Everything you need to know about Bodø/Glimt

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14 Jan 2024

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Factfile

Manager: Kjetil Knutsen
Position: 1st (Champions)
Nickname: Den Gule Horde (The Yellow Horde)
Ground: Aspmyra Stadion
Founded: 1916

What’s the story?

Glimt are enjoying the best period in the club's history, having won three of the last four Eliteserien titles after being promoted as recently as 2018.

The club have also enjoyed success in Europe, reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League and facing Arsenal in the 2022/23 Europa League group stages.

In 2019, they were among the relegation favourites, but instead shocked the nation by finishing second; the following season they surpassed expectations again, winning the title in some style, scoring 103 goals in 30 games, dropping points on just four occasions.

This season, they reached the knockout round of the Europa Conference League, narrowly losing out to Ajax in extra-time. They had led by two goals in Amsterdam before conceding twice in added time in the first-leg.

The new Norwegian season kicks off in April, so Glimt are in the final stages of their preparations for the defence of their title, as they look to make it four in five seasons.

The boss

Kjetil Knutsen

Knutsen has worked his way up the hard way: starting as a junior coach with fifth tier side TIL Hovding before taking over as manager, guiding them to two promotions before accepting a job in the top-flight.

He joined Bodø/Glimt in 2014 as assistant coach, before graduating to the top position in 2018 and winning the division's Coach of the Year award soon after.

In 2020, he led the side to its first-ever Norwegian title.

Did you know?

Glimt supporters - or 'The Yellow Horde' as they are known - are known for bringing giant toothbrushes to their fixtures, in a long-standing tradition dating back to the 1970s, when they club were among the first to bring supporters in club colours to games.