Idrettsforeningen Skarp is a

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club from

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...

, which currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. The club was founded 30 June 1919 and its colors are black and white. It is the third best football team in Tromsø, after

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...

and

Tromsdalen UIL Tromsdalen UIL is a Norwegian sports club founded in 1938, from Tromsdalen in the municipality of Tromsø. It has sections for football, athletics, skiing and gymnastics. The men's football team plays in 2. divisjon, the third level in Norwegia ...

Football

The men's team played in the

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for many years, but was relegated after the

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season. In 2010 it contested a

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to win promotion, and succeeded by beating Kirkenes IF 7–4 on aggregate. In 2011, Skarp finished last in their Second Division group, and was again relegated.

Recent history

Other sports

The club was formerly active in

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. Kaare Meidell-Sundal won the Norwegian championships in

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in 1939 (silver medal in 1938), and took a bronze medal in the shot put in 1939. Kaare Nerdrum also won a bronze medal in the

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in 1930.

References

External links

Official site

Skarpmarka Kunstgress - Nordic Stadiums
Football clubs in Norway Sport in Tromsø Association football clubs established in 1919 1919 establishments in Norway Defunct athletics clubs in Norway {{norway-footyclub-stub