FK Lofoten
Full nameFotballklubben Lofoten
Founded10 December 1992 (1992-12-10)
GroundKabelvåg Kunstgress
Capacity3000
ChairmanTommy Rød
CoachTerje Hansen
League4. Divisjon
20214. Divisjon, 5th [1]
WebsiteClub website

FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one season.

History

The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but they were however relegated in their only season at the second tier. In the decisive match on 17 October 1999, Lofoten had to win away against Sogndal while Byåsen and Skjetten had to draw if Lofoten was going to avoid relegation. Lofoten did their job by beating Sogndal 2–0, and in the match between Byåsen and Skjetten the score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. Byåsen did however score a winning goal in the stoppage time and Lofoten were relegated.

The goal for the 2000 season was to again win promotion. Lofoten won their 2. divisjon group, but lost the play-off matches for promotion against Mandalskameratene. After the 2. Divisjon was changed from eight to four groups, the group-winners would automatically win promotion. Lofoten was fighting for promotion for a couple of years, but never managed to win their group again. Due to the poor economy the club lost several of its most important players, and as a consequence Lofoten was relegated to the 3. divisjon in 2005.

The club was promoted to the 2. Divisjon in 2007, after winning their 3. Divisjon group and beat Innstrand 4–3 on aggregate in the play-off matches for promotion.

In the 2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Lofoten won the qualifying matches against Grovfjord, and was drawn against the 2. Divisjon team Mjølner in the first round. After eliminating Mjølner, Lofoten met the regional greats Bodø/Glimt in the second round. Lofoten lost 1–3 after extra time at home against the 1. Divisjon team.

In the 2008 season, Lofoten finished last in their 2. Divisjon group and were relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1999 1. divisjon ↓ 11 268612 384730 Second round relegated to the 2. divisjon
2000 2. divisjon 1 222002 902560 Third round
2001 2. divisjon 3 261565 634351 First round
2002 2. divisjon 5 261187 534141 Second round
2003 2. divisjon 6 2612410 414640 Third round
2004 2. divisjon 10 2610214 506632 Third round
2005 2. divisjon ↓ 13 267217 408923 Second round relegated to the 3. divisjon
2006 3. divisjon 2 221516 773046 First round
2007 3. divisjon ↑ 1 181431 621445 Second round promoted to the 2. divisjon
2008 2. divisjon ↓ 14 263221 359011 First round relegated to the 3. divisjon
2009 3. divisjon 5 208210 475426 First qualifying round
2010 3. divisjon 4 221336 644042 First qualifying round
2011 3. divisjon 6 221138 644536 First qualifying round
2012 3. divisjon 7 22769 536027 Second qualifying round
2013 3. divisjon 4 221147 484437 Second qualifying round
2014 3. divisjon ↓ 10 226016 437618 First qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon
2015 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 221921 1031659 First qualifying round promoted to the 3. divisjon
2016 3. divisjon ↓ 11 227015 456921 Second qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon
2017 4. Divisjon 2 221552 1093850 First qualifying round
2018 4. Divisjon 7 22868 604630 Second qualifying round
2019 4. Divisjon 2 201325 694041 First qualifying round
2021 4. Divisjon 5 8404 252112 First qualifying round
2022 (in progress) 4. Divisjon 2 8602 281818 First qualifying round
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Current squad

As of 30 April 2022.

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 Norway NOR Vegar Mateo Larsen
2 DF Norway NOR Simen Hansen Rødli
3 MF Norway NOR Steffen Sundklakk Rød
7 MF Norway NOR Noah Aleksander Engstad Olsen
8 FW Norway NOR Jonas Esten Skårn-Johansen
9 FW Norway NOR Bjørn-Anders Bendiksen
10 MF Norway NOR Edvard Helmersen Lind
11 MF Norway NOR Einar Aleksander Eriksen
16 MF Norway NOR Rasmus Drechsler
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Siem
18 FW Norway NOR Henning Johnsen Holand
19 DF Norway NOR Bendik Johan Hanssen
20 MF Norway NOR Joachim Peter Angelsen
21 FW Norway NOR Ade Pratt-Bjørnstad
22 DF Norway NOR Marius Mørtsell
23 DF Norway NOR Hugo Inge Nilsen
24 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Morante Marti

Honours

  • Champions 2. divisjon avd. 8: 1997, 1998 and 2000
  • Champions 3. divisjon avd. 17: 1994 and 1996
  • Champions 3. divisjon avd. Hålogaland: 2007
  • Best Finish: 11th place i 1. divisjon (1999)
  • Best Cup Run: 3rd round i 2000, 2003 and 2004

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 11 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tabell". Fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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