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IL Sørfjell
Idrettslaget Sørfjell is a Norwegian sports club from Eydehavn. It has sections for association football, athletics, team handball, ice hockey, floorball and beach volleyball. It was founded on 16 April 1916 as ''Eydehavn IF''. In 1934 it merged with the club ''IL Fjell'' from Saltrød. In 1945 it merged with the workers' sports club ''Stokken AIL'' and took the name ''Fjell/Stokken''. It was later changed to ''IL Sørfjell''. In 1953 it had no sections for floorball, volleyball or hockey, but had sections for Nordic skiing and speed skating. The men's football team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of Norwegian football. It played in the Fourth Division as late as in 2008, and in the Third Division as late as in 2005. Before that they had a Third Division streak from 1992 to 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eydehavn
Eydehavn or Eydehamn is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about northeast of the centre of the Arendal (town), town of Arendal, about northeast of the village of Saltrød, about south of the village of Strengereid, and just across the Tromøysundet strait from Kongshamn on the island of Tromøy (island), Tromøy. The village is named after Sam Eyde, the Norwegian engineer and Business magnate, industrialist. The local sports team is called IL Sørfjell and have teen teams in a variety of sports. Eydehavn has about 1,100 residents as of 2015. History Eydehavn grew up around a smelting factory and an aluminium factory starting around 1912. The village became quite the industrial hub for the area. In 1919, when a new municipality; Stokken was created, the village of Eydehavn was chosen to be the administrative centre. In 1962, Stokken municipality was merged with some other areas and together they formed the new municipality of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of competitive ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating". An international federation was founded in 1892, the first for any winter sport. The sport enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands, Norway and South Korea. There are top international rinks in a number of other countries, including Canada, the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Belarus and Poland. A Speed Skating World Cup, World Cup circuit is held with events in those coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1916
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Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Arendal (town), city of Arendal (which is also the seat of Agder county). Some of the notable villages in Arendal include Rykene, Eydehavn, Færvik, Strengereid, Kongshavn, Kilsund, Brattekleiv, Torsbudalen, Longum, Aust-Agder, Longum, Saltrød, Staubø, Vrengen, Aust-Agder, Vrengen, and Kolbjørnsvik. The offices of UNEP/GRID-Arendal are also located in the city of Arendal. The municipality is the 273rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Arendal is the 23rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 45,509. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information Municipal history The town of Arendal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Aust-Agder
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Norway
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Norwegian Third Division
The 1999 season of the ''3. divisjon'', the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway. Between 20 and 24 games (depending on group size) were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. All group winners were promoted to the 2. divisjon, as well as some of the best runners-up. Tables ;Group 1 #Strømmen – promoted #Spydeberg #Fjellhamar # Skeid 2 #Lisleby #Grorud #Frigg #Korsvoll # Skjetten 2 #Røa – relegated #Rælingen – relegated #Askim – relegated ;Group 2 # Fossum – promoted #Rygge # Moss 2 # Kjelsås 2 # Bjerke #Høland #Greåker # Torp #Sørumsand #Kolbotn – relegated # Eidsvold – relegated # Holter – relegated ;Group 3 # Kongsvinger 2 – promoted #Rakkestad – promoted #Sparta #Trysil #Fagerborg # Selbak # Navestad # Grue # Galterud #Oppegård – relegated #Bøler – relegated #Brandval – relegated ;Group 4 #Vardal – promoted # Lom #Lillehammer FK (-> FF Lillehammer 2) # Vang #Sør-Aurdal #Kvam # Ham-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Norwegian Third Division
The 3. divisjon is the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway. In the 1992 season of the 3. divisjon, 22 games were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. All group winners were promoted to the 2. divisjon. Tables ;Group 1 # Selbak – promoted # Østsiden #Borgen #Lisleby #Skjetten #Rælingen # Kvik Halden # Torp #Gjelleråsen #Abildsø – relegated #Bøler – relegated #Fet – relegated ;Group 2 # Galterud – promoted #Høland # Aurskog-Finstadbru #Bjørkelangen #Eidskog #Askim #Greåker # Tune #Rakkestad # Gran # Kongsvinger 2 – relegated #Rapid – relegated ;Group 3 # Lyn 2 – promoted #Raufoss # Gjøvik-Lyn # Lom #Nordre Land #Sel #Nordstrand # Bygdø # Gjøvik Sport – relegated #Skreia #Hosle – relegated #Vestli – relegated ;Group 4 #Eidsvold Turn – promoted # Holter # Ham-Kam 2 #Lillehammer FK # Vang #Brumunddal #Stange #Nes # Moelven #Trysil – relegated # Vind – relegated #Gjerdrum – relegated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Norwegian Third Division
The 2005 season of the ''3. divisjon'', the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway. Between 20 and 22 games (depending on group size) were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Twelve teams were promoted to the 2. divisjon through playoff. Tables ;Group 1 # Fredrikstad 2 – lost playoff # Sparta Sarpsborg 2 # Østsiden #Fagerborg #Lisleby # Skeid 2 #Kolbotn #Årvoll #Greåker #Grorud #Rakkestad – relegated # Borgar – relegated ;Group 2 #Korsvoll – won playoff # Moss 2 # Trøgstad/Båstad #Råde # Grei # Sprint-Jeløy 2 # Gresvik #St. Hanshaugen # Selbak #Rygge # Kvik Halden 2 – relegated # Grüner – relegated ;Group 3 # Vålerenga 2 – won playoff # Follo 2 # KFUM #Ullern #Skjetten #Blaker # Klemetsrud # Bærum 2 # Øvrevoll/Hosle #Fet #Frogner – relegated #Sørumsand – relegated ;Group 4 #Asker – lost playoff #Strømmen # Lyn 2 #Bjørkelangen #Fjellhamar # Fossum #Røa # Kjelsås 2 #Høland # Hauger #Ræli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Skiing
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Recreational disciplines include cross-country skiing and Telemark skiing. Winter Olympic Games, Olympic events are Cross-country skiing (sport), competitive cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined — an event combining cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships host these sports every odd-numbered year, but there are also separate championships in other events, such as Telemark skiing and ski flying. Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, but is not included as a Nordic discipline under the rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Instead, it comes under the jurisdiction of the International Biathlon Union. The biomechanics of competitive cross-country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
The Workers' Federation of Sports ( no, Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund), often just called the AIF, was a sporting organization in Norway between 1924 and 1946.Heinemann, Klaus. Sport Clubs in Various European Countries'. Schorndorf: Hofmann .a. 1999. p. 272 As of 1935, AIF had around 50,000 members. AIF published the magazine '' Arbeideridrett''. Foundation and early growth The first explicit workers' sports club in Norway was Arbeidernes TIF, founded in 1909 and renamed to Fagforeningernes TIF in 1916. In the 1920s, the Norwegian Wrestling Federation banned fifteen members of this club for taking part in a "politicized" wrestling meet where "The Internationale" was played. This helped spur the creation of a workers' federation of sports, although a Workers' Sports Opposition ( no, Arbeidernes Idrettsopposisjon) had existed since 1922. The decision to found AIF was taken (with 51 votes against 4) at the third national conference of the Workers' Sports Opposition in Folkets Hus in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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