Frigg_Oslo_FK

Frigg Oslo FK

Frigg Oslo FK

Norwegian sports club


Frigg Oslo Fotballklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Majorstua in Oslo.

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Football team, c. 1930
Frigg Oslo playing a national bandy final against Mjøndalen IF in 1947
Frigg training at Marienlyst

It has sections for association football and bandy.

History

It was founded on 17 May 1904 as SK Frigg, named after Frigg of Norse mythology. It was merged on 21 April 1954 with SK Varg. It took the name Frigg Oslo FK in 1990. The club colors are white and blue, and the team plays at Marienlyst stadion. It has a training field at Tørteberg not far from Marienlyst.

As the name indicates it is mainly a football club. It formerly had a handball team; the women's team became national champions in 1962 and 1964. The men's football team played for many years in the Norwegian top flight, and won the Norwegian football cup in 1914, 1916 and 1921. It had several players for the Norwegian national team, including Harald Hennum and Per Pettersen.[1] Frigg last played in the top flight in 1973. The team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division, having been relegated from the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.

European record

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Recent history

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Honours

Bandy

The men's bandy team played four cup finals in 1917, 1923, 1947 and 1948 but lost all. They were relegated from the 1st division (2nd tier) after the 2019/2020 season.


References

  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Frigg – sportsklubb". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. "Frigg Oslo FK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

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