Avaldsnes IL
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| Full name | Avaldsnes Idrettslag | ||
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| Founded | 16 June 1937 | ||
| Ground | Avaldsnes Idrettssenter | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| League | Toppserien (women) Fourth Division (men) | ||
| 2023 | Toppserien, 9th of 10 (relegated) | ||
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Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball.
Women's football
[edit | edit source]The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division of West Norway in 1997, before the team was dissolved in 1999 and then resurrected in 2002.[1] The women's football team currently plays in the Toppserien, the first tier of Norwegian women's football, after promotion from the First Division in 2012, becoming the first club from Karmøy to play in the top league of any sport in Norway.[2][3] They reached the final of the Norwegian Women's Cup in 2013 and 2015 but lost in the final both times.
The footballer Cecilie Pedersen has previously represented Norway while playing for Avaldsnes.[4]
They finished the 2015 season in second place, their highest finish in the Toppserien to date, and qualified to the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Women's football squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 8 December 2021[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
[edit | edit source]Honours
[edit | edit source]- Toppserien
- Norwegian Women's Cup
- Winners (1): 2017
- Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
Recent women's seasons
[edit | edit source]Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2009 D2 5 18 7 3 8 43 54 24 Not Qualified 2010 D2 ↑ 1 22 17 2 3 116 42 53 Not Qualified Promoted to Division 1 2011 D1 6 20 8 5 7 35 37 29 2nd round 2012 D1 ↑ 1 22 20 1 1 73 20 61 3rd round Promoted to Toppserien 2013 TS 4 22 10 3 9 39 33 33 Runners-up Lost Cup final to Stabæk 1–0 2014 TS 5 22 12 2 8 56 27 38 Semi-final [6] 2015 TS 2 22 16 3 3 60 15 51 Runners-up Lost Cup final to LSK Kvinner 3–2 2016 TS 2 22 18 2 2 50 17 56 Quarter-final 2017 TS 2 22 15 3 4 51 17 48 Winners Beat Vålerenga 1–0 in the final to win the Cup 2018 TS 9 22 5 6 11 24 38 21 3rd round 2019 TS 5 22 9 7 6 40 33 34 Quarter-final 2020 TS 3 18 10 4 4 31 21 34 Semi-final 2021 TS 8 18 3 3 12 25 35 12 Quarter-final 2022 Toppserien 9 18 3 2 13 15 50 11 Quarter-final 6 7 2 1 4 7 19 7 2023 TS 9 27 5 6 16 18 63 21 3rd round
UEFA Competition Record
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Round | Club | Away | Home | Aggregate |
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| 2016-2017 | Qualifying round | Northern Ireland Newry City | 11–0 | – | – |
| Portugal CF Benfica | 6–1 | – | – | ||
| Finland PK-35 Vantaa (Host) | 2–0 | – | – | ||
| Round of 32 | France Lyon | 0–5 | 2–5 a | 2–10 | |
| 2017–2018 | Qualifying round | Montenegro Breznica Pljevlja (Host) | 2–1 | – | – |
| Israel Kiryat Gat | 6–2 | – | – | ||
| Serbia Spartak Subotica | 2–0 | – | – | ||
| Round of 32 | Spain Barcelona | 0–2 | 0–4 a | 0–6 | |
| 2018-2019 | Qualifying round | Portugal Sporting CP | 3–2 | – | – |
| North Macedonia Dragon 2014 | 3–0 | – | – | ||
| Croatia Osijek (Host) | 2–2 | – | – | ||
| Round of 32 | France Lyon | 0–5 | 0–2 a | 0–7 |
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Men's football
[edit | edit source]The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, after relegation in 2012.[7] The men's team also played in the Third Division between 2005 and 2010.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official site (in Norwegian)
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