Idrettsforeningen Fløya is a
Norwegian
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football club from the city of
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.
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. The club was founded on 22 June 1922 and named after the
Fløya mountain which overlooks Tromsø centre.
The women's team has got two third-place finishes in
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in ...
, in
2004
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and
2005
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, as its best ever achievements. On 16 December 2020, the women's team merged with
Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and ...
under the name of
TIL 2020. The new name was taken into effect starting from the
2022 season.
The men's team plays in the
Norwegian Third Division
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, the fourth tier in the
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2017 system in men's football
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. The famous Norwegian
striker
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Rune Lange
Rune Lange (born 24 June 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Lange hails from the city of Tromsø and joined the club Fløya at the age of five. As a 17-year-old, he became top scorer in the 3. ...
started his career in IF Fløya.
Recent seasons
Women's seasons
:
Men's seasons
:
Honours
*Men
**
Northern Norwegian Cup
The Northern Norwegian Cup (Norwegian: ''Nord-Norgesmesterskapet i fotball'') was a Norwegian football tournament for men that was contested annually between 1929 and 1969. It was made for clubs from Northern Norway, because these were not allowed ...
: 1936
*Women
**
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in ...
bronze: 2004, 2005
References
External links
Official website
Football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1922
Sport in Tromsø
1922 establishments in Norway
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