Egersunds Idrettsklubb, commonly known as Egersund or EIK, is a Norwegian sports club from

Egersund Egersund is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger (city), Stavanger. The town is situat ...

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. The club has sections for

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and athletics, and is most known for its football team, which plays in the

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, the second tier of the

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History

The inhabitants of

first started playing football late in the 19th century, after influence from the English pottery-workers in the town. At first the football was not organized, but during the spring of 1909 ''Egersund Fodboldsklubb'' was founded. The club, who played in kits with yellow and black stripes, did not play any competitive matches, but is today considered the forerunner of Egersunds IK. After the First World War, the gymnastics club ''Egersunds TF'' created a football-team, and Egersunds IK was founded in September 1919 when the football section of Egersunds TF broke out to create its own club. The club soon joined the

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, and played its first match against Vidar. Egersunds IK first match in the

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was a 0–3 loss against

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in the first round of the 1925 Norwegian Cup. The club played in local leagues until 1939, when they qualified for the top-tier of the new national league,

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(''League of Norway''). The club's first season was interrupted by the Second World War, and when the league was reorganized after the war, Egersund ended up in the second tier. Further relegations followed, and the club has never been in the top tier of Norwegian football again. In 1957, Egersund were promoted to the second tier, and started one of the better periods of the club's history. A cup match away at

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in 1960, drew a crowd of 4,269, the biggest attendance for any Egersund match, home or away. In the 1961 Norwegian Cup, Egersund eliminated

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and

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to reach the third round of the Norwegian Cup, for the first time in history, where they lost 3–0 against Skeid at

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. In the early 2000s, Egersund mostly played in the 3. divisjon, regularly fighting for promotion to the 2. divisjon. In 2006, the club employed former

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international Jimmy Quinn as manager, but he left after a short time. In 2011, the club finished second in the 3. divisjon behind Start 2, As

was relegated from

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, their reserve could not play in the third tier and Egersund was promoted instead. The next season the team managed to survive a season in the 2. divisjon without being relegated, for the first time in nearly 30 years. The club also reached the third round of the

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, for the first time since

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, after eliminating Vidar 11–10 in a

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. After five successful years at the helm, Jone Mathiesen resigned as head coach in late 2012, being replaced by former Norway international

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. After an inconsistent 2013-season, Sæternes guided EIK to second place behind promoted Åsane in 2014, before leaving for Sandnes Ulf in November that year. He was replaced by former Swedish International

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, who also managed to steer his team to a runners up spot behind Ullensaker/Kisa in 2015. Powell resigned in November 2015 to take up the coaching post at Levanger FK. In December 2015 EIK appointed former Rangers player

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as their new manager.

Notable footballers

Kjell Iversen was the first former Egersunds-player to represent

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, when he made his debut against

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in 1982. Bengt Sæternes is another former Egersund player that has been capped for Norway.

Jørgen Tengesdal Jørgen Tengesdal (born 5 April 1979) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who later worked as coach. Tengesdal played for Viking FK, Viking most of his career, but also spent time at Tromsø IL, Tromsø, Skeid Fo ...

, Kai Ove Stokkeland, Johan Lædre Bjørdal,

Valon Berisha Valon Berisha (born 7 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and the Kosovo national team. Born in Sweden and raised in Norway, he previously represented Norway at youth and full ...

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, Zlatko Tripić and Stian Koldal has played in Tippeligaen after starting their career in Egersund. Most of these players have moved to Viking, which helps Egersund with development of young players. Tripic' transfer to

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in 2011, caused resentment in Viking, who considered discontinuing the cooperation with Egersund.

Recent seasons

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Players

Current squad

Athletics

The club hosted the Norwegian half-marathon championships in 1990, the relays championship in 1996, and the short course cross-country running championships in 2009.

References

External links

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Club page
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