Avaldsnes IL

Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball.

Avaldsnes IL
Full nameAvaldsnes Idrettslag
Founded16 June 1937 (1937-06-16)
GroundAvaldsnes Idrettssenter
Capacity1,000
ManagerJohn Arne Riise[1]
LeagueToppserien (women)
2021Toppserien, 8th of 10

Women's football

The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division of West Norway in 1997, before the team was dissolved in 1999 and then resurrected in 2002.[2] The women's football team currently plays in the Toppserien, the first tier of Norwegian women's football, after promotion from the First Division in 2012, becoming the first club from Karmøy to play in the top league of any sport in Norway.[3][4] They reached the final of the Norwegian Women's Cup in 2013 and 2015 but lost in the final both times.

The footballer Cecilie Pedersen has previously represented Norway while playing for Avaldsnes.[5]

They finished the 2015 season in second place, their highest finish in the Toppserien to date, and qualified to the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Women's football squad
As of 8 December 2021[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Jovana Petrović
3 DF  GHA Perpetual Agyekum
5 DF  GHA Susan Ama Duah
7 FW  USA Sydney Blomquist
8 MF  SRB Sara Pavlović
9 FW  NOR Karina Sævik
10 MF  GHA Evelyn Badu
11 MF  NZL Emma Rolston
12 GK  NOR Synne Danielsen
14 MF  NOR Sandra Østenstad
15 MF  NOR Ida Mortensen Natvik
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  NOR Cille Nilsen
17 DF  NOR Hanna Dahl
18 FW  NOR Kristina Svandal
19 DF  NOR Selma Løvås
20 DF  NOR Kaja Olsen
23 MF  NOR Malin Johannesen
25 MF  NOR Marion Haugland
27 DF  NOR Emma Endresen

Former players

Honours

Recent women's seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2009 D2 5 18738 435424 Not Qualified
2010 D2 1 221723 1164253 Not Qualified Promoted to Division 1
2011 D1 6 20857 353729 2nd round
2012 D1 1 222011 732061 3rd round Promoted to Toppserien
2013 TS 4 221039 393333 Runners-up Lost Cup final to Stabæk 1–0
2014 TS 5 221228 562738 Semi-final [7]
2015 TS 2 221633 601551 Runners-up Lost Cup final to LSK Kvinner 3–2
2016 TS 2 221822 501756 Quarter-final
2017 TS 2 221534 511748 Winners Beat Vålerenga 1-0 in the final to win the Cup
2018 TS 9 225611 243821 3rd round
2019 TS 5 22976 403334 Quarter-final
2020 TS 3 181044 312134 Semi-final
2021 TS 8 183312 253512 Quarter-final

UEFA Competition Record
Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2016-2017 Qualifying round Newry City11–0––
CF Benfica6–1––
PK-35 Vantaa (Host)2–0––
Round of 32 Lyon0–52–5 a2–10
2017–2018 Qualifying round Breznica Pljevlja (Host)2–1––
Kiryat Gat6–2––
Spartak Subotica2–0––
Round of 32 Barcelona0–20–4 a0–6
2018-2019 Qualifying round Sporting CP3–2––
Dragon 20143–0––
Osijek (Host)2–2––
Round of 32 Lyon0–50–2 a0–7

a First leg.

Men's football

The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, after relegation in 2012.[8] The men's team also played in the Third Division between 2005 and 2010.

References
  1. "John Arne Riise blir trener for Avaldsnes". NRK (in Norwegian). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. "Historikk (in Norwegian)". Avaldsnes (team web site). Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. Nesvik, Morten; Larsen, Eirin (7 October 2012). "– Større enn de klarer å ta innover seg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. Odden, Mathis Tjøtta (8 October 2012). "Avaldsnes klare for Toppserien" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. Lyngøy, Roar (12 May 2011). "Ny ordkrig mellom Pedersen og Avaldsnes" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. "Avaldsnes Elite 2021". Avaldsnes IL (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. "Tabell Toppserien 2013". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. Haram, Hein Georg F. (6 October 2012). "Avaldsnes rykker ned" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
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