Modum Fotballklubb is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

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club from

Modum Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area has a long tr ...

, founded in 2007 as a merger between the first teams of

Åmot IF Åmot Idrettsforening is a Norwegian multisports club located in Åmot. It has sections for boxing, handball, football and cross-country skiing. The football team being the most prominent, it played in the Second Division as late as 2007, b ...

, IL Moingen, Vikersund IF, Haugfoss IF, Bingen BK and Geithus IL. The merger plans had been ongoing for some time. It entered the league system for the 2008 season, taking the place of Åmot IF in the

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

. Åmot started anew in the Fourth Division. However, already in the first season Modum were relegated. In addition, Åmot won promotion, so in

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the teams faced each other in the Third Division. However, Åmot was relegated after one season, while Modum have been playing in the Third Division since.

Coaching staff

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External links

Official site
Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 2007 Sport in Buskerud 2007 establishments in Norway