Øygarden Fotballklubb was a Norwegian

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club located in

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. Founded in 2020, they took over the elite license from Nest-Sotra and began playing in the

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, the second tier of the

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. Øygarden FK was a cooperation between Øygarden clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and Nest-Sotra. In 2019, the clubs agreed to establish a new elite team. The club went bankrupt in May 2022.

History

Founding

On 26 September 2019, Nest-Sotra announced that they would apply to the

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(NFF) to have their elite licence taken over by the planned club Øygarden FK, effective from the 2020 season. This was approved by the NFF on 31 October 2019. Nest-Sotra stated that economical difficulties played an important role for their decision. Nest-Sotra finished in seventh place in the 2019 1. divisjon, the second tier of the

, a season where the team was deducted 4 points due to financial problems.

Relegation and bankruptcy

Bryant Lazaro became the club's first head coach in February 2020. He was sacked halfway through the season, with Mons Ivar Mjelde replacing him. Following a 6–0 loss against

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in December 2020, Øygarden were officially relegated from the 2020 1. divisjon. Tommy Knarvik was appointed new head coach of the club two days later. In the 2021 2. divisjon, the club finished seventh in group 2. In May 2022, Øygarden went bankrupt with a debt of 5.8 million NOK. They officially withdrew their team from all competitions on 2 June 2022.

List of seasons

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References

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* Defunct football clubs in Norway Sport in Øygarden Association football clubs established in 2020 Association football clubs disestablished in 2022 2020 establishments in Norway 2022 disestablishments in Norway {{Norway-footyclub-stub