Stabaek Fotball is a professional football team from the Norwegian district of Bekestua, Berum municipality. Founded in 1912, the team is nicknamed "The Blues" and plays their home games at Nadderud stadium, with a capacity of 4,938 seats.

The club won the Elitserien Championship in 2008. Once more reached the second place in the elite, and in the other four cases - the third place. Won the Norwegian Cup in 1998, and in 2008 played in the finals but eventually lost. Won the Norwegian Super Cup in 2009, but disappointed with their league performance.

Stabaek has appeared on the European stage many times. The first one was in the 1997 Intertoto Cup, when they have competed in Group 5 with Panachaiki, B36 Torshavn, Racing Genk and Dynamo Moscow. Stabaek finished in third place.

First played in the UEFA Cup for the first time in 1999/00, losing to Deportivo La Coruna in the first round with a total of 1:2. Played in the same tournament several more times, but did not pass the first round.

The first, and only so far, appearance in the Champions League was in 2009/10, when he entered the second qualifying round and met CF Tirana, winning a victory with 4:0 and a draw with 1:1 to advance. In the third qualifying round, however, lost to Copenhagen 1:3.

Also participated in the Europa League in 2009/10 where they have played a playoff against Valencia, only to lose 1:7. The following year joined the second qualifying round against Dnepr Mogilev, drawing 3:3, but dropped off because Dnepr has more goals as a guest. In 2012/13 and in 2016/17 played in the first qualifying round of the same tournament, but in both cases did not pass it - losing respectively from Jyvaskyla with 3:4 and Connah's Quay Nomads with 0: 1.

Coach: Jonsson Jan (Sweden) Age: 60