Førde IL

Førde IL
Full nameFørde Idrettslag
Founded4 January 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-04)
GroundFørde Stadion
Capacity2,000
LeagueThird Division
2024Third Division group 1, 6th of 14
Websitehttps://www.fordeidrettslag.no/

Førde Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club based in Førde, Sunnfjord. It has sections for alpine skiing, association football, athletics, biathlon, cross-country skiing, floorball, gymnastics, handball, orienteering, powerlifting, ski jumping, swimming and weightlifting. The club was founded by Nikolai Schei on 4 January 1920.[1]

Football

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The football section, Førde IL Fotball, was founded on 17 November 1945. The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division.[2] They play their home games at Førde Stadion which has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.[3] In 2016, Førde knocked Brann out of the Norwegian Cup. It was the first time since 1939 that Brann got knocked out in the first round.[4] Notable former players include Vegar Gjermundstad, Kristian Fardal Opseth, Thor Jørgen Spurkeland and Alexander Ødegaard.

Recent seasons

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Season League Cup Notes
Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
2013 2. divisjon 3 26 17 0 9 64 47 51 First round
2014 2. divisjon 5 26 10 9 7 40 42 39 First round
2015 2. divisjon 10 26 9 6 11 47 48 33 First round
2016 2. divisjon 14 26 4 7 15 29 70 19 Second round Relegated
2017 3. divisjon 8 26 9 7 10 47 49 34 First round
2018 3. divisjon 13 26 4 8 14 32 68 20 Second qual. round Relegated
2019[5] 4. divisjon 2 22 18 1 3 72 15 55 Second qual. round
2020 Season cancelled
2021[6] 4. divisjon 1 10 10 0 0 53 9 30 Did not participate Promoted
2022 3. divisjon 2 26 17 4 5 68 32 55 First round

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References

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  1. ^ "Førde Idrettslag - Historikk". Førde Idrettslag (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Førde Idrettslag". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Førde Stadion". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Elleville jubelscener då Førde sende Brann ut av cupen". NRK (in Norwegian). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Kretsligaen 2019" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Kretsligaen avdeling 2 2021" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.