Grorud IL

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Grorud IL
Grorud IL logo.svg
Full nameGrorud Idrettslag
Founded18 March 1918
GroundGrorud matchbane,
Oslo
Manager
League1. divisjon
20201. divisjon, 13th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Grorud Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Grorud borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, skiing, gymnastics and tennis.

General history[]

As a sports club based in Grorud, it had two predecessor clubs in Grorud IF, which existed from 1904 to 1905, and Grorud TIF, which existed from 1908 to 1914. Grorud IL was finally founded on 18 March 1918.[1] At the time, Grorud was still located in Aker municipality. The district was incorporated into Oslo in 1948 and tied to the city centre with the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro in 1966.

The club finished construction of its football field in 1926, and its ski jumping hill Rannkollen in 1928. In 1932 the football field was covered with gravel, which allowed the practice of skating sports during the winter.[1] In 1932, Grorud IL was one of the first workers' sports clubs to take up the tennis sport.[2]

Later secretary-general in the UN, Trygve Lie served as secretary in Grorud TIF, and became an honorary member of Grorud IL. He was a central person in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and helped the club get a money loan in , which financed the field and hill construction. In 1929, Grorud IL decided to join the Workers' Sports Confederation (or AIF), where Trygve Lie also was a central figure. This connection ended in 1946 when the AIF was disbanded. By that time the club had got their club house, designed by noted architect Frode Rinnan.[1]

In 1956, the new ski jumping hill Grorudbakken was opened. It fell apart in October 1957, but was rebuilt in steel. A grass football field was opened in 1966, and the field also featured an athletics track. An indoor arena was opened in 1974.[1]

The club colors are yellow and blue.

Football[]

The men's football team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, after being promoted from the 2019 2. divisjon As Grorud IL, the team played in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, for many years, having been promoted to the 1994 season. After being relegated in 1997 the team quickly returned in 1999.[citation needed] After a long 3. divisjon stint, the team won promotion in 2011 and played in the 2012 2. divisjon.[3]

The men's football team formerly cooperated to prop up an umbrella team called Groruddalen BK, but this team went defunct in 2008.[4] Grorud IL was not the backbone of Groruddalen BK, however; this was Årvoll IL whose league spot was taken over by Groruddalen BK.

Recent history[]

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2010 3. divisjon 2 22 14 3 5 69 31 45 Second round
2011 3. divisjon promoted 1 26 21 1 4 92 26 64 First qualifying round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2012 2. divisjon 10 26 7 11 8 44 40 32 First round
2013 2. divisjon 4 26 11 7 8 60 51 40 Second round
2014 2. divisjon 7 26 9 8 9 49 51 35 Third round
2015 2. divisjon 3 26 17 3 6 71 30 54 Second round
2016 2. divisjon 4 26 15 6 5 63 39 51 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 6 26 11 4 11 43 49 37 Second round
2018 2. divisjon 3 26 14 6 6 46 31 48 Second round
2019 2. divisjon promoted 1 26 15 6 5 47 32 51 Third round Promoted to the OBOS-ligaen
2020 1. divisjon 13 30 9 7 14 45 56 34 Cancelled
2021 (in progress) 1. divisjon 8 9 3 3 3 15 16 12

Current squad[]

As of 11 June 2021[5]

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 Mats Gulbrandsen Viken
2 DF Norway NOR Ridouan Boulahyane Essaeh
3 DF Norway NOR Tobias Collet
4 DF Iceland ISL Arnar Thor Gudjonsson
5 DF Norway NOR Glenn André Evensen Harviken
6 MF Norway NOR Martin Høyland
7 FW Norway NOR Preben Mankowitz (captain)
8 MF Norway NOR Jonas Pereira
9 FW Norway NOR Fredrick Johan Skarheim Pettersen
10 MF Norway NOR Faysal Mohamed Ahmed
11 MF Norway NOR Kevin Mankowitz
13 MF Norway NOR Hassan Mohamed Yousef
14 FW Norway NOR Nikolai Jakobsen Hristov
15 DF Norway NOR Fabian Østigård Ness
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Norway NOR Vetle Skåttun
17 MF Norway NOR Omar Bully Drammeh
18 MF Norway NOR Elias Uppheim Skogvoll (on loan from Odd)
19 FW Norway NOR Oscar Aga
20 DF Somalia SOM Saadiq Elmi
21 DF Norway NOR Geirald Meyer
22 DF Norway NOR Henrik Bredeli
23 FW Norway NOR Josias Furaha
26 MF Norway NOR Christos Zafeiris
27 DF Norway NOR Fredrik Carson Pedersen
28 FW Norway NOR Thomas Elsebutangen
29 FW Norway NOR Bjørn Martin Kristensen
40 MF Norway NOR Sindre Osestad
45 GK Norway NOR Vegard Storsve

Athletics[]

The athletics section is now defunct, but has had several prominent members. notably finished sixth in the unofficial 1980 World Championships in 400 metres hurdles, and also holds the Norwegian record in the event. Trond Knaplund was a of national renown, and is now a coach.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Grorud IL's historikk" (in Norwegian). Grorud IL. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ Sarpebakken, Per (1996). "'Den hvite sporten' og AIF". Arbeiderhistorie (in Norwegian). Oslo: Labour Movement Archive and Library: 68. ISBN 82-90759-13-4.
  3. ^ Wikborg, Jonas (24 October 2011). "Opprykksjubel på Grorud". (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ^ Hofoss, Espen (17 December 2008). "Gir opp satsingen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 19.
  5. ^ "A-laget" [First team squad]. grorud-il.no (in Norwegian).

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