benched. Ålgård attracted players from Figgjo and had strong support from DFU which was a dominating company in the region. A player move to Ålgård could count on a DFU job in one of its factories. 1945 to 1950 are regarded as the golden age of Ålgård. The culmination came in 1948 when Sportsmanden ranked Ålgård as the seventh best club of Norway after a strong run in Hovedserien: In 1949, DFU construction was underway so all their home matches were played at Sandnes. The new venue was opened in September 1950 with an inaugural match against Mjøndalen attracting 2000 attendants. Decline The club celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1950. Ålgårds would attract Talent Alf Ravndal on its rooster but many players on the team remained from its previous seasons. Gunnar Stensland and Sigurd Ravndal, two decent players, moved to Stavanger and joined Viking. Sverre Fredriksen became the coach, but this was not enough, the club did not secure their place in Hovedserien and was relegated, home matches were played in Sandnes. Ålgård reached the qualification for Hovedserien the next year, but Gjøvik-Lyn, Årstad and Snøgg were too strong. But Ålgård still attracted 2000 attendants against Årstad in Haugesund, even though Årstad is from Bergen. Ålgård again reached the 3rd of the cup in 1951 and was again drawn against Viking. The teams had played each other ten times after the war before this match. Ålgård had won five, Viking four and one draw. The match attracted 4500 attendants. After a 0–0 draw, a rematch was played in Stavanger with 6000 attendees. Before the season of 1951/52, 1st division became "Landsdelsserien". Ålgård ended this season as the last one, winning the league of Rogaland. Once again the club had reached the qualification. This time was Varegg from Bergen opponents in Haugesund. The match ended 2–2 in front of 2000 spectators. The decision finally came after extra time in the rematch, and Varegg could celebrate after winning 2–1. Ålgård lost their first home match at the new ground in the autumn of 1952, two years after the ground was opened, when Djerv 1919 won 2–1. ÅFK got nine out of ten points in the spring of 1953, but the team had been too weak in the autumn and was not able to win the league this year. The first of the "great" players from the end of the 1940s had retired,