Valdres FK
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| Full name | Valdres Fotballklubb | ||
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| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Blåbærmyra, Fagernes | ||
| Capacity | 700 (seated) | ||
| League | Fifth Division | ||
| 2021 | Fourth Division, group IØ/1, 7th of 7 (relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.valdresfk.no/ | ||
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Valdres Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club based in Fagernes, Valdres. The men's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of the Norwegian football league system; whereas the women's team currently plays in the Third Division.
History
[edit]The club was founded in December 2001 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL. It was known as SAFK Fagernes until 2006, when the current name was implemented.[1]
The men's team had a run as a mid-table Second Division team between 2008 and 2013. In the 2014 Second Division, the team ended last and faced relegation.
In 2019, the first-team squad was almost completely disintegrated. The remaining team plummeted out of the Third Division, following lacklustre results such as a 0–19 loss. The team started with an outfield player as goalkeeper and often lacked substitutes. However, they were praised for sportsmanship in actually finishing the season instead of pulling out.[2]
The 2020 season was cancelled due to covid, but as the 2021 Norwegian Fourth Division progressed, Valdres ended last and was relegated to the sixth tier. Still, the team secured a berth in the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup first qualifying round. Valdres lost 0–3 to Gran IL.
The women's team plays in the Third Division.
Season to season
[edit]Men's team:
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2007 3. divisjon ↑ 2 22 17 3 2 92 33 54 Second qualifying round Promoted 2008 2. divisjon 9 26 6 14 6 40 48 32 Third round 2009 2. divisjon 6 26 13 6 7 53 41 45 First round 2010 2. divisjon 9 26 10 5 11 40 45 35 Second round 2011 2. divisjon 7 24 10 3 11 42 49 33 First round 2012 2. divisjon 7 26 10 6 10 38 40 36 Second round 2013 2. divisjon 7 26 11 4 11 49 46 37 First round 2014 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 4 4 18 34 74 16 First round Relegated 2015 3. divisjon 5 26 14 5 7 46 31 47 First round 2016 3. divisjon 5 26 16 3 7 64 33 51 First round 2017 3. divisjon 8 26 10 3 13 39 43 33 First qualifying round 2018 3. divisjon 7 26 12 2 12 52 46 38 First round 2019 3. divisjon ↓ 14 26 1 0 25 10 193 3 First qualifying round Relegated 2020 Season cancelled 2021 4. divisjon ↓ 7 12 3 0 9 19 46 9 No appearance Relegated
References
[edit]- ^ "Valdres FK - Fotball Vår historie" [Valdres FK Our Story] (in Norwegian). Valdres F.K. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Hernes, Sigurd L. (11 September 2019). "Laget taper "alt". Nå er de blitt en snakkis i Fotball-Norge". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Aftenposten.
