Strømmen IF

Strømmen IF
Full name Strømmen Idrettsforening
Founded 25 September 1911 (25 September 1911)
Ground Strømmen Stadion
Ground Capacity 1,800 [1]
Chairman Geir Morten Sørensen
Coach Espen Olsen
League OBOS-ligaen
2016 OBOS-ligaen, 7th

Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics, and formerly had sections for speed skating among others.

History

The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna. In 1935 it incorporated the club Strømmen BK, founded in the 1920s, and reverted its name back to Strømmen FK. On 27 June 1945, the club merged with AIF club Strømmen AIL, founded 1928, and got its current name.[2][3]

Football

The club reached the Norwegian Football Cup semi-final in 1957, and played in the Norwegian Premier League from 1949 to 1955 and from 1956 to 1961, as well as in 1986 and 1988. The club hosts the record for lowest attendance in the highest league, 202. They play their matches at Strømmen Stadion.

In 2006, Strømmen won their Third Division group. In the qualification match for the Second Division they met Ullern. Strømmen won the first leg, 6–2, on home ground, and they lost the second leg, 4–2, but won 8–6 on aggregate, and achieved their promotion for the 2007 season. Strømmen got relegated in 2007, but retained their spot since Odd Grenland 2 got demoted to the Third Division, following Odd's first team being relegated from the Premier League. Thomas Berntsen was hired by Strømmen on 3 August 2008,[4] and with Berntsen as head coach, Strømmen avoided relegation to the Third Division. Ahead of the 2009 season, Petter Myhre was named co-coach together with Berntsen.[5] With Berntsen and Myhre as coaches, Strømmen won their 2009 Norwegian Second Division group and was promoted to Adeccoligaen. In 2010 Strømmen finished three points behind the play-off promotion. In the decisive match of the 2011 season, Strømmen avoided relegation with a 6–1 win against Nybergsund.[6] After the 2011 season, Berntsen was replaced by Erland Johnsen.[7]

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 3/4 3 221057 463735
2002 D3/5 3 221444 753846
2003 D3/5 2 221714 652352 1st qualifying round
2004 D3/3 1 221921 762159 1st round Lost playoffs for promotion
2005 D3/4 2 201226 563838 2nd round
2006 D3/4 1 221912 843258 1st qualifying round Promoted to 2. Division
2007 D2/1 12 268414 505228 1st round Avoided relegation due to the relegation of the reserve teams of Odd Grenland and Start
2008 D2/1 11 268513 314929 1st round
2009 D2/1 1 262033 773163 2nd round Promoted to Adeccoligaen
2010 AL 7 2812412 434240 3rd round
2011 AL 12 309714 435834 2nd round
2012 AL 11 3010713 395137 2nd round
2013 AL 11 3091110 394338 2nd round
2014 1D 10 3011811 595441 3rd round
2015 1D 8 3010713 333937 4th round
2016 1D 7 301389 464547 3rd round

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Current squad

As of 25 April 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Tarjei Aase Omenås
2 Norway DF Markus Nakkim (on loan from Vålerenga)
3 Denmark DF Thor Lange
4 Norway DF Kristian Jahr
5 Norway MF Steinar Strømnes
6 Norway DF Fredrik Nilsen
7 Norway MF Olav Øby (on loan from Sarpsborg 08)
8 Norway MF Mathias Blårud
9 Norway MF Markus Brændsrød
10 Norway FW Mustapha Achrifi
11 Norway FW Nasir Dernjani
12 Norway GK Stian Bolstad
No. Position Player
14 Norway MF Ulrich Østigård Ness
16 Norway MF Espen Rødsand
17 Norway MF Kristian Bjørndalen
19 Germany FW Joy-Slayd Mickels
20 Norway MF Aleksander Melgalvis
21 Norway DF Johannes Grødtlien
22 Norway MF Ole Marius Aasen
23 Norway DF Pål Steffen Andresen
30 Norway GK Jon Knudsen
82 Senegal FW Madiou Konate
88 Norway MF Stian Rasch

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–12.

Athletics

Thomas Alsgaard competed for Strømmen IF in steeplechase and long-distance running in his younger days.[9]

The club's only Norwegian champion in athletics is Otto Rui. He won the hammer throw in 1987, and also took national medals in 1985, 1988 and 1989.[10] Sidsel Kjellås is their winningest domestic medalist, with silver medals in the 80 metres hurdles in 1964,[11] pentathlon in 1965,[12] and the tetrathlon in 1966[13] and a bronze in the standing long jump in 1965.[14] Birgit Tofthagen took a national silver medal in the high jump in 1964,[15] and Unni Lundby took a bronze medal in the 200 metres in 1969.[16] Strømmen's women' team in the 4 x 100 metres relay also took a national silver medal in 1965 and a bronze in 1970.[17]

The club hosted the 1992 Norwegian Cross-Country Championships.[18]

References

  1. Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Om Strømmen IF" (in Norwegian). Greyhounds (supporter club). Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. Thingsrud, Leif (1989). "Arbeideridrett i kamptid. Et tilbakeblikk på AIF i Akershus". Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus' Årbok (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm: Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus (2): 48–60. ISSN 0802-4537.
  4. "Thomas Berntsen ny trener". greyhoundsweb.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF unofficial supporter club. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. "Petter Myhre sidestilt hovedtrener". rb.no (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  6. "Asker rykket ned". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  7. "Erland Johnsen blir Strømmen-trener". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
  9. Hauge, Willy. "Athletics statistics, Akershus county, men aged 20 and less". Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  10. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/mht.htm
  11. "80 meter Hekk/Hurdles". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  12. "5-kamp/Pentathlon". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  13. "3-kamp/Triathlon". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  14. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/kljut.htm
  15. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/khj.htm
  16. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k200.htm
  17. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k4x100s.htm
  18. http://www.friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/ak2kmt.htm
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