Sandefjord FC

About the Komplett Arena - Capacity 9,000
Sandefjord Fotball play their home games at Komplett.no Arena. Komplett.no Arena was opened on July 21, 2007, and cost about NOK 100 million. This is an all modern stadium, with a capacity of about 9,000. Record attendance was set during the opening game versus Lyn on July 21, 2007. 8 103 people attended this game. In the future it is planned to expand the stadium to a capacity of 12 500.

Before Sandefjord Fotball started to use their new home arena, Komplett.no Arena, they used to play their home encounters at Storstadion. Sandefjord Fotball played their home games at Storstadion from 1999 to 2007.

Who Plays There?
The Komplett Arena is home to Sandefjord Football Club who were founded as recently ast 1998 although the club can lay claim to their original existance back in the 1920's.  They played in the Norwegian Premier League from 1938 to 1962 and again in 1964 and 1965.

After refoundation, the club reached the First Division (Adeccoligaen) in 1999, where they made quick progress and soon settled as strong competitors for promotion to the Premier League. Finishing third in the First Division both in 2002 and 2003 they qualified for play-off matches, but lost both times. In 2004 they finished fourth, but the 2005 season finally proved a success, when they finished second and earned automatic promotion to the top division.

The club performed surprisingly well in their first Premier League season, finishing ninth in the table and reaching the cup final. However, the 2007 season was a disaster and they finished last and were relegated to the Adeccoligaen.

After a poor start to the 2008 season in the Adeccoligaen, Sandefjord recovered strongly to finish second and gain promotion again.  Last season they finished in 8th place, which was pleasing for the club and fans alike.  The two second places in the second tier(Adeccoligaen) in 2005 and 2008 have been their high points, along with their cup final appearance in 2006.  They are currently coached by Irishman Patrick Walker.

How to get to the Komplett.no Arena
The stadium is on the edge of town, close to the E18 motorway.  Regular buses run on a match day to the stadium from the train station, marked Stadion.  If you are coming by car then follow the signs from the motorway for parking.  Sandefjord is only a few miles away from Ryanair's Norwegian base at Torp, so it is handly for the early monring and late evening flights.

How to get a ticket for the Komplett.no Arena
Tickets for nearly all games are available on the day although you can buy them online through http://billetter.sandefjordfotball.no/ Ticket prices for 2009 were 100NOK behind the goals in the Litex or Meny stands, 150NOK in the SpareBank stand or 200NOK in the main stand.