IL Flint
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| Full name | Idrettslaget Flint | ||
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| Founded | 28 April 1917 | ||
| Ground | Flint Esso Arena, Tolvsrød | ||
| Head coach | John Arne Riise | ||
| League | 3. divisjon | ||
| 2019 | 3. divisjon, group 3, 5th[1] | ||
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Idrettslaget Flint is a Norwegian sports club from Søndre Slagen, Tønsberg, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, table tennis and track and field.
It was founded on 28 April 1917.
Football
The club currently plays in 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system.
On 10 October 2001, the football section cooperated with 19 other teams in the region to form an elite umbrella team, FK Tønsberg.[2] Nonetheless, the men's football team was unaffected by the FK Tønsberg founding. On 5 November 2019, Flint announced John Arne Riise as their new head coach.[3]
Handball
The women's handball team have been playing in Postenligaen since 2010, having won the First Division, the second tier, in the 2009–10 season.
References
- ^ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 3 2019". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Historien" (in Norwegian). FK Tønsberg. Retrieved 27 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "John Arne Riise blir trener i 3. divisjon: – Drømmen er å bli PL-manager". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links
- Flint Esso Arena - Nordic Stadiums
- Official football site (in Norwegian)
- Handball site (in Norwegian)
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