Tertnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Bergen, founded on 25 January 1953. Active in athletics,

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 ...

, gymnastics,

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and

mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...

, it is best known for its women's handball team.

Handball

The club has two sections for handball, the elite section named Tertnes Håndball Elite and a grassroots section. The women's handball team quickly became the flagship of Tertnes, when they in 1992 managed to qualify for the Norwegian top division, Eliteserien. The team has played in the highest league since its promotion in 1992, and has won silver four times (1998/99, 2003/04, 2005/06 and 2008/09) and appeared in the cup final 3 times, placing second all times (2001/02, 2013 and 2016). Former players include Cecilie Leganger, Kjersti Grini, Mette Davidsen, Mia Hundvin,

Stine Skogrand Stine Ruscetta Skogrand (born 3 March 1993) is a Norwegian handball player for Ikast Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. Her position is mainly right back, although in the national team she usually plays right wing. She made her debut o ...

Terese Pedersen Terese Hosking (Pedersen) (born 27 April 1980 in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She recently played for Byåsen HE, but is now retired. She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, ...

Linn Gossé Linn Gossé (born 25 June 1986) is a Norwegian handball player. She currently plays for Tertnes HE. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team back in 2005 and played two matches that year. She was back on the national team in 2012, but ...

and

Sakura Hauge Sakura Hauge, also known as , is a Norwegian-born Japanese handball goalkeeper for ESBF Besançon and the Japan women's national handball team, Japanese national team. Club career Hauge began her career playing for the Bergen-based club IL Gneist ...

Football

The men's football team plays in the Fourth Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having played in the

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