Fotballklubben Donn is a

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football club from the neighbourhood Lund in

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, most notable for its women's football team. It was founded on 24 June 1909 and named after a dog.

Donn Toppfotball

The women's football team Donn Toppfotball played in

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, the highest tier of women's football in Norway, for two periods. The first spell was between

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and

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, and the club also reached the final of the

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where they were beaten by

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, the most capped Canadian player, played for Donn during this heyday for the club. The women's team also played in Toppserien in 2010. The women's team won promotion in the 2009 season, and they reconstituted themselves as a professional outfit called Donn Toppfotball. After finishing 9th in

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, Donn Toppfotball was bankrupted.

Recent women's seasons

Men's team

The men's football team played in the top tier from 1937 to 1948 but, at that time, the league was organized differently with several groups. In the recent years, the men's team have played in the Third Division (fourth tier) since 1994, except a short visit in the

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in 2004, and one year in the Fourth Division in 2011.

Recent men's seasons

References

External links

Official siteOfficial site
(women)
Kongsgårdbanen - Nordic Stadiums
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donn, FK Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1909 Sport in Kristiansand 1909 establishments in Norway