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FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one season.
| Full name | Fotballklubben Lofoten | |
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| Founded | 10 December 1992 | |
| Ground | Kabelvåg Kunstgress | |
| Capacity | 3000 | |
| Chairman | Tommy Rød | |
| Coach | Terje Hansen | |
| League | 4. Divisjon | |
| 2021 | 4. Divisjon, 5th [1] | |
| Website | Club website | |
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History edit
The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but they were however relegated in their only season at the second tier. In the decisive match on 17 October 1999, Lofoten had to win away against Sogndal while Byåsen and Skjetten had to draw if Lofoten was going to avoid relegation. Lofoten did their job by beating Sogndal 2–0, and in the match between Byåsen and Skjetten the score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. Byåsen did however score a winning goal in the stoppage time and Lofoten were relegated.
The goal for the 2000 season was to again win promotion. Lofoten won their 2. divisjon group, but lost the play-off matches for promotion against Mandalskameratene. After the 2. Divisjon was changed from eight to four groups, the group-winners would automatically win promotion. Lofoten was fighting for promotion for a couple of years, but never managed to win their group again. Due to the poor economy the club lost several of its most important players, and as a consequence Lofoten was relegated to the 3. divisjon in 2005.
The club was promoted to the 2. Divisjon in 2007, after winning their 3. Divisjon group and beat Innstrand 4–3 on aggregate in the play-off matches for promotion.
In the 2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Lofoten won the qualifying matches against Grovfjord, and was drawn against the 2. Divisjon team Mjølner in the first round. After eliminating Mjølner, Lofoten met the regional greats Bodø/Glimt in the second round. Lofoten lost 1–3 after extra time at home against the 1. Divisjon team.
In the 2008 season, Lofoten finished last in their 2. Divisjon group and were relegated to the 3. divisjon.
Recent history edit
[2]Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1999 1. divisjon ↓ 11 26 8 6 12 38 47 30 Second round relegated to the 2. divisjon 2000 2. divisjon 1 22 20 0 2 90 25 60 Third round 2001 2. divisjon 3 26 15 6 5 63 43 51 First round 2002 2. divisjon 5 26 11 8 7 53 41 41 Second round 2003 2. divisjon 6 26 12 4 10 41 46 40 Third round 2004 2. divisjon 10 26 10 2 14 50 66 32 Third round 2005 2. divisjon ↓ 13 26 7 2 17 40 89 23 Second round relegated to the 3. divisjon 2006 3. divisjon 2 22 15 1 6 77 30 46 First round 2007 3. divisjon ↑ 1 18 14 3 1 62 14 45 Second round promoted to the 2. divisjon 2008 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 3 2 21 35 90 11 First round relegated to the 3. divisjon 2009 3. divisjon 5 20 8 2 10 47 54 26 First qualifying round 2010 3. divisjon 4 22 13 3 6 64 40 42 First qualifying round 2011 3. divisjon 6 22 11 3 8 64 45 36 First qualifying round 2012 3. divisjon 7 22 7 6 9 53 60 27 Second qualifying round 2013 3. divisjon 4 22 11 4 7 48 44 37 Second qualifying round 2014 3. divisjon ↓ 10 22 6 0 16 43 76 18 First qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon 2015 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 22 19 2 1 103 16 59 First qualifying round promoted to the 3. divisjon 2016 3. divisjon ↓ 11 22 7 0 15 45 69 21 Second qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon 2017 4. Divisjon 2 22 15 5 2 109 38 50 First qualifying round 2018 4. Divisjon 7 22 8 6 8 60 46 30 Second qualifying round 2019 4. Divisjon 2 20 13 2 5 69 40 41 First qualifying round 2021 4. Divisjon 5 8 4 0 4 25 21 12 First qualifying round 2022 (in progress) 4. Divisjon 2 8 6 0 2 28 18 18 First qualifying round
Current squad edit
- As of 30 April 2022.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
- Champions 2. divisjon avd. 8: 1997, 1998 and 2000
- Champions 3. divisjon avd. 17: 1994 and 1996
- Champions 3. divisjon avd. Hålogaland: 2007
- Best Finish: 11th place i 1. divisjon (1999)
- Best Cup Run: 3rd round i 2000, 2003 and 2004
Notable players edit
References edit
- ^ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 11 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Tabell". Fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.