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2026 Viking FK season

The 2026 season is Viking's 8th consecutive year in the Eliteserien, and their 76th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. The club participates in the 2026 Eliteserien, 2025–26 Norwegian Cup, 2026–27 Norwegian Cup and the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League. It is the club's sixth season with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen as managers.

Viking
2026 season
ChairmanJan Henrik Jelsa
Manager(s)Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Morten Jensen
StadiumViking Stadion
Eliteserien1st
Norwegian CupQuarter-final
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Christiansen (6)
All: Peter Christiansen (6)
Highest home attendance15,900 (4 matches)
Lowest home attendance7,120 vs Aalesund
(Norwegian Cup, 18 March)
Average home league attendance15,821
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2026.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
2 February 2026GKSlovakia Ľubomír BelkoSlovakia ŽilinaUndisclosed[1]
12 March 2026FWGhana Kelvin FrimpongGhana African Vikings AcademyUndisclosed[2][3]
28 May 2026GKNorway Erlend JacobsenBroddUndisclosed[4][5]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
31 December 2025FWNorway Sander SvendsenReleased[a][6]
MFNorway Yann-Erik de LanlayReleased[b][7][8]
13 January 2026GKNorway Kristoffer KlaessonAalesundUndisclosed[9]
3 February 2026MFNorway Kasper SætherbøEgersundUndisclosed[10]
11 February 2026GKNorway Aksel BergsvikHøddUndisclosed[11]
21 February 2026GKNorway Magnus Rugland ReeBryneUndisclosed[12]
  1. ↑ Joined Turkey Konyaspor on 3 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Joined Sandnes Ulf on 26 February 2026.

Loans out

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Start date Pos. Name To End date Ref.
7 January 2026DFNorway Fillip Voster BotnenSandnes UlfEnd of season[13]
16 January 2026FWAustralia Nicholas D'AgostinoAustralia Brisbane RoarEnd of 2025–26 season[14]
31 March 2026MFNorway Ruben AlteSandefjordEnd of season[15]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Eliteserien 14 March 2026 13 December 2026 Matchday 1 10 9 0 1 29 10 +19 090.00
2025–26 Norwegian Cup 7 March 2026 18 March 2026 Fourth round Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
2026–27 Norwegian Cup 23 August 2026 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 18 or 19 August 2026 Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 12 10 0 2 33 12 +21 083.33

Last updated: 24 May 2026
Source: Competitions

Eliteserien

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Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking 10 9 0 1 29 10 +19 27 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Tromsø 13 7 4 2 18 14 +4 25 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Bodø/Glimt 11 7 2 2 28 11 +17 23 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Lillestrøm 11 6 1 4 17 11 +6 19
5 Molde 11 6 1 4 18 13 +5 19
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2026. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.[16]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 9 0 1 29 10  +19 27 5 0 0 21 6  +15 4 0 1 8 4  +4

Source: see below

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWWWWWWWWW
Position11
Source: NIFS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 19 December 2025.[17] Round 12 was rescheduled from 5 July to 25 October.[18]

14 March 2026 1 HamKam 2–1 Viking Hamar
16:00 CET Udahl 36'
Mettler 38'		 Report Stensness 45+4' Stadium: Briskeby Stadion
Attendance: 3,802
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
21 March 2026 2 Viking 4–1 Molde Stavanger
18:00 CET Fuglestad 7', 61'
Heggheim 25', 32'		 Report Breivik 9' Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 15,503
Referee: Sivert Amland
6 April 2026 3 Vålerenga 0–1 Viking Oslo
14:30 CEST Report Kvia-Egeskog 45' Stadium: Intility Arena
Attendance: 14,712
Referee: Tore Hansen
11 April 2026 4 Viking 5–0 Bodø/Glimt Stavanger
18:00 CEST Christiansen 5'
Askildsen 14'
Kvia-Egeskog 16', 74'
Tripić 87'		 Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Espen Eskås
18 April 2026 5 Viking 3–2 Brann Stavanger
18:00 CEST K. Haugen 10'
Heggheim 42'
Bjørshol 90'		 Report Holm 37'
Soltvedt 58'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen
25 April 2026 6 Fredrikstad 1–2 Viking Fredrikstad
16:00 CEST Øhlenschlæger 65' Report Christiansen 45+4'
Stensness 59'		 Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad
1 May 2026 7 Viking 3–0 Rosenborg Stavanger
18:00 CEST Falchener 2'
Askildsen 15'
Tripić 67'		 Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Sivert Amland
10 May 2026 8 KFUM Oslo 0–2 Viking Oslo
17:00 CEST Report Christiansen 2', 79' Stadium: KFUM Arena
Attendance: 2,948
Referee: Marius Lien
16 May 2026 9 Viking 6–3 Start Stavanger
16:00 CEST Stensness 41'
Christiansen 46', 60'
Kvia-Egeskog 53'
Askildsen 63'
Tripić 85'		 Report Toure 3'
Mvoué 32'
Strannegård 45+1'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes
24 May 2026 10 Kristiansund 1–2 Viking Kristiansund
18:00 CEST Alvheim 79' Report Kvia-Egeskog 2'
Falchener 72'		 Stadium: Kristiansund Stadion
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug
12 July 2026 13 Sarpsborg 08 v Viking Sarpsborg
19:15 CEST Report Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
18 July 2026 14 Viking v Sandefjord Stavanger
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
22 July 2026 11 Lillestrøm v Viking Lillestrøm
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Åråsen Stadion
Note: The fixture was moved from 30 May to 22 July after Viking had two players (Joe Bell and Henrik Falchener) called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[19]

2025–26 Norwegian Cup

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7 March 2026 Fourth round Bjarg 0–3 Viking Bergen
16:00 CET Report Mikaelsson 37' (pen.)
H. Haugen 83'
Alte 87'		 Stadium: Stavollen Idrettsplass
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jørgen Haugen
18 March 2026 Quarter-final Viking 1–2 Aalesund Stavanger
18:00 CET Visted 15' Report Andresen 65'
Christensen 75'		 Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

2026–27 Norwegian Cup

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The first round is scheduled to be played on 23 August 2026.[20]

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying

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The first leg of the play-off round is scheduled to be played on 18 or 19 August 2026. The second leg is scheduled to be played on 25 or 26 August 2026.[21]

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 24 May 2026[22]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalEliteserien2025–26 Cup2026–27 CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Norway NOR Arild Østbø 5040100000
2 DF Norway NOR Herman Haugen 10180210000
3 DF Norway NOR Viljar Vevatne 1010000000
5 DF Norway NOR Henrik Heggheim 123103200000
6 DF Australia AUS Gianni Stensness 9393000000
7 MF Norway NOR Kristoffer Askildsen 11393200000
8 MF New Zealand NZL Joe Bell 7060100000
10 FW Norway NOR Zlatko Tripić 123103200000
11 FW Iceland ISL Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson 5130210000
14 FW Norway NOR Veton Berisha 1010000000
15 MF Norway NOR Ola Visted 11190210000
16 MF Norway NOR Ruben Alte 1100110000
17 FW Norway NOR Edvin Austbø 5050000000
18 DF Norway NOR Sondre Bjørshol 7161100000
20 FW Denmark DEN Peter Christiansen 10696100000
21 DF Denmark DEN Anders Bærtelsen 9070200000
23 FW Norway NOR Niklas Fuglestad 11292200000
24 DF Norway NOR Vetle Auklend 8060200000
25 DF Norway NOR Henrik Falchener 122102200000
26 MF Norway NOR Simen Kvia-Egeskog 125105200000
28 DF Norway NOR Kristoffer Haugen 9191000000
29 MF Norway NOR Tobias Moi 7050200000
30 GK Slovakia SVK Ľubomír Belko 7060100000
33 MF Norway NOR Jakob Segadal Hansen 8060200000

References

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  1. ↑ "Hils på Vikings nye keeper!". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kelvin Frimpong 2030". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Frimpong enig med Viking om lang avtale". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hils på vår nye keepersignering!". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Viking har signert ny keeper". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Viking-profil til tyrkisk fotball". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Viking-veteran ferdig etter sesongen: – Trist og vemodig". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Yann-Erik de Lanlay klar for Sandnes Ulf!". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Takk, Kristoffer Klaesson". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 13 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Takk, Kasper Sætherbø". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Aksel Bergsvik klar for Hødd". IL Hødd (in Norwegian). 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Magnus Rugland Ree solgt til Bryne". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Fillip Voster Botnen (19) kommer på lån fra Viking". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nicholas D'Agostino drar på utlån". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 16 January 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ruben Alte drar på utlån". Viking FK (in Norwegian). 31 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eliteserien tabell". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Her er spilleplanen for 2026". Eliteserien (in Norwegian). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Runde 12 i Eliteserien flyttes til 25. oktober". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 7 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lillestrøm - Viking flyttes". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 22 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Hovedterminliste menn 2026" (PDF). Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 European football calendar: Match and draw dates for all UEFA competitions, draws and events". Union of European Football Associations. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Viking Menn Senior A Statistikk". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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