Askøy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian

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club from

Kleppestø Kleppestø is the administrative centre of the municipality of Askøy in Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and po ...

Askøy Askøy is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen, which i ...

municipality, founded on 3 March 1999 as a merger between ''Florvåg IF'' and ''Kleppestø FK''. The men's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of Norwegian football, after last playing in the Third Division in

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. The club played in the Second Division in

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and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, having previously played in the Third Division since the club was formed. The women's team plays in the lower divisions.

Recent history, men's team

References

External links

Official site
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Club history
Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1999 Sport in Hordaland Askøy 1999 establishments in Norway {{Norway-footyclub-stub