Sarpsborg is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Thomas Myhre, but the city has produced 25 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Asbjørn Halvorsen, Bent Skammelsrud, Heidi Støre and Asbjørn Hansen. Among them are 22 male and 3 female players. Documented players span more than 107 years, from 1898 to 2005.
