Fotballklubben Eik Tønsberg Allianseidrettslag (formerly known as Eik-Tønsberg), is a Norwegianfootball club from the Eik neighborhood of Tønsberg, Vestfold. The club got its current name on 1 January 2020 after a merger with FK Tønsberg. The football team competes with the name FK Eik Tønsberg 871 where the number represents the founding year of the town of Tønsberg.
FK Eik Tønsberg 871
Full name
Fotballklubben Eik Tønsberg Allianseidrettslag
Nickname(s)
Eik
Founded
14 March 1928; 96 years ago (14 March 1928); as Eik IF
The club was founded as Eik Idrettsforening on 14 March 1928,[2] and included the city name Tønsberg in 1989. Before 1988, the district Eik was located in Sem Municipality, but Sem was incorporated into Tønsberg.
It was formerly a team of nationwide importance. The team played their first season in the Norwegian top division in the 1957–58 season and finished in sixth place out of eight teams in group B. In the 1959–60 season they finished second in the Main League group B, reaching a bronze play-off match which they won 4–2 against Vålerengen. Since this was the first time a bronze play-off was held, Eik became the first bronze medalists in Norwegian football's top division. In the following 1960–61 season they won the Main League group B, reaching a gold playoff match which they lost to Fredrikstad.[3] Well-known players were Arne Natland, Arne Høivik and Tore Halvorsen, all of whom were capped by Norway.[2]
Eik were promoted to the Norwegian top flight in 1982, finished fifth in 1983, and were relegated in 1985. Among the profiles on this team were midfielder Geir "Bolla" Johansen and striker Nick Sandberg, both of whom played briefly on the international stage, as well as future Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt who left the club after the 1983 season.
In the 1990s the team was a mainstay in the 1. divisjon, the second tier. After the 1997 season it even contested a playoff to win promotion to the Tippeligaen, but did not win. The team was relegated after the 2000 1. divisjon season, and played in the 2001 2. divisjon.
On 10 October 2001, a new club was founded. FK Tønsberg was to be an umbrella team in the district, and was supported by 20 teams in the region.[4] As Eik-Tønsberg was the best regional team, FK Tønsberg took their place in the league system from 2002 and Eik-Tønsberg started anew.
Eik-Tønsberg won their 3. divisjon group in both 2003, 2004 and 2005, but in each year it succumbed to other clubs in the promotion playoffs. In 2010 the club also contested the playoffs as the 2nd placed team, but was again defeated, and remained in the 3. divisjon. It was relegated to the 4. divisjon after the 2012 season. The club was promoted back to the 3. divisjon for the 2015 season, but was relegated again in 2016.[5] After the 2020 merger with FK Tønsberg, Eik Tønsberg advanced a tier since FK Tønsberg played in the 3. divisjon at the time. In 2023, FK Eik Tønsberg were promoted to the 2. divisjon.[6]
^"Historien" (in Norwegian). FK Tønsberg. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
^ ab"Eik Tønsberg AIL". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^"Eik rykker opp til andredivisjon". NRK (in Norwegian). 22 October 2023.
^"4. div menn 2013" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^"4. div menn 2014" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^"4. div menn 2018" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^"4. div menn 2019" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^"FK Eik Tønsberg". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External linksedit
Official site (in Norwegian)
April 06, 2024
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Fotballklubben Eik Tonsberg Allianseidrettslag formerly known as Eik Tonsberg is a Norwegian football club from the Eik neighborhood of Tonsberg Vestfold The club got its current name on 1 January 2020 after a merger with FK Tonsberg The football team competes with the name FK Eik Tonsberg 871 where the number represents the founding year of the town of Tonsberg FK Eik Tonsberg 871Full nameFotballklubben Eik Tonsberg AllianseidrettslagNickname s EikFounded14 March 1928 96 years ago 14 March 1928 as Eik IFGroundTonsberg GressbaneCapacity5 600 1 League2 divisjon20233 divisjon group 4 1st of 14 promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Merger with FK Tonsberg 2 Recent seasons 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Former logo of Eik IF TonsbergThe club was founded as Eik Idrettsforening on 14 March 1928 2 and included the city name Tonsberg in 1989 Before 1988 the district Eik was located in Sem Municipality but Sem was incorporated into Tonsberg It was formerly a team of nationwide importance The team played their first season in the Norwegian top division in the 1957 58 season and finished in sixth place out of eight teams in group B In the 1959 60 season they finished second in the Main League group B reaching a bronze play off match which they won 4 2 against Valerengen Since this was the first time a bronze play off was held Eik became the first bronze medalists in Norwegian football s top division In the following 1960 61 season they won the Main League group B reaching a gold playoff match which they lost to Fredrikstad 3 Well known players were Arne Natland Arne Hoivik and Tore Halvorsen all of whom were capped by Norway 2 Eik were promoted to the Norwegian top flight in 1982 finished fifth in 1983 and were relegated in 1985 Among the profiles on this team were midfielder Geir Bolla Johansen and striker Nick Sandberg both of whom played briefly on the international stage as well as future Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt who left the club after the 1983 season In the 1990s the team was a mainstay in the 1 divisjon the second tier After the 1997 season it even contested a playoff to win promotion to the Tippeligaen but did not win The team was relegated after the 2000 1 divisjon season and played in the 2001 2 divisjon Merger with FK Tonsberg edit See also FK Tonsberg On 10 October 2001 a new club was founded FK Tonsberg was to be an umbrella team in the district and was supported by 20 teams in the region 4 As Eik Tonsberg was the best regional team FK Tonsberg took their place in the league system from 2002 and Eik Tonsberg started anew Eik Tonsberg won their 3 divisjon group in both 2003 2004 and 2005 but in each year it succumbed to other clubs in the promotion playoffs In 2010 the club also contested the playoffs as the 2nd placed team but was again defeated and remained in the 3 divisjon It was relegated to the 4 divisjon after the 2012 season The club was promoted back to the 3 divisjon for the 2015 season but was relegated again in 2016 5 After the 2020 merger with FK Tonsberg Eik Tonsberg advanced a tier since FK Tonsberg played in the 3 divisjon at the time In 2023 FK Eik Tonsberg were promoted to the 2 divisjon 6 Recent seasons editSeason League Cup NotesDivision Pos Pl W D L GS GA P2013 7 4 divisjon 4 22 14 4 6 56 29 46 Second qual round2014 8 4 divisjon 1 22 18 2 2 68 26 56 Did not participate Promoted2015 3 divisjon 10 26 9 4 13 60 68 31 First qual round2016 3 divisjon 9 26 12 2 12 77 66 38 First qual round Relegated2017 4 divisjon 3 18 12 1 5 74 27 37 Second qual round2018 9 4 divisjon 2 20 18 1 1 91 16 55 First round2019 10 4 divisjon 3 22 13 1 8 79 44 40 Second qual round2020 Merged with FK Tonsberg Season cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 3 divisjon 2 13 8 3 2 29 14 27 First round2022 3 divisjon 4 26 14 7 5 54 31 49 First round2023 3 divisjon 1 26 23 2 1 89 13 71 Second round PromotedSources 5 11 References edit Tonsberg Gressbane NIFS in Norwegian NTB Retrieved 2 November 2022 a b Henriksen Petter ed 2007 Eik Tonsberg Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 27 July 2010 Aarhus Lars Hovedserien first division 1960 61 RSSSF no RSSSF Norway Retrieved 16 January 2016 Historien in Norwegian FK Tonsberg Archived from the original on July 16 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2010 a b Eik Tonsberg AIL NIFS in Norwegian NTB Retrieved 2 November 2022 Eik rykker opp til andredivisjon NRK in Norwegian 22 October 2023 4 div menn 2013 in Norwegian Norwegian Football Federation Retrieved 2 November 2022 4 div menn 2014 in Norwegian Norwegian Football Federation Retrieved 2 November 2022 4 div menn 2018 in Norwegian Norwegian Football Federation Retrieved 2 November 2022 4 div menn 2019 in Norwegian Norwegian Football Federation Retrieved 2 November 2022 FK Eik Tonsberg NIFS in Norwegian NTB Retrieved 2 November 2022 External links editOfficial site in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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