Odds BK
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Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian professional football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. Most sports other than football and gymnastics were discontinued and the club became dedicated primarily to football. Odd plays in the Norwegian top division, Eliteserien, and holds the record of winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times with twelve wins, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. Founded in 1894, Odd is the oldest football club in Norway.[1] As of 13 May 2017 the club was granted a membership in Club of Pioneers. It then became the first Nordic football club to be granted this membership.
Full name | Odds Ballklubb | ||
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Nickname(s) | Oddrane | ||
Founded | 31 March 1894; 130 years ago (31 March 1894) | ||
Ground | Skagerak Arena Skien | ||
Capacity | 11,767 | ||
Chairman | Trond Haukvik | ||
Manager | Kenneth Dokken | ||
League | Eliteserien | ||
2023 | Eliteserien, 10th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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