Sandar Idrettslag is a sports club from Sandar,

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. It was founded on 24 September 1931 as ''Framnes IL'', but the name ''Sandar IL'' was taken already on 13 October 1931. The club has sections for association football and handball, and the team colors are red, black and white. Footballer Jon Midttun Lie played for Sandar IL from age 13 to age 16. In 2008 Lie's then-team

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faced Sandar in the first round of the

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. Sandar also met another team from

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in the first round of the cup in

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, but lost 5–0 against

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. The men's team played in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, but controversially forfeited after three games of the 2010 season. In 2011, Sandar played in the Fourth Division, but was relegated to the Fifth Division.

Terese Pedersen Terese Hosking (Pedersen) (born 27 April 1980 in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She recently played for Byåsen HE, but is now retired. She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, ...

has played handball for Sandar.

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