Sandnes Ulf

Sandnes Ulf
Full nameSandnes Ulf
Nickname(s)Ulf
Ulvane (The Wolves)
Di lyseblå (The Light Blues)
Founded1 June 1911; 113 years ago (1 June 1911); as SK Ulf
1987; as Ulf-Sandnes
February 2004; as Sandnes Ulf
GroundØster Hus Arena,
Sandnes
Capacity6,046[1]
ChairmanStig Ravndal
Head coach Thomas Periera
League1. divisjon
20231. divisjon, 11th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The club was founded on 1 June 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.

Sandnes Ulf play in light blue jerseys, white shorts and light blue socks. Sandnes Ulf is an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Stig Ravndal is the current chairman, elected in 2012. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.

Sandnes Ulf's official fan club is known as Gaukereiret ("The Cuckoo's Nest"), reflecting on the nickname for people from Sandnes; Sandnes-cuckoos.

  1. ^ "Stadion" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2013.