The history of FC Nordsjælland
FC Nordsjælland is a Danish football club that was founded in July 2003. The team plays in Farum, a town with 20000 inhabitants, which is situated in the outskirts of northern Copenhagen. FC Nordsjælland is a continuation of Farum BK, a club that still is an integral part of FC Nordsjælland. In 1998 Farum BK played its first Danish league match. Successful promotions meant that Farum BK was promoted to the Danish top division “SAS LIGA” in 2002. In 2003 FC Nordsjælland was born and has since been a consistent part of the Danish SAS LIGA.
FC Nordsjælland is one of the leading clubs in Denmark in terms of youth development. The name “FC Nordsjælland” was chosen to clarify that the club, is not only from Farum, but should be seen as the regional team of the whole region of Nordsjælland. To consolidate the status as a regional team FC Nordsjælland has build a network of 54 regional football clubs that are part of FC Nordsjællands network.
FC Nordsjælland is owned by Allan K Pedersen, who is a local businessman. He has owned the club since its foundation in 2003. The home ground is Farum Park (10000). Farum Park is a modern stadium with top facilities. A four star hotel and conference center is an integral part of the stadium.
In Denmark FC Nordsjælland is widely known as an attacking minded team. The team is also known as a side that fields many young players and trust in a certain way of attacking football
Facts:
1991: Farum Idræts Klub and Stavnsholt Boldklub joins forces and becomes Farum Boldklub.
1992: First promotion for the new club – from serie 2 to serie 1.
1998: The team attains promotion to the 2. Division and becomes a professional footballclub.
2002: Maj 29th: Farum gets promotion to the SAS-liga after a 4-1 over FREM.
2002/2003: Farum Boldklub ends the season as third in the SAS Liga, with 51 points.
2003: Juli 1st: Farum Boldklub A/S becomes FC Nordsjælland.
2003/2004: FC Nordsjælland ends the season 9th in the SAS Liga, with 32 points.
2004/2005: FC Nordsjælland ends the season 10th in the SAS Liga, with 30 points.
2005/2006: FC Nordsjælland ends the season 9th in the SAS Liga, with 38 points.
2006/2007: FC Nordsjælland ends the season 5th in the SAS Liga, with 57 points.
2007: FCN, Morten Wieghorst, Jyske Bank and H2O - all signs long term contracts.
2008: FC Nordsjællands ends the season 9th in the SAS Liga, with 43 points.
2009: FC Nordsjælland ends the season 8th in the SAS Liga, with 35 points.