Bodø/Glimt
The northernmost club in the league phase, who knocked out Inter in 2026.
Bodo/Glimt are a Norwegian club from the Arctic city of Bodo who play in the Eliteserien.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt
- Nickname
- Glimt (Gleam); Superlaget (The Super Team)
- Founded
- 19 September 1916
- Ground
- Aspmyra Stadion; Bodø
- Capacity
- 8,270
- Chairman
- Inge Henning Andersen
- Manager
- Kjetil Knutsen
- League
- Eliteserien
Lore & Background
Bodo/Glimt's Champions League debut came in 2021-22, a first-round qualifying loss to Legia Warsaw, and the next season Dinamo Zagreb beat them in the play-off round. In 2025-26 they beat Sturm Graz to reach the league phase for the first time, the northernmost club ever at that stage. They then beat Inter Milan 3-1 at home and 2-1 away, the first Norwegian club to win a Champions League knockout tie, and reached the round of 16.
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