):' 1999-2000

★ 'Danish Super Cup:'

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★ '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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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

External links

★ Viborg FF - official site

★ Viborg FF Fans - official supporter club site

★ Fanatikos - Viborg Ultras