Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a

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club from Arna,

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. It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The women's team has played since then in the '' Toppserien'' apart from the 2005 season when it was in the First divisjon. Prominent members of the women's team (2009) are goalkeepers

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and

Erika Skarbø Erika Espeseth Skarbø (born 12 June 1987 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arna-Bjørnar in Norway's Toppserien, where she is trained by Reidun Seth. She has also played for IL Hødd and Fortuna Ålesund. S ...

, and Nigerian keeper Precious Dede brought in to cover while Skarbø recovers from a long-term wrist injury. Arna-Bjørnar has earned a reputation for developing young players and the squad includes the former and current Norway Under-19 captains, Maren Mjelde and Kristine Hegland, and prominent former Under-19 players Caroline Walde and Ingrid Ryland, both now Under-23 players, as well as senior international

Madeleine Giske Madeleine Giske (born 14 September 1987) is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Toppserien team LSK Kvinner in Lillestrøm, Norway. She is also a member of the Norway women's national football team. Giske is the daughter of A ...

who played in the

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. The team has players in Norway's Under-17 team also. Arna-Bjørnar's women's team is trained by Morten Kalvenes, brother of former

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player Christian Kalvenes. In February 2011 the club had 13 players selected for Norway's international teams at senior level, Under-23, Under-19 and Under-17. The men's team currently plays in the 3. divisjon, and reached the second round of the

Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest footba ...

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, when they lost 1–0 to Hødd who won the cup that season.

Women's team

Recent history

Players

Current women's squad

Former players

Honours

* Toppserien **Third (5):

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Norwegian Women's Cup The Norwegian Women's Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for kvinner) is a knockout cup competition in Norwegian women's football. It has been organised annually since 1978. The final is usually played on a Saturday, the day before the men's c ...

**Runners-up (2): 2000, 2002

Men's team

Recent seasons

References

External links

Official site
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