Arendal_Fotball
Arendal Fotball
Norwegian football club
Arendal Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club based in Arendal. The club competes in the 2. divisjon, the third tier of football in Norway.
| Full name | Arendal Fotball | ||
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| Founded | 27 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-27) | ||
| Ground | Bjønnes stadion | ||
| Chairman | Jan Sigurd Otterlei | ||
| Coach | Roger Risholt | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2023 | 2. divisjon group 1, 3rd of 14 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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It was established on 27 September 2010, and started contesting in the 2011 3. divisjon which is the fourth tier of the Norwegian league system. In its second season, in 2012, the team won promotion to third tier. From 2013 to 2016 the team played in the third tier of the Norwegian league system, and won promotion to the second tier in 2016.
The club is an umbrella team for IK Grane and IF Trauma. The two clubs had tried fielding an umbrella team earlier from 2000 to 2008, called FK Arendal. FK Arendal never reached the same level as Arendal Fotball.
Men's team
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
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| 2011 | 3. divisjon | 3 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 82 | 41 | 47 | 1st round | |
| 2012 | 3. divisjon | ↑ 1 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 22 | 73 | 2nd round | Promoted to 2. divisjon |
| 2013 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 1st round | |
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 8 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 58 | 34 | 2nd round | |
| 2015 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 51 | 34 | 3rd round | |
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | ↑ 1 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 24 | 63 | 1st round | Promoted to 1. divisjon |
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | ↓ 16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 62 | 21 | 2nd round | Relegated to 2. divisjon |
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 2nd round | |
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 39 | 2nd round | |
| 2020 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 32 | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 38 | 48 | 3rd round | |
| 2022 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 35 | 56 | 2nd round |
Source:[1]
Current squad
- As of 10 August 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- "Arendal Fotball". NIFS (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Arendal (lag)" (in Norwegian). Arendal Fotball. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- Official website (in Norwegian and English)