Strømmen IF

Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics and gymnastics,^[1] and formerly had sections for bandy, orienteering, skiing, speed skating, swimming among other sports.

Strømmen IF

Full name	Strømmen Idrettsforening
Founded	25 September 1911; 112 years ago (25 September 1911)
Ground	Strømmen Stadion
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Lars Habberstad
Coach	Kasey Wehrman
League	2. divisjon
2022	2. divisjon group 1, 6th of 14
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna. In 1935 it incorporated the club Strømmen BK, founded in the 1920s, and reverted its name back to Strømmen FK. On 27 June 1945, the club merged with AIF club Strømmen AIL, founded 1928, and got its current name.^[2][3]

Football

The club reached the Norwegian Football Cup semi-final in 1957, and played in the Norwegian top flight from 1949 to 1955 and from 1956 to 1961, as well as in 1986 and 1988. The club hosts the record for lowest attendance in the highest league, 202. They play their matches at Strømmen Stadion.

In 2006, Strømmen won their 3. divisjon group. In the qualification match for the 2. divisjon they met Ullern. Strømmen won the first leg, 6–2, on home ground, and they lost the second leg, 4–2, but won 8–6 on aggregate, and achieved their promotion for the 2007 season. Strømmen got relegated in 2007, but retained their spot since Odd Grenland 2 got demoted to the 3. divisjon, following Odd's first team being relegated from the top tier, Tippeligaen. Thomas Berntsen was hired by Strømmen on 3 August 2008,^[4] and with Berntsen as head coach, Strømmen avoided relegation to the 3. divisjon. Ahead of the 2009 season, Petter Myhre was named co-coach together with Berntsen.^[5] With Berntsen and Myhre as coaches, Strømmen won their 2009 2. divisjon group and was promoted to 1. divisjon. In 2010 Strømmen finished three points behind a promotion play-offs spot. In the decisive match of the 2011 season, Strømmen avoided relegation with a 6–1 win against Nybergsund.^[6] After the 2011 season, Berntsen was replaced by Erland Johnsen.^[7]

Recent history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts	Cup	Notes
2001	D3/4	3	22	10	5	7	46	37	35	1st qualifying round
2002	D3/5	3	22	14	4	4	75	38	46	1st qualifying round
2003	D3/5	2	22	17	1	4	65	23	52	1st qualifying round
2004	D3/3	1	22	19	2	1	76	21	59	1st round	Lost playoffs for promotion
2005	D3/4	2	20	12	2	6	56	38	38	2nd round
2006	D3/4	↑ 1	22	19	1	2	84	32	58	1st qualifying round	Promoted to 2. divisjon
2007	D2/1	12	26	8	4	14	50	52	28	1st round	Avoided relegation due to the relegation of the reserve teams of Odd Grenland and Start
2008	D2/1	11	26	8	5	13	31	49	29	1st round
2009	D2/1	↑ 1	26	20	3	3	77	31	63	2nd round	Promoted to 1. divisjon
2010	1D	7	28	12	4	12	43	42	40	3rd round
2011	1D	12	30	9	7	14	43	58	34	2nd round
2012	1D	11	30	10	7	13	39	51	37	2nd round
2013	1D	11	30	9	11	10	39	43	38	2nd round
2014	1D	10	30	11	8	11	59	54	41	3rd round
2015	1D	8	30	10	7	13	33	39	37	4th round
2016	1D	7	30	13	8	9	46	45	47	3rd round
2017	1D	11	30	9	9	12	39	47	36	2nd round
2018	1D	11	30	12	2	16	49	53	38	2nd round
2019	1D	13	30	7	10	13	32	46	30	4th round
2020	1D	10	30	10	8	12	47	51	35	Cancelled
2021	1D	↓ 16	30	4	12	14	32	49	24	2nd round	Relegated to 2. divisjon
2022	2D	6	24	9	4	11	36	39	31	1st round

Source:^[8]

Current squad

As of 14 August 2023^[9]

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   RWA Clement Twizere Buhake 2 DF   NOR Sebastian Gjelsvik 3 DF   AUS Cameron Crestani 4 DF   NOR Sindre Rindal 6 MF   NOR Nikolai Solberg 7 MF   NOR Tobias Myhre 8 MF   NOR Brage Naustdal 9 FW   NOR Younes Amer 10 MF   NOR Mustapha Achrifi 11 MF   NOR Shadi Ali 12 GK   NOR Kevin Christensen 14 MF   NOR Martin Bergum (on loan from Lillestrøm)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   NOR Jakob Rømo Skille 16 FW   NOR Sander Werni 17 FW   NOR Magnus Bækken 18 DF   NOR Benjamin Zalo 19 FW   NOR Uranik Seferi (on loan from Lillestrøm) 20 MF   NOR Apipon Tongnoy 21 MF   NOR Kasander Getz 22 FW   NOR Eiliv Hoel Solheim 23 MF   NOR Shadi Ali 24 DF   NOR Marcus Poulsen (on loan from Lillestrøm II) 30 GK   NOR Marius Kollstrom 45 FW   NOR Chimaobi Ifejilika

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

Athletics

Former cross-country skier Thomas Alsgaard competed for Strømmen IF in steeplechase and long-distance running in his younger days.^[10]

The club's only Norwegian champion in athletics is Otto Rui. He won the hammer throw in 1987, and also took national medals in 1985, 1988 and 1989.^[11] Sidsel Kjellås is their winningest domestic medalist, with silver medals in the 80 metres hurdles in 1964,^[12] pentathlon in 1965,^[13] and the tetrathlon in 1966^[14] and a bronze in the standing long jump in 1965.^[15] Birgit Tofthagen took a national silver medal in the high jump in 1964,^[16] and Unni Lundby took a bronze medal in the 200 metres in 1969.^[17] Strømmen's women' team in the 4 x 100 metres relay also took a national silver medal in 1965 and a bronze in 1970.^[18]

The club hosted the 1992 Norwegian Cross-Country Championships.^[19]

References

1. "Fakta Strømmen IF". strommen-if.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
2. "Om Strømmen IF" (in Norwegian). Greyhounds (supporter club). Retrieved 12 July 2011.
3. Thingsrud, Leif (1989). "Arbeideridrett i kamptid. Et tilbakeblikk på AIF i Akershus". Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus' Årbok (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm: Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus (2): 48–60. ISSN 0802-4537.
4. "Thomas Berntsen ny trener". greyhoundsweb.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF unofficial supporter club. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
5. "Petter Myhre sidestilt hovedtrener". rb.no (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
6. . nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
7. "Erland Johnsen blir Strømmen-trener". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
8. "Strømmen IF". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
9. "A-laget" [First team] (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF.
10. Hauge, Willy. "Athletics statistics, Akershus county, men aged 20 and less". Retrieved 28 October 2009.
11. . Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "80 meter Hekk/Hurdles". Friidrett.no. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
13. "5-kamp/Pentathlon". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
14. "3-kamp/Triathlon". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
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External links

• Official website (in Norwegian)