Greåker Idrettsforening is a
Norwegian association football
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club from
Greåker,
Sarpsborg
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Sarpsbor ...
,
Østfold
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.
The club was founded on 6 April 1919. The club colours are grey and red. The club has formerly had sections for
Nordic skiing
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,
bandy
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The playin ...
,
team handball
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and
amateur wrestling
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.
The men's football team plays in the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football. It was formerly a staple in the
3. divisjon, but was last relegated from there in
2008
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. Its best player has been
Raymond Kvisvik. Earlier, after the Second World War II, the club had a spell in the highest league of Norway from
1958–59 to
1961–62.
References
Official site
Football clubs in Norway
Sport in Sarpsborg
1919 establishments in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1919
Defunct bandy clubs in Norway
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