FK Gjøvik-Lyn is a

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club based in

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, which was founded on 1 February 1902 as Sportsklubben Thor. They play in the

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, the third highest division in the

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. Their home ground is Gjøvik Stadion. The club's honours include winning the 1962 Norwegian Cup. The men's team played in the

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, and in the

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as late as in

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. Ahead of the 2009 season, the first team joined the new team Gjøvik FF.

History

The club was founded on 1 February 1902 as ''Sportsklubben Thor'', but changed its name to ''Sportsklubben Lyn'' in 1903. The club had departments for both

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and

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, but these departments left Lyn in 1910 and joined Gjøvik IF together with Gjøvik Skiklubb, Gjøvik Tennisklubb and Gjøvik Turnforening. The club had only their football department left and therefore changed its name to ''Fotballklubben Lyn''. Lyn played its first final in the

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in 1914, but lost the final 2–4 against

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. After

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, Fotballklubben Lyn changed their name to ''Sportsklubben Gjøvik-Lyn'' to distinguish themselves from

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from Oslo. Gjøvik-Lyn won the 1962 Norwegian Cup after

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was defeated 2–0 in the final at

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on 28 October 1962. As Norwegian Cup winners, Gjøvik-Lyn qualified for the first round of the

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, where they lost 0–7 on aggregate to cypriot side

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. On 15 April 1993, Gjøvik-Lyn was merged with

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. Ahead of the 2009 season, the first team joined the new team Gjøvik FF. On 23 September 2013, the club decided to merge with Gjøvik FF and change the club's name to ''Fotballklubben Gjøvik-Lyn'', effecting from 1 January 2014.

European Cup appearances

Recent history

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Honours

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References

External links

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Official club site
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