Øygarden FK

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Øygarden FK
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Full nameØygarden Fotballklubb
Founded1 January 2020; 23 months ago (2020-01-01)
GroundÅgotnes Stadion,
Ågotnes
Capacity1,200[1]
ChairmanOle Kårtveit[2]
Head coachTommy Knarvik
League2. divisjon
20201. divisjon, 16th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Øygarden Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club located in Øygarden, Hordaland. Founded in 2020, they took over the elite license from Nest-Sotra and began playing in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. Øygarden FK is a cooperation between Øygarden clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and Nest-Sotra.[3] In 2019, the clubs agreed to establish a new elite team. On 26 September 2019, Nest-Sotra decided to apply to the NFF to give their licence to Øygarden FK.[4] This was approved by NFF on 31 October 2019.[5] Current head coach Bryant Lazaro became the club's first head coach in February 2020.[6]

History[]

Founding[]

On 26 September 2019, Nest-Sotra announced that the club's board had decided that they would apply to the Football Association of Norway (NFF) to have their elite licence taken over by the planned club Øygarden FK, effective from the 2020 season.[7] Their application must be received by the NFF before 1 October 2019.[7] Nest-Sotra stated that economical difficulties played an important role for their decision.[3] Nest-Sotra finished in seventh place in the 2019 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, a season where the team were deducted 4 points due to financial problems.[8]

Recent history[]

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2020 1. divisjon relegated 16 30 6 9 15 37 67 27 Cancelled Relegated to the 2. divisjon

Players and staff[]

Current squad[]

As of 24 January 2020

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 Borger Thomas
2 DF Norway NOR (loan from Sogndal)
3 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Flo
4 DF Norway NOR
5 MF Norway NOR (loan from Åsane)
6 MF Norway NOR
7 MF Norway NOR Henrik Andersen
8 MF Norway NOR
9 MF Norway NOR
10 MF Norway NOR
11 FW Norway NOR
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Norway NOR (loan from Sogndal)
15 DF Norway NOR
17 MF Norway NOR
18 FW Norway NOR George Gibson
19 MF Norway NOR
20 MF Norway NOR
22 DF Norway NOR
23 MF Norway NOR
27 DF Norway NOR (loan from Sotra)
28 MF Norway NOR Erik Olaf Krohnstad
30 GK Norway NOR

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Norway Tommy Knarvik
Assistant coach Norway Kristoffer Lie
Assistant coach Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar

References[]

  1. ^ "Ågotnes Stadion". nestsotra.no (in Norwegian). Øygarden FK. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Øygarden FK". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Han er klar for å trena Øygarden FK" [He is ready to coach Øygarden FK]. bt.no (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Søknaden godkjent – Nest-Sotra gir fra seg lisensen". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Endelig har klubben landet hovedtrener for kommende sesong". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". nestsotra.no (in Norwegian). Nest-Sotra Fotball. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "OBOS-klubber straffes med poengtrekk". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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