Raufoss IL is a sports club from Raufoss, Norway. The club was formed in 1918. The football section played in the

Norwegian top flight Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

between 1937–1948, between 1957–1960, in 1964 and between 1973–1974. The club currently plays in

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...

, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2015, they have played their home games at

Nammo Stadion Nammo Stadion is a football stadium located at Raufoss, Norway, and is the home of Norwegian 1. divisjon club Raufoss. The stadium has a current capacity of 1,800 spectators. History Plans for a new stadium for Raufoss Fotball were announced a ...

. In 2007 Raufoss returned to the

and were able to finish in eleventh place, after being relegated from the second tier in 2004. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the Football Association of Norway decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions. Raufoss were demoted to the

2. divisjon The Norwegian Second Division, also called 2. divisjon and often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the third-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...

and their place given to

Sparta Sarpsborg Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg is a Norwegian ice hockey team based in Sarpsborg, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraft League. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena and is Norway's oldest ice hockey rink. The team co ...

, who finished in thirteenth place.

Recent history

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Current squad

Out on loan

Former players

Athletics

The club has an athletics section, with Olympic sprinter

John Ertzgaard John Ertzgaard (born June 18, 1977, in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan-Norwegian former athlete who specialized in the sprinting events. His father is Norwegian and his mother is Ugandan. His mother, a member of the Lango people, had escaped to Kenya ...

being the most prominent member.

References

External links

Official website, football department

Official website, athletics department
Sports teams in Norway Football clubs in Norway Eliteserien clubs Athletics clubs in Norway 1918 establishments in Norway Association football clubs established in 1918 {{Norway-footyclub-stub