Rilindja Idrettslag is a Norwegian

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club from

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. Founded by Albanian diaspora in the Norwegian capital in 1987, the word ''Rilindja'' means Renaissance in the

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. The clubrooms are located at

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, whereas their homefield is Bjølsen stadion. The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. Having languished on even lower tiers throughout the club's existence, since contesting the league system for the first time in 1990, in 2012 they hired

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as part-time coach. The team advanced to the fifth tier, and in

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the team advanced to the first round of the

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References

External links

Official site

Haugerud Kunstgress - Nordic Stadiums
Football clubs in Norway Sport in Oslo Association football clubs established in 1987 1987 establishments in Norway Diaspora sports clubs {{Norway-footyclub-stub