The club currently competes in Eliteserien, the top tier of the Norwegian football league system.

[1] The club reached 1.divisjon in 1999, where they made quick progress and soon settled as strong competitors for promotion to the top division.

The club, in their first Tippeligaen season, finished ninth in the table and reached the cup final.

In the 2008 season in 1.divisjon, Sandefjord recovered from a poor start to finish second and qualify for automatic promotion to Tippeligaen.

In the 2009 season Sandefjord finished eighth, their strongest performance in the top flight to date.

There the club made quick progress and soon settled as a strong competitor for promotion to the Tippeligaen.

The 2003 play-off was lost after some controversial decisions by referee Jonny Ditlefsen that were all in Sandefjords disfavor.

[2] When manager Tom Nordlie left after the play-off games, Sandefjord Fotball hired Arne Dokken as their new coach.

Placing second, Sandefjord earned automatic promotion to the highest division,[3] where they finished 9th in their first season.

Record attendance was set during the opening game versus Lyn on 21 July 2007.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.