Full name | Sandnes Ulf | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ulf Ulvane (The Wolves) Di lyseblå (The Light Blues) | ||
Founded | 1 June 1911 1987; as Ulf-Sandnes February 2004; as Sandnes Ulf | ; as SK Ulf||
Ground | Øster Hus Arena, Sandnes | ||
Capacity | 6,046[1] | ||
Chairman | Stig Ravndal | ||
Head coach | Steinar Nilsen (interim) | ||
League | 2. divisjon | ||
2024 | 1. divisjon, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
Website | https://www.sandnesulf.no/ | ||
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Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The club was founded on 1 June 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.
Sandnes Ulf play in light blue jerseys, white shorts and light blue socks. Sandnes Ulf is an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Stig Ravndal is the current chairman, elected in 2012. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.
Sandnes Ulf's official fan club is known as Gaukereiret ("The Cuckoo's Nest"), reflecting on the nickname for people from Sandnes; Sandnes-cuckoos.