Ã…mot Idrettsforening is a
Norwegian multisports club located in
Ã…mot. It has sections for
boxing
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,
handball
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,
football
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and
cross-country skiing
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.
The football team being the most prominent, it played in the
Second Division as late as
2007
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Events
January
* January 1
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, but for the next season its first team merged with others to become
Modum FK. Hence, Ã…mot's second team in the Fourth Division emerged as its new first team. In the 2008 season Ã…mot was runner up in Fourth Division and was promoted to
Third Division. Ã…mot was relegated in
2009
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.
Recent seasons
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1919
1919 establishments in Norway
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