Halsnøy IL is a Norwegian sports club from

Halsnøy Halsnøya or Halsnøy is an island in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,300 inhabitants (2008) and it is the most populated island in Kv ...

in Kvinnherad, founded in June 1940. It has sections for

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and swimming. The men's football team play their matches at Nya Myro gressbane, and is currently playing in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of Norwegian football.

History

The club was formed on 14 June 1940 by local football enthusiasts. Prior to 1940, there had been several minor clubs on the island, one for each village, but none of them properly organized. In the mid-60s, the club registered for official league football and have been playing in the

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ever since. The club played in the

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(fourth tier) from

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, their highest achievement. The club also participated in the qualifying rounds for the

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, where they in 2004 eliminated

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in the first qualifying round before they were beaten by

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in the next round. The next year Halsnøy lost against Hald in the first qualifying. After their relegation in 2005, the club has seen hard times, with a lack of players, which eventually led to their relegation to the Sixth Division in 2007. The club later won promotion to the Fifth Division where they are currently playing.

Facilities

Until the 1980s, Halsnøy played their home games on the local football ground "Myro" (literally: ''the mire''), which was a large field that was used as farmland for sheep during the off-season. After the Football Association of Norway set higher demands for club stadiums, the field was dug up, drained, and replanted with new soil, as well as adding permanent stadium seating and track-and-field sections, making it suitable for several sports. The new stadium, "Nya Myro" (literally:''the new mire''), was named in honour of the old ground, and opened in 1988. In addition to their main stadium, Halsnøy IL owns and operates a smaller ground in Eidsvik on Halsnøy, which features a full-size artificial pitch, training facilities, and some seating. It is commonly used for training, as well as home games during the winter, when the "Nya Myro" is frozen or otherwise affected by harsh weather.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halsnoy IL Football clubs in Norway Sport in Hordaland Kvinnherad Association football clubs established in 1940 1940 establishments in Norway