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{{Short description|Ice hockey team club in Sarpsborg, Norway}}
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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
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| team        = Sparta Sarpsborg
| logo        = Sparta Warriors logo.png
| logosize    = 225px
| city        = [[Sarpsborg]], [[Norway]]
| league      = [[EliteHockey Ligaen]]
| founded     = {{Start date and years ago|1928|||df=y}}
| arena       = [[Sparta Amfi]]
| colors      = Blue, gold and white <br />{{Color box|navy}} {{Color box|gold}} {{Color box|white}}
| coach       = [[Sjur Robert Nilsen]]
| captain     = Niklas Roest
| affiliates  = [[Comet Halden]] ([[Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)|1. div]])
| website     = [https://www.sparta.no/ sparta.no]
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| reg_season_titles = 4
| championships = 1984, 1989, 2011
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'''Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Sarpsborg]], [[Norway]]. They currently play in [[EliteHockey Ligaen]]. They play their home games in the [[Sparta Amfi]] arena and is Norway's oldest ice hockey rink. 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 Norway's first indoor hockey arena, [[Sparta Amfi]], was opened in 1963. Within three years, they earned promotion to the Eliteserien (first division) as the first team outside Oslo to do so. It was only to be a short stint, and through most part of the late 1960s and 1970s, Sparta spent their time in the second division, with occasional visits to the top flight.

The 1980s was to be Sparta's greatest decade. Under the leadership of 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.

Economic problems followed this success, and in 1995 Sparta filed 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 these players subsequently returned to Sparta, and in 1997 they were back in the Eliteserien, where they have remained since.

In 2004, the team was rebranded as Sparta Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/sparta-bytter-navn/s/1-101-1254003|title=Sparta bytter navn|work=Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad|language=no|date=17 September 2004|access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref>

In the 2008–09 season, the team won the league, and won silver in the Norwegian Championship after being defeated by Vålerenga in the final.

In 2020, the team was rebranded as Sparta Sarpsborg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sparta-tilbake-til-rottene/s/5-46-913506|title=Sparta tilbake til røttene|work=Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad|language=no|date=15 August 2020|access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref>

The song [[I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles]] is known as the club anthem of [[Sparta Warriors]].

==Season-by-season results==
''This is a partial list of the last ten seasons completed by Sparta Sarpsborg. For the full season-by-season history, see [[List of Sparta Sarpsborg seasons]].''
{| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|<small>'''[[GET-ligaen#List of champions|Norwegian Champions]]'''</small>
|bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|<small>'''Regular Season Champions'''</small>
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|<small>'''[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]'''</small>
|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|<small>'''[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]'''</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|League
!colspan="9"|Regular season<ref name="key">Code explanation; '''GP'''&mdash;Games Played, '''W'''&mdash;Wins, '''L'''&mdash;Losses, '''OTW'''&mdash;Overtime/Shootout wins, '''OTL'''&mdash;Overtime/Shootout losses, '''GF'''&mdash;Goals For, '''GA'''&mdash;Goals Against, '''Pts'''&mdash;Points</ref>
!rowspan="2"|Playoffs
|-
!GP
!W
!L
!OTW
!OTL
!GF
!GA
!Pts
!Finish
|-
!|[[2013–14 GET-ligaen season|2013–14]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|23
|16
|3
|3
|136
|104
|78
|4th
|align="left"|Lost in Quarter-finals, 1–4 ([[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]])
|-
!|[[2014–15 GET-ligaen season|2014–15]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|26
|14
|0
|5
|176
|122
|83
|3rd
|align="left"|Lost in Semi-finals, 1–4 ([[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]])
|-
!|[[2015–16 GET-ligaen season|2015–16]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|24
|12
|5
|4
|172
|138
|86
|4th
|align="left"|Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 ([[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]])
|-
![[2016–17 GET-ligaen season|2016–17]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|18
|20
|1
|6
|128
|111
|62
|8th
|align="left"|Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 ([[Stavanger Oilers|Stavanger]])
|-
!|[[2017–18 GET-ligaen season|2017–18]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|25
|10
|8
|2
|152
|109
|93
|2nd
|align="left"|Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 ([[Lillehammer IK|Lillehammer]])
|-
!|[[2018–19 GET-ligaen season|2018–19]]
|Eliteserien
|48
|18
|18
|5
|7
|137
|141
|71
|6th
|align="left"|Lost in Quarter-finals, 2–4 ([[Stavanger Oilers|Stavanger]])
|-
!|[[2019–20 GET-ligaen season|2019–20]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|18
|20
|5
|2
|144
|130
|66
|6th
|align="left" rowspan="2"|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
!|[[2020–21 Fjordkraftligaen season|2020–21]]
|Eliteserien
|19
|4
|11
|3
|1
|51
|64
|19
|7th
|-
!|[[2021–22 Fjordkraftligaen season|2021–22]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|23
|12
|6
|4
|150
|102
|85
|3rd
|align="left"|Lost in Semi-finals, 3–4 ([[Stavanger Oilers|Stavanger]])
|-
!|[[2022–23 Fjordkraftligaen season|2022–23]]
|Eliteserien
|45
|24
|11
|8
|2
|148
|99
|90
|4th
|align="left"|Lost in Semi-finals, 0–4 ([[Stavanger Oilers|Stavanger]])
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/621/sparta-sarpsborg|title=Sparta Sarpsborg|work=Elite Prospects|access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref>

== Records and statistics ==

Scoring leader statistics for regular season only. Matches played statistic includes playoff games.
* {{Color box|#CCFFCC||border=darkgray}} – current active player

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=== Scoring leaders ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="background:navy; border-top:#F2C702 3px solid; border-bottom:#F2C702 3px solid; color:white" |Points
|-
! class=unsortable|Player 
! class=unsortable|Seasons 
! class=unsortable|Pos 
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! {{abbr|G|Goals}}
! {{abbr|A|Assists}}
! {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
! {{abbr|PPG|Point Per Game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Per Christian Knold]] || 1986-2005 || LW || 635 || 275 || 384 || 659 || 1.03
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Stephen Foyn]] || 1986-1991 || LW || 315 || 255 || 343 || 598 || 1.89
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jonas Solberg Andersen]] || 1998-2013 || RW || 596 || 246 || 303 || 549 || 0.92
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Henrik Malmström]] || 2008-2018 || LW || 432 || 195 || 289 || 484 || 1.12
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Petter Witnes]] || 2001-2015 || C || 519 || 105 || 224 || 329 || 0.63
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Sivert Andersson]] || 1984-1988 || C || 134 || 173 || 134 || 307 || 2.29
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bjørn Freddy Bekkerud]] || 1986-1997 || LW || 282 || 110 || 195 || 305 || 1.08
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#CCFFCC"| [[Niklas Roest]] || 2006- || C || 454 || 112 || 178 || 290 || 0.63
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Reino Johansen]] ||  || C || 359 || 164 || 85 || 249 || 0.69
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Dion Knelsen]] || 2010-2016 || C || 178 || 101 || 132 || 233 || 1.30
|}

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=== Most league matches ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="background:navy; border-top:#F2C702 3px solid; border-bottom:#F2C702 3px solid; color:white" |Matches

!width=150px| Player
! Career
! Matches
|-
|align=left| [[Per Christian Knold]]
|align=left| 1986-2005
|'''635'''
|-
|align=left| [[Jonas Solberg Andersen]]
|align=left| 1998-2013
|'''596'''
|-
|- style="background:#CCFFCC"
|align=left| [[Niklas Roest]]
|align=left| 2006-	
|'''568'''
|-
|align=left| [[Petter Witnes]]
|align=left| 2001-2015	
|'''519'''
|-
|align=left| [[Per Tengvert]]
|align=left| 2002-2012
|'''505'''
|-
| align=left| [[Henrik Malmström]]
|align=left| 2008-2018
|'''497'''
|-
|align=left| [[Rene Bøe]]
|align=left| 2000-2011
|'''415'''
|-
|align=left| [[Pål Raab Lien]]
|align=left| 1996-2003
|'''408'''
|-
|align=left| [[Reino Johansen]]
|align=left| 	
|'''359'''
|-
|align=left| [[Bjarte Bjønnes]]
|align=left| 1998-2008
|'''339'''

|}<small>Last updated: 29 May 2018<br>Source: http://stats.sparta.no/</small>

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==Famous players==
* [[Per-Åge Skrøder]]
* [[Matthew Yeats]]
* [[Jonas Holøs]]
* [[Martin Røymark]]
* Per Christian Knold

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.sparta.no/ Official website]
*[http://www.spartafans.no Official website for the supporter club, Blue Warriors]

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[[Category:1958 establishments in Norway]]
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