The Hålogaland Fotballkrets ''(Hålogaland Football Association)'' is one of the 18 district organisations of the
Norwegian Football Federation
The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway ...
. It administers lower tier
football
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 c ...
in the
traditional district of
Sør-Troms,
Ofoten
Ofoten is a traditional district in Nordland county in Northern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Tysfjord, Ballangen, Evenes, Tjeldsund, Narvik, and Lødingen. It is named after the main fjord, Ofotfjorden, which is at the center o ...
,
Lofoten
Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvær ...
and most of
Vesterålen
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the archipel ...
.
Background
Hålogaland Fotballkrets, is the governing body for football in the
traditional district of
Hålogaland
Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norway, Norwegian provinces in the medieval Norse sagas. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hålogaland was a Monarchy, kingdom extending between the Namdalen valley in Trøndelag county and ...
, which covers parts of counties
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
and
Troms
Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...
. The Association currently has 61 member clubs. Based in
Harstad
( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...
, the Association's chairman is Frank Johnsen.
Affiliated Members
The following 61 clubs are affiliated to the Hålogaland Fotballkrets:
*Ajaks SFK
*Alsvåg IL
*Andenes IL
*IL Andøygutten
*Ballangen FK
*Ballstad UIL
*Beisfjord IL
*Bjerkvik IF
*IL Blest
*FK Brage Trondenes
*Fjelldal IL
*Flakstad IL
*FK Landsås
*Gratangen IL
*UIL Gravdal
*Grovfjord IL
*Grytøy IL
*Håkvik IL
*SK Hardhaus
*Harstad Damefotball
*
Harstad IL
Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Harstad, Troms. It has association football, futsal and nordic skiing sections. The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. T ...
*Henningsvær IL
*Hinnøya Futsal (futsal)
*Høken SK
*IL Holmgang
*Ibestad IL
*IF KIL-Kameratene
*Kabelvåg IL
*IL King
*Kjøpsnes IL
*Knausen FK
*Kvæfjord IL
*Laukvik IL
*Laupstad IL
*Leknes FK
*Liland IF
*Lødingen IL
*
FK Lofoten
FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one ...
*Lokomotiv Lofoten FK (futsal)
*FK Luna
*
Medkila IL
Medkila IL is a football team from Harstad in North Norway, most notable for its women's football team which is playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian women's football.
Medkila first came to prominence after winning the 2003 N ...
*
Melbo IL
*
FK Mjølner
FK Mjølner is a Norwegian football club from Narvik. It currently plays in the 3. divisjon, after having been relegated from the 2. divisjon in 2019. The club played at the top tier in 1972 and 1989.
History
It is named after Mjöllnir in Nor ...
*IL Morild
*Narvik/Fagernes IL
*Nord/Sprint IL
*Reine IL
*Sandtorg UIL
*IL Santor
*Sjøbrott U&IL
*
Skånland OIF
*Skjomen IL
*Sortland IL
*Sørvikmark IL
*Stålbrott IL
*Stamsund IL
*Stokmarknes IL
*Strauman IL
*Svolvær IL
*FK Varg
*Vesterålen Futsal (futsal)
League competitions
Hålogaland Fotballkrets run the following league competitions:
Men's football
4. divisjon
The Norwegian Fourth Division, also called 4. divisjon, is the fifth highest division of the men's football league in Norway. Like the rest of the Norwegian football league system, the season runs from spring to autumn, running approximately from ...
- one section
5. divisjon - four sections
Women's football
2. divisjon - one section
Footnotes
External links
Hålogaland
Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norway, Norwegian provinces in the medieval Norse sagas. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hålogaland was a Monarchy, kingdom extending between the Namdalen valley in Trøndelag county and ...
Sport in Nordland
Sport in Troms
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