Sarpsborg 08 is a professional football team from the Norwegian city of Sarpsborg. It was founded in 1999. Playing their home games at the Sarpsborg Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,022 people.

The club once participated in the Europa League, 2018/19 season. In the first qualifying round it faced IBV, winning twice - 2:0 and 4:0, to continue with a total score of 6:0. In the second qualifying round they have met St. Gallen and after one win with 1:0 and one loss with 1:2, Sarpsborg continued forward. In the third qualifying round faced Rijeka and with a draw - 1:1 and a small victory - 1:0 continued with a total score of 2:1. Reached the playoffs and played against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The club won at home with 3:1 and lost 1:2 in the away game, but the overall result of 4:3 was enough for them to move forward. Into Group I, along with the giants Genk, Malmö and Besiktas. From its six matches it has 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses with 8 goals scored and 13 conceded. Won a total of 5 points and remained last in the group, which is why they left the tournament.

The 2009 season started badly for Sarpsborg and they are fighting not to be relegated to the Second Division. They were penalized with three points and remain in the dangerous zone. But the second part of the season went well for the club, which climbed out of relegation and even finished in fifth place. In the 2010 season the club finish second and won the a place in the Elitserien in 2011.

Coach: Stahre Mikael (Sweden) Age: 45