Sotra Sportsklubb is a Norwegian

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from

Sotra Sotra or Store Sotra is the name of a large island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called ' Sotra' and ' Litlesotra' ('small Sotra') that are part of ...

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...

. Founded as ''Idrettslaget Øygard'' on 7 June 1945, the club's current activities consist of

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boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

and

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History

IL Øygard

Idrettslaget Øygard was founded 7 June 1945 in

Fjell municipality Fjell is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Midhordland. The municipality consisted of several islands west of the city of Bergen, the major ones being Litlesotra, the northern ...

. 13 June 2007, IL Øygard met Brann in the second round of the 2007 Norwegian Cup. Brann won the game with the score 5–0. In 2009, IL Øygard merged with ''Foldnes IL'' and ''Brattholmen IL'' to become Sotra SK. Before the merger, IL Øygard's men's football team played in 3. divisjon (fourth tier), and played their home games at Straume Idrettspark. Their home kits were all-blue and their away kits were all-white.

Football

The men's football team currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the

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. They promoted from 3. divisjon in the 2018 season. In 2019, Sotra SK's senior football team were offered to join a merger with fellow

Øygarden Øygarden is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is an island municipality located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Midhordland, stretching along the west coast of the coun ...

and

clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and

Nest-Sotra Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland. In 2020, their elite license was taken over by the new club Øygarden FK, which is a cooperation between Øygarden clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telav ...

to become a part of the new club

Øygarden FK Øygarden Fotballklubb was a Norwegian association football club located in Øygarden, Vestland. Founded in 2020, they took over the elite license from Nest-Sotra and began playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football le ...

from 2020, but rejected because they wanted to continue on their own.

Recent seasons

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Current squad

Head coaches

Handball

As of the 2019–20 season, the men's handball team plays in the third tier, and the women's team plays in the fifth tier.

References

External links

Official site
{{2. divisjon teamlist Football clubs in Norway Sport in Øygarden Association football clubs established in 1945 1945 establishments in Norway