Arendal Fotball
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| Full name | Arendal Fotball | ||
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| Founded | 27 September 2010 | ||
| Ground | Bjønnes stadion | ||
| Chairman | Jan Sigurd Otterlei | ||
| Coach | Steinar Pedersen | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2019 | 2. divisjon Group 1, 6th of 14 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Arendal Fotball is a professional football club based in Arendal, Norway. The club play in the 2. divisjon, which is the third-tier of football in the country.
History
It was established on 27 September 2010, and started contesting in the 2011 3. divisjon which is the fourth tier of the Norwegian league system. In its second season, in 2012, the team won promotion to third tier. From 2013 to 2016 the team played in the third tier of the Norwegian league system, and won promotion to the second tier known as the "OBOS-ligaen," in 2016.
The club is an umbrella team for IK Grane and IF Trauma. The two clubs had tried fielding an umbrella team earlier from 2000 to 2008, called FK Arendal. FK Arendal never reached the same level as Arendal Fotball.
Men's team
- As of 25 September 2019
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2011 3. divisjon 3 24 15 2 7 82 41 47 1st round 2012 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 24 1 1 129 22 73 2nd round Promoted to 2. divisjon 2013 2. divisjon 5 26 11 4 11 36 42 37 1st round 2014 2. divisjon 8 26 10 4 12 47 58 34 2nd round 2015 2. divisjon 7 26 9 7 10 46 51 34 3rd round 2016 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 19 6 1 75 24 63 1st round Promoted to 1. divisjon 2017 1. divisjon ↓ 16 30 5 6 19 33 62 21 2nd round Relegated to 2. divisjon 2018 2. divisjon 6 26 10 6 10 37 34 36 2nd round 2019 2. divisjon 6 26 12 3 11 49 40 39 2nd round
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 January 2020[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Arendal (lag)" (in Norwegian). Arendal Fotball.
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian and English)