Raufoss IL is a sports club from

Raufoss Raufoss is a town in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located about south of the larger town of Gjøvik. The town is located along the municipal border wi ...

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. The club was formed in 1918. The football section played in the Norwegian top flight between 1937 and 1948, between 1957 and 1960, in 1964 and between 1973 and 1974. The club currently plays in

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, the second tier of the

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. Since 2015, they have played their home games at

Nammo Stadion Nammo Stadion is a Stadium, football stadium located at Raufoss, Norway, and is the home of Norwegian 1. divisjon club Raufoss Fotball, Raufoss. The stadium has a current capacity of 1,800 spectators. History Plans for a new stadium for Raufos ...

. In 2007 Raufoss returned to the

and were able to finish in eleventh place, after being relegated from the second tier in 2004. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the

Football Association of Norway The Norwegian Football Federation (, ; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway women's national football team, women's national te ...

decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions. Raufoss were demoted to the 2. divisjon and their place given to

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, who finished in thirteenth place. In June 2023, the club hired a mental coach Antti Peltonen to their coaching staff.

Recent history

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Current squad

Out on loan

Former players

Athletics

The club has an

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section, with Olympic sprinter John Ertzgaard being the most prominent member.

References

External links

* (football department)
Official website of the athletics department
(archived 24 March 2007) {{DEFAULTSORT:Raufoss IL Sports clubs and teams in Norway Football clubs in Norway Eliteserien clubs Athletics clubs in Norway 1918 establishments in Norway Association football clubs established in 1918 Sport in Vestre Toten