Kirkenes Idrettsforening is a
Norwegian
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sports club from
Kirkenes. It has sections for
association football
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,
team handball
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and
orienteering.
It was founded on 8 February 1908. Kirkenes stadion is their home field. Their team colors are blue and white. The men's football team currently plays in the
Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. The target of the team this year is the promotion to
Norwegian Second Division. It last played in the Second Division in
1999
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. After the
2007,
2009 and
2010 season it contested a playoff to win re-promotion, but failed all three times.
References
Official site
Football clubs in Norway
Sport in Finnmark
Association football clubs established in 1908
Sør-Varanger
1908 establishments in Norway
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