Follo FK
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| Full name | Follo Fotballklubb | ||
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| Nickname(s) | none | ||
| Founded | September 29, 2000 | ||
| Ground | Ski stadion, Ski (Capacity: 2,500) |
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| Chairman | Jan Thomas Birkeland | ||
| Manager | Hans Erik Eriksen | ||
| League | Second Division | ||
| 2011 | Second Division/ 2, 10th[1] | ||
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Follo Fotballklubb is a football club from Ski, Akershus, Norway. Follo play in light blue, and their home ground is Ski stadion. It was founded in September 2000 and their biggest achievement was playing in the 2010 Norwegian Football Cup Final.
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[edit] History
It was founded in September 2000 as an umbrella team for the football departments of five local teams; Ås IL, Oppegård IL, Langhus IL, Ski IL and Nordby IL.
Follo's had a good Norwegian Cup run in 2006, when they made it all the way to the quarter finals, eventually losing at home 0-1 to the cup finalists Sandefjord. But on the way to the quarters they beat defending holders Molde.
Four years later, in 2010, they made it to the Norwegian Cup final, beating Tippeligaen club Lillestrøm 4-2 in the third round, and then later Rosenborg 3-2 in the semi finals. Rosenborg were at the time unbeaten and on top of the Tippeligaen, while Follo were at the bottom of the Adeccoligaen. NRK's match commentator Hallvar Thoresen dubbed Follo's victory against Rosenborg the greatest Norwegian cup shock of all time.[2] In the first cup final in the clubs history, Follo lost 2-0 against Strømsgodset.
Thus, despite attaining their best league and cup finish ever, Follo were still relegated to the third tier of Norwegian football. The team managed to stay clear of the relegation zone by the margin of a single point, but were still relegated on account of a clerical error in which they did not finish their application for a 2011 license in time for the 15 September deadline.[3]
Before the 2011 Second Division, Follo was considered as one of the favourites to earn promotion back to Adeccoligaen,[4] but when the season was finished Follo was number ten, only four points clear of another relegation.
[edit] Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2006 AL 15 30 6 7 17 46 76 25 quarter-final Relegated 2007 D2 5 26 14 4 8 48 30 49 2nd round 2008 D2 6 26 10 7 9 44 35 37 2nd round 2009 D2 1 26 19 3 4 59 25 60 2nd round Promoted 2010 AL 12 28 8 8 12 35 43 32 Final Relegated because license was revoked 2011 D2 10 24 7 5 12 47 51 26 1st round
[edit] Achievements
- Norwegian Football Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 2010
[edit] Current squad
- As of February 20, 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Tabell 2. divisjon, avdeling 2 2011" (in Norwegian). nifs.no. A-pressen. http://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=6615.
- ^ "Innbytter skjøt Follo til cupfinalen!" (in Norwegian). VG. 2010-09-22. http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/cupen/artikkel.php?artid=10027577. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "Sandnes Ulf berget plassen i Adeccoligaen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 2010-11-05. http://www.tv2sporten.no/fotball/adeccoligaen/sandnes-ulf-berget-plassen-i-adeccoligaen-3334295.html. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ "Moss, Follo og Notodden rykker opp" (in Norwegian). moss-avis.no. 20 January 2011. http://www.moss-avis.no/sport/moss-follo-og-notodden-rykker-opp-1.5971330. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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