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Viborg FF
Full name	Viborg Fodsports Forening
Nickname(s)	De Grønne (The Greens)
Short name	VFF
Founded	1896
Ground	Viborg Stadion, Viborg
Capacity	9,566
Chairman	Poul Arne Jensen
Manager	Anders Linderoth
League	Danish Superliga
2005-06	Danish Superliga, 4th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Viborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in Viborg. The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening (Viborg Footsport Association), but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide trophy, the 2000 Danish Cup. Their current spell in the top Danish Superliga division began in the 1998-99 season.

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and badge 3 Stadium 4 Supporters 5 Current squad 5.1 Retired numbers 6 Achievements 7 Recent history 8 External links

Viborg FF was founded in 1896, with several other sports apart from football - among other things were gymnastics, cricket, field hockey, boxing, athletics, skiing, weight-lifting, and wrestling.

The first big sporting highlight of the club came in 1924, when Viborg FF won the championship in Mesterrækken (The Champion Division), which were the best regional division in Jutland. A big title win at the time when, among others, Aarhus GF were a dominating club in Jutland.

Following the championship, Viborg FF dropped somewhat out of the picture, but never more than the club has always been on the Danish footballing map. It was a big relief for the club when it was promotion to the national competitions (4th Division) for the first time in 1959, following many closely missed attempts at qualification. One of the players taking part in the promotion was Erik Bundgaard, whose 421 matches for VFF is still club record.

Except for a couple of seasons in the start of the 1970s, Viborg FF have not been relegated to a tournament lower than the national competitions since 1959. Though the country's best league have been domicile for Viborg F.F., during the last couple of years, the club has been moving up and down between the country's two best leagues.

The finest achievements of the club came in the 1999-2000 season, where the Superliga bronze medals were missed by the smallest margin. Instead, the team was celebrated as winner of the Danish Cup, the DONG Cup.

Viborg FF's colours are green and white.

In the badge there is a trefoil.

Viborg FF play their home matches on Viborg Stadion. It has a capacity of 9,566 spectators, all seated. The biggest stand is the eastern stand (2,792 seats) and the smallest is the southern (2,040 seats). The field size is 105 x 68 m, the same size as the national stadium, Parken. The light is 1200 lux. The sound comes from an Ascon PA-system. There is heating system for the field. UEFA have approved it as international stadium.

Viborg FF's official fanclub, The Green Pride, was founded in 1993, which makes it one of the older in Denmark. It has more than 500 members.

The first ultras-group was made in 2002, when a group of young boys made Fanatikos and in 2004 Shamrock Ultras was made.

Up to date as of the end of the January 2007 transfer window.

No. Position Player 1 GK John Alvbåge 2 DF Jesper Andersen 3 DF Thomas Andie 4 DF Mikkel Rask 5 DF Thomas Tengstedt 6 MF Christopher Poulsen 7 FW Sammy Youssouf 8 FW Lasse Kryger 10 MF Thomas Poulsen 11 MF Martin Åslund 12 GK Kristian Kirk 14 MF Jakob Glerup 15 MF Thomas Frandsen

No. Position Player 16 DF Robbie Russell 17 MF Christian Flindt Bjerg 18 MF David Rasmussen 19 FW Jacob Olesen 21 FW Christian Muomaife 23 MF Chukwunonso Onuegbu 24 FW Steffen Højer 25 FW Joe Zewe 26 MF Paul Obiefule 27 DF George Popkhadze 29 DF Kingsley Onyenekwe 30 DF Regis Amarante

Main article: retired numbers

• 22 Søren Frederiksen, Striker, 1989-1994, 1998, 2001-2005

• Danish Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1999-2000
• Danish Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2000

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1996-1997	1D	11	33	6	11	16	31	58	29		relegated
1 season at lower levels
1998-1999	1D	8	33	13	5	15	61	59	44
1999-2000	1D	4	33	15	7	11	56	50	52
2000-2001	1D	6	33	13	7	13	52	42	46	semi-final
2001-2002	1D	8	33	10	11	12	46	45	41	last 16
2002-2003	1D	8	33	11	10	12	58	55	43	semi-final
2003-2004	1D	7	33	11	9	13	47	44	42	quarter-final
2004-2005	1D	7	33	13	9	11	43	45	48	4th round
2005-2006	1D	4	33	15	9	9	62	43	54	5th round
2006-2007	1D	9	18	5	3	10	18	35	18		ongoing

• Viborg FF - official site
• Viborg FF Fans - official supporter club site
• Fanatikos - Viborg Ultras

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