Gjøvik Fotballforening was a
Norwegian football
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club from
Gjøvik
Gjøvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Gjøvik (town), town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Norway, Biri, Bybrua, ...
, founded in 2008. The club was dissolved in 2014 as a result of a merger with
FK Gjøvik-Lyn.
History
The club was established on 8 October 2008 as a merger of the senior teams of
SK Gjøvik-Lyn
SK Gjøvik-Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902 as Sportsklubben Thor. They play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. Their home g ...
and
Vardal IF. The clubs
Vind and
Redalen were asked to join, but declined. In May 2009 it faced
Rosenborg in the
Norwegian football cup
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, losing 0–4 in front of a 5,000 attendance.
In
2010
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it won its Third Division group, but lost out in a
promotion playoff
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against
Elverum
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. Gjøvik won their Third Division in
2011
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and was promoted to the
Second Division.
Season history
:
See also
*
Gjøvik FK
References
External links
*
Defunct football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs established in 2008
Sport in Gjøvik
2008 establishments in Norway
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