Mjøndalen IF Fotball

Mjøndalen IF Fotball – commonly known as Mjøndalen IF, and (especially locally) Mjøndar'n or MIF – is the football department of Mjøndalen IF. Founded in 1910, the club is located in Mjøndalen, Viken, Norway. The team plays its home matches in the 4,350-capacity Consto Arena. Mjøndalen competes in Obos Ligaen, the second tier in the Norwegian football league system having been relegated from the Eliteserien at the end of the 2021 season.

Mjøndalen IF Fotball

Full name	Mjøndalen Idrettsforening Fotball
Founded	22 August 1910; 112 years ago (1910-08-22)
Ground	Consto Arena
Capacity	4,350
Head coach	Kevin Nicol (interim)
League	1. divisjon
2022	1. divisjon, 9th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

First era

Mjøndalen reached the final of the 1924 Norwegian Cup where they lost 3–0 against Odd. In the 1930s, Mjøndalen won the Norwegian Cup three times; 1933, 1934 and 1937. They also lost three finals; in 1931, 1936 and 1938.

Second era and European debut

As runners-up in the 1968 Norwegian Cup, Mjøndalen men's football team represented Norway in the European Cup Winners' Cup in the following 1969–70 season. They were eliminated in the first round by Cardiff City who defeated Mjøndalen 12–2 on aggregate. After being promoted to the top division in 1971, Mjøndalen regularly played on the top-tier of Norwegian football in the 1970s and 1980s, and finished second in 1976 and 1986. Finishing runners-up in the league qualified them to represent Norway in the UEFA Cup the following season.

Middle years

The last round of the 1976 season saw Mjøndalen beat SK Brann, a result which would have awarded them the league title if Lillestrøm SK had lost their game — which they did not. However, Mjøndalen's silver medals saw the team qualify for the 1977–78 UEFA Cup, where they lost the first round against Bayern Munich 0–12 on aggregate. After Mjøndalen's second silver medals in the 1986 league season, they were relegated the following season and were not promoted back to the top level until 1992. A highlight from the years in lower divisions was their meeting with German side Werder Bremen in the first round of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup. Mjøndalen lost 1–5 on aggregate, but their 1–0 win away at Bremen, remain their only victory in UEFA competitions. After their 1992 top-flight comeback season, Mjøndalen was relegated, had financial challenges, and participated in the second, third and fourth tier of Norwegian football for a number of seasons.

Recent years

Mjøndalen had a successful 2008 in 2. divisjon, and returned to 1. divisjon for the 2009 season. The club qualified to compete in the promotion knock out stage of 1. divisjon in both 2012 and 2013, and finally earned promotion to the Tippeligaen with a successful 2014 play-off result against Brann.^[1] Mjøndalen's return to Tippeligaen for 2015 marked their first appearance in the top tier in 22 years. The team finished in 15th place — second from bottom — and was relegated to the 2016 1. divisjon. In 2018, Mjøndalen finished in second place in the 2018 1. divisjon and was promoted to Eliteserien. In the following season, Mjøndalen succeeded in retaining their spot in the top flight through winning on the last day of the season.^[2]

Honours

League

First tier

• 1. divisjon^{[nb 1]}
  • Runners-up (2): 1976, 1986

Second tier

• 2. divisjon group A^{[nb 1]}
  • Winners (4): 1971, 1978, 1981, 1984
• 1. divisjon^{[nb 1]}
  • Winners (1): 1991

Cup

• Norwegian Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1933, 1934, 1937
  • Runners-up (5): 1924, 1931, 1936, 1938, 1968

Recent seasons

Season	Tier (group)	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts.	Cup	Notes
2001	3. divisjon (gr. 9)	4	22	14	1	7	60	34	43	dnq
2002	3. divisjon (gr. 8)	1	22	16	3	3	69	25	51	dnq	Lost play-offs for promotion
2003	3. divisjon (gr. 8)	5	22	12	1	9	70	37	37	First qualifying round
2004	3. divisjon (gr. 8)	1	22	17	3	2	67	22	54	First round	Lost play-offs for promotion
2005	3. divisjon (gr. 8)	2	22	20	1	1	102	19	61	First round
2006	3. divisjon (gr. 7)	1	20	18	1	1	102	22	55	First round	Promoted to 2. divisjon
2007	2. divisjon (gr. 4)	2	26	14	7	5	62	34	49	Second round
2008	2. divisjon (gr. 1)	1	26	17	4	5	64	34	55	First round	Promoted to 1. divisjon
2009	1. divisjon	11	30	10	9	11	38	39	39	Fourth round
2010	1. divisjon	10	28	10	5	13	41	49	35	Third round
2011	1. divisjon	10	30	10	10	10	42	51	40	Third round
2012	1. divisjon	4	30	16	7	7	52	43	55	Fourth round	Lost playoffs for promotion
2013	1. divisjon	6	30	14	5	11	37	40	47	Quarter-final	Lost play-offs for promotion
2014	1. divisjon	3	30	14	9	7	57	36	51	Fourth round	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2015	Tippeligaen	15	30	4	9	17	38	69	21	Quarter-final	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2016	1. divisjon	6	30	13	10	7	49	38	48	Second round	Lost play-offs for promotion
2017	1. divisjon	3	30	15	7	8	56	37	52	Quarter-final
2018	1. divisjon	2	30	17	9	4	49	24	60	Fourth round	Promoted to Eliteserien
2019	Eliteserien	13	30	6	12	12	38	52	30	Quarter-final
2020	Eliteserien	14	30	8	3	19	26	45	27	Cancelled
2021	Eliteserien	16	30	4	10	16	33	52	22	Third round	Relegated to 1. divisjon
2022	1. divisjon	9	30	13	3	14	39	47	42	Second round

Source:^[3]

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
1969–70	Cup Winners' Cup	1st Round	Cardiff City	1–7	1–5	2–12
1977–78	UEFA Cup	1st Round	Bayern Munich	0–8	0–4	0–12
1987–88	UEFA Cup	1st Round	Werder Bremen	0–5	1–0	1–5

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022^[4]

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   IRN Sosha Makani 2 MF   NOR Syver Skaar Eriksen 4 DF   NOR Adrian Aleksander Hansen 5 DF   NOR Sivert Engh Øverby 6 DF   NOR Joackim Olsen Solberg 7 MF   NOR Martin Rønning Ovenstad 8 FW   NOR Ole Amund Sveen 9 FW   NOR Benjamin Stokke 10 MF   NOR Erik Stavås Skistad 11 MF   FRO Meinhard Olsen 13 GK   NOR Erik Hejer

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   SWE Love Reuterswärd 16 DF   NOR Johannes Holstad Dahlby 17 FW   NOR Brinder Singh 18 MF   GHA Simon Appiah Asamoah 19 FW   NOR Magnus Bækken 20 FW   NOR Kristian Strømland Lien 21 DF   NOR Sondre Skogen 23 GK   NOR Thomas Kinn 25 MF   NOR Daniel Skare 27 FW   NOR Frank Bamenye 31 MF   SWE Albin Sporrong

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2021–22 and transfers summer 2022.

History of league positions (since 1963)

	1900s															2000s
	'63– '66	'67– '71	'72– '77	'78	'79	'80– '81	'82– '83	'84	'85– '87	'88– '91	'92	'93– '94	'95	'96	'97– '98	1999– 2006	'07– '08	'09– '14	'15	'16– '18	'19– '21	'22–
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

References

1. "Mjøndalen rykker opp til eliteserien". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. "Vill Seiersrus i Mjøndalen: – Vi har fightet, stått på og vi er dømt nord og ned av stort sett alle". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. "Mjøndalen IF". NIFS (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
4. "A-laget". Mjøndalen IF. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

Notes

1. 1. divisjon was the name of the top tier of Norwegian league football from 1963 until 1990. The top tier changed its name to the sponsor-affiliated name Tippeligaen ahead of the 1990 season. The second tier formerly known as 2. divisjon inherited the name 1. divisjon ahead of the 1991 season. The third tier, formerly known as 3. divisjon was named 2. divisjon ahead of the 1991 season and the names of all the lower divisions were adjusted accordingly. Effecting 2017, the top tier is named Eliteserien.

Further reading

• Myklebust, Odd (2010). MIF i hundre : 1910-2010 : Mjøndalen IF - gjennom 100 år med lokal historikk (in Norwegian). Mjøndalen IF. ISBN 9788230315613.

External links

• Official website