The Nordland Fotballkrets ''(Nordland 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
Helgeland
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartise ...
and
Salten
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Meløy, Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of ...
.
Background
Nordland Fotballkrets, is the governing body for football in the
traditional district of
Helgeland
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartise ...
and
Salten
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Meløy, Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of ...
, which covers the southern and mid parts of
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 ...
county. The Association currently has 98 member clubs. Based in
Bodø
Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...
, the Association's chairman is Ernst Pedersen.
Affiliated Members
The following 98 clubs are affiliated to the Nordland Fotballkrets:
*Åga IL
*Aldersund IL
*Alstahaug IL
*Bjerka IL
*Bleikvassli IL
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FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club na ...
*Bodø Internasjonale IK
*Bodø Studentenes IL
*Bossmo & Ytteren IL
*Bro IL
*Brønnøysund IL
*Dalselv IL
*Dønna IL
*IL Drag
*Drevja IL
*Drevvatn IL
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FK Fauske/Sprint
*Finneid IL
*Finneidfjord IL
*FK Gevir Bodø
*Glomfjord IL
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IK Grand Bodø
Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.
Football
Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1981.
Its w ...
*Grane IL
*Grønnåsen IL
*Gruben IL
*IL Halsakameratene
*Halsøy IL
*Hamarøy IL
*Hattfjelldal IL
*Hemnes IL
*Herøy IL
*FK Herøy/Dønna
*Hilstad IL
*Hulløy Bodø
*Hunstad FK
*Innstranda IL
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IK Junkeren
Idrettsklubben Junkeren ("Junkeren" means "The Junker") is a Norwegian sports club from Bodø, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball.
The women's handball team played in the highest Norwegian league in the 1990s. ...
*Kongsvik IL
*Korgen IL
*Kråkegull SK
*Kvarven UIL
*Leirfjord IL
*Lovund UIL
*Lurøy FK
*IL Malm
*Meløy FK
*Meløy UIL
*Misvær IL
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Mo IL
Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway.
History
Mo IL was founded in 1904, as the first football club in Nord-Norge. In the first couple of years, Mo only played against teams with Englishmen working in the area, but on 7 Jun ...
*Mørkved SK
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Mosjøen IL
Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing.
Mosjøen Turnforening (gymnastics) was founded in 1892, and this is also regarded as the foundation ...
*Nedre Beiarn IL
*Nedre Rønvik IL
*Nesna IL
*Neverdal UIL
*Nordfjorden IL
*Nordstranda IL
*Olderskog IL
*Ørnes IL
*Radaasen FK
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Rana FK
*Reipå IL
*Rødøy UIL
*Røst IL
*FK Saltdalskameratene
*Saltstraumen IL
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Sandnessjøen IL
Sandnessjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegi ...
*Selfors UL
*FK Silkefot
*Skjerstad IL
*Skonseng UL
*SMIL Engavågen
*Solværøyan UIL
*Sømna IL
*Sørfold FK
*IL Splint
*Sport-71 IK
*Sport Torghatten IL
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IL Stålkameratene
Idrettslaget Stålkameratene, Stål for short, is a Norwegian sports club from Mo i Rana, Nordland. It has sections for judo, biathlon, Nordic skiing and football.
History
The club was founded on 11 January 1935 as ''Mo AIL'', a club with mem ...
*Steigen SK
*Storforshei IF
*Storjord Futsal (futsal)
*Storm Bodø FK
*IL Strandkameratene
*Svartisen Futsal (futsal)
*IL Tjalg
*Tjongsfjord IL
*Træna UIL
*Tverlandet IL
*Utskarpen IL
*Valnesfjord IL
*Værangfjord IL
*Værøy IL
*IL Vega
*Vegakameratene
*Vevelstad IL
*Vinger IL
*FK Vinkelen
League competitions
Nordland 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 - one section
6. divisjon - two sections
Women's football
2. divisjon - one section
Footnotes
External links
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 ...
Sport in Nordland
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