Verdal IL
| Full name | Verdal Idrettslag | |
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| Founded | 12 December 1916 | |
| Ground | Verdal stadion, Verdalsøra | |
| Manager | ||
| League | Third Division | |
| 2016 | Third Division / 10, 3rd[1] | |
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Verdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Nord-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating.
It was established on 21 May 1920 as a merger between Værdalens SL, founded 12 December 1916, and FK Falken. The club counts 1916 as its founding year.[2] In 1984 the track and field section formed its own club Verdal FIK.
Football[]
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It contested a playoff to win promotion to the First Division in 1996, but failed. It last played in the Second Division in 2002. It then won its Third Division group and contested playoffs to the Second Division in 2006 and 2007, but failed both times.
In 2011 they signed former Tippeliga player Trond Viggo Toresen from Levanger FK, he played a role as Playing Coach along with Head Coach . He proved to be an important figure in the battle for promotion to Second Division, which ended in a 3rd place and no promotion.
The women's football team played in the Norwegian Premier League in 1996 and 1997. In December 2004 the women's section started a cooperation team in the region, named . This was later disclosed after little success and internal disputes.
Recent history[]
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2009 D3 2 22 18 2 2 74 25 56 1st round 2010 D3 6 22 12 1 9 56 47 37 1st round 2011 D3 3 26 16 5 5 59 25 53 2nd round 2012 D3 3 26 13 8 5 57 36 47 2nd round 2013 D3 3 26 14 6 6 55 35 48 2nd qualifying round 2014 D3 5 26 13 2 11 61 57 41 1st round 2015 D3 4 26 18 3 5 96 31 57 1st qualifying round 2016 D3 4 26 15 5 6 72 41 50 1st qualifying round 2017 (in progress) D3 3 16 7 5 4 28 20 26 2nd round
References[]
- ^ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 10 2011". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Folkeparken og Verdal stadion" (in Norwegian). Verdal historielag. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- Official site (in Norwegian)
- Football clubs in Norway
- Sport in Trøndelag
- Verdal
- Association football clubs established in 1916
- Defunct athletics clubs in Norway
- 1916 establishments in Norway
- Norwegian football club stubs