Sandnes Ulf
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| Sandnes Ulf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sandnes Ulf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ulf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 11 May 1911, as Ulf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Sandnes Idrettspark, Sandnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Rune Bertelsen (Chief Executive) |
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| Manager | Johan Selvig |
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| League | Norwegian 2nd Division Group 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Division 2006 | 2nd place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandnes Ulf is an Norwegian football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, founded 3 May 1911 as "Ulf". In year 2004 the club merged with Sandnes FK and got its present name. Sandnes Ulf is the biggest footballclub in Sandnes. Sandnes Ulf plays their home matches at Sandnes Idrettspark.
Sandnes Ulf plays in 2006 in the Norwegian 2nd division (equivalent with English League One). The club ended up in fourth place in 2nd division in 2005 after the team had been fighting in the top for a little period in the autumn. The clubs goal for 2006 is fighting among the three best, while a long-term goal is promoting to the Adeccoligaen.
The teams greatest profile is Asle Andersen who signed for the club in March 2006. Asle Andersen, who has experience from Tippeligaen and Adeccoligaen, will be a great player for the club. Andersen will officiate as assistantcoach together with maincoach Johan Selvig.
Sandnes Ulf played against Leeds United on July 17. The match was one of the biggest events in the modern history of Sandnes Ulf. This match was a great opportunity for the players to show their best to the people of Sandnes who mainly support the local topteams Viking FK and Bryne FK. Leeds won the match 2-1, Eirik Bakke and Robbie Blake scored the goals for Leeds United. Kjetil Norland scored an early 1-0-goal for Sandnes Ulf, but Leeds managed to win. Around 1500 people saw the match, which is a large crowd-number for Sandnes Ulf.
