Bækkelagets SK


Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from Bekkelaget in southern Oslo, founded in 1909. The club has sections for skiing, orienteering, handball, football, floorball and track and field athletics, previously also bandy. It is known for organizing one of the world's largest youth football tournaments, Norway Cup.
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Handball

The club consists of 850 active handball players. The women's handball team won the Women's EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1997/1998, and again in 1998/1999. The club also reached the final in EHF Women's Champions Trophy the same two seasons. In 1998 Bækkelaget had the best women's team in Europe. The club still plays in the Norwegian top league, but ambitions are far lower than in their best period.
Among the former players on the female team are: Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, Kjersti Grini, Heidi Tjugum, Hege Kristine Kvitsand, Camilla Andersen, Anja Andersen, Sahra Hausmann, Siv Heim Sæbøe, Cecilie Leganger, Hong Jeong-ho, Gitte Madsen, Ausra Fridrikas, Ingrid Steen and Mette Ruud-Johansen.

Bækkelaget HE

Bækkelaget Håndball Elite is the elite handball department of Bækkelaget SK. The men's team plays in the top division of Norwegian handball, the Eliteserien, and the women's team plays in the Norwegian 2nd division. The men's team was known until 2013 as BSK/NIF, a cooperation team between Bækkelaget SK and Nordstrand IF. The construction of a new arena, BSK Arena, will begin in 2022.

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season
;Goalkeeper
;RW:
  • 17 Mads Presterud Ødegård
  • 93 Ulrik Berge Eriksson
  • Dag Hafsengen Olsen
;LW:
  • 77 Leander Myklebust Seime
;Line players
  • 21 Christoffer Langerhuus
  • 31 Henrik Rifseim-Sjøstrøm
;Back players
  • 2 Sondre Mikal Solheim
  • 4 Samson Bjørke Kallestad
  • 13 Emil Havsgård
  • 22 Peter Dahl Christensen
  • Jonatan Goksør Bjerkrheim
  • Julius Goksør Bjerkrheim

Transfers

;Joining
;Leaving

Notable former club players

Achievements

  • Norwegian League
  • * Silver: 2016/17
  • * Bronze: 2013/14
  • Norwegian League Playoffs
  • * Finalist: 2013/14
  • Norwegian Cup:
  • * Winner: 1971
  • * Finalist: 1973, 2013
  • Norwegian U20 Cup:
  • * Winner: 1970, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
  • * Finalist: 1965, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2018

Orienteering

Bækkelaget won the Jukola relay in 1988, 1999 and 2002. Notable orienteers who have competed for the club are Holger Hott, Bjørnar Valstad, Hanne Staff, Anne Margrethe Hausken, all world champions, and Anders Nordberg. Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen competes in both orienteering and skiing.

Football

The men's team currently plays in the Fourth Division. It last played in the Third Division in 2004. Notable former players are Finn Seemann and Øyvind Bolthof. The women's team currently plays in the Second Division. Their home field is Sportsplassen.