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Aalesund
Full name	Aalesunds Fotballklubb
Nickname(s)	Tangotrøyene (Tangoshirts)
Short name	AaFK
Founded	25 June 1914
Ground	Color Line Stadion; Ålesund; (Capacity: 10,778)
Chairman	Torill Hole Standal
Manager	Kjetil Rekdal
League	Tippeligaen
2009	Tippeliagen, 13th
Home colours	Away colours

Aalesunds Fotballklubb ("Aalesund's Football Club") is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, founded on the 25th of June 1914. They became the ruling football champions of Norway on 8 Nov 2009 after beating Molde FK in the Norwegian cup finals. The team is also a constant presence in the Norwegian Premier League.

As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels. These teams are the 1st and 2nd teams, junior team, and also several age-specific teams.

Aalesunds F.K. played their home matches at Kråmyra Stadium until the 2005 season, when they relocated to the new Color Line Stadium with an approximate capacity of 11,000 people. Boosted by the new stadium, recent success and general increasing attendance in Norway, Aalesund has gone from attracting crowds of approximately 1,000 to regularly selling out their stadium [1] in only a few years. Their average attendance of 9,943 in Adeccoligaen 2006 became the new record for attendances at the second level of the Norwegian league system.

The local supporter club for AaFK is called "Stormen", or "The Storm", with about 2000 members.

Rival football clubs in the city include SK Herd, SPKL Rollon, FC Skarbøvik and FC Spjelkavik, with Molde F.K. and Hødd being the main regional rivals. Hødd isn't as much of rival these days as supporters from the area generally support AaFK with Hødd not being competitive, currently playing in the third tier of Norwegian football along with AaFK's reserve team.

Aalesund, Roma and Norway player John Arne Riise started his career in the club, as did his younger brother Bjørn Helge Riise (now playing for Fulham FC).

In 2009 the club for the first time in its history won the Norwegian Cup Finals and became Norwegian football champions.

[edit] Achievements

Norwegian Football Cup:
- Winners (1): 2009

[edit] Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup
2005	ES	13	26	6	9	11	30	42	27	4th round
2006	AL	2	30	17	9	4	71	35	60	?
2007	ES	11	26	9	3	14	49	56	30	4th round
2008	ES	13	26	7	4	15	29	42	25	4th round
2009	ES	13	30	9	9	12	34	43	36	Winner

[edit] Current squad

As of 30 August 2009

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Sten Grytebust
2	MF	Amund Skiri
4	DF	Jonatan Tollås
5	DF	Ville Jalasto
6	MF	Øyvind Gram
7	MF	Trond Fredriksen
8	FW	Tor Hogne Aarøy
9	FW	Glenn Roberts
10	MF	Johan Arneng
11	MF	Pablo Herrera
12	GK	Andreas Lie
13	GK	Anders Lindegaard
14	FW	Jonathan Parr
15	DF	Daniel Arnefjord

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Demar Phillips
18	MF	Khari Stephenson
19	MF	Peter Orry Larsen
20	FW	Didrik Fløtre
21	FW	Alexander Mathisen
22	MF	Fredrik Carlsen (on loan from Vålerenga)
23	MF	Espen Standal
24	GK	Adin Brown
25	FW	Diego Silva
26	MF	Sverre Økland
31	MF	Reiniery Mayorquín
33	MF	Peter Kopteff
74	DF	Simen Solbak