Sparta Sarpsborg

Sparta Warriors

Full name	Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg
Founded	1958
Based In	Sarpsborg, Norway
Arena	Sparta Amfi (Capacity: 3,450)
League	GET-ligaen
Team Colors	Blue, white, red

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Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg is ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET-ligaen. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena. The team colours are blue and white.

History

The ice hockey department of IL Sparta was founded in 1958, and got off to a fantastic start when Norways first indoor hockey arena Sparta Amfi was opened in 1963. Within only three years they earned promotion to the first division as the first team outside Oslo. It was only to be a short stint, and through most part of the late sixties and seventies 'Sparta' spent their time in the second division, with the odd visit to the top flight.

The eighties was to be Spartas greatest decade. Under the leadership of charismatic coach Lasse Bäckman and strengthened by several strong signings from other Norwegian clubs, and a couple of Swedish stars they claimed the Norwegian Championships in 1984. The feat was repeated in 1989, when the club beat heavily favoured Trondheim in the final after claiming the last playoff spot in the last rounds of the league.

The success proved costly for the club, and in 1995, after years of economical problems Sparta had to file for bankruptcy, the only sports club in Norway ever to do so. This meant that they had to start from scratch in the third division, and they lost their best players to other clubs in Norway. However, many of them came back to Sparta. They made the stay a short one, and in 1997 they were back in the Eliteserien where they have stayed since.

As of December 2007, Sparta once again assumed the top of the league table, and are closer than ever to win a title in Norwegian hockey, since the eighties.

In the 2008-09 season the team won the league and got silver in the Norwegian Championship after being defeated by Vålerenga.

In 2020, the team was rebranded as Sparta Sarpsborg.

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the recent seasons completed by the Sparta Sarpsborg. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sparta Sarpsborg seasons.

Norwegian Champions

Regular Season Champions

Promoted

Relegated

Season	League	Regular season									Playoffs
		GP	W	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish
2009–10	Eliteserien	48	26	15	1	6	161	122	86	2nd	Lost in Semi-finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2010–11	Eliteserien	45	33	7	4	1	193	96	108	1st	Won Norwegian Championship, 4–1 (Stavanger)
2011–12	Eliteserien	45	22	16	5	2	166	112	75	5th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 3-4 (Lillehammer)
2012–13	Eliteserien	45	19	13	8	5	151	136	78	4th	Lost in Semi-finals, 1-4 (Vålerenga)
2013–14	Eliteserien	45	23	16	3	3	136	104	78	4th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 1-4 (Storhamar)
2014–15	Eliteserien	45	26	14	0	5	176	122	83	3rd	Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 (Storhamar)
2015–16	Eliteserien	45	24	12	5	4	172	138	86	4th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Storhamar)
2016–17	Eliteserien	45	18	20	1	6	128	111	62	8th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)
2017–18	Eliteserien	45	25	10	8	2	152	109	93	2nd	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Lillehammer)
2018–19	Eliteserien	48	18	18	5	7	137	141	71	6th	Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 (Stavanger)
2019–20	Eliteserien	45	18	20	5	2	144	130	66	6th	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Eliteserien	19	4	11	3	1	51	64	19	7th
2021–22	Eliteserien	45	23	12	6	4	150	102	85	3rd	Lost in Semi-finals, 3–4 (Stavanger)
2022–23	Eliteserien	45	24	11	8	2	148	99	90	4th	Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 (Stavanger)

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External links

• Official website

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