Idrettsforeningen Fløya is a Norwegian

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club from the city of

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

. The club was founded on 22 June 1922 and named after the

Fløya mountain Fløya (also known as ''Fløyfjellet'' or ''Svolen'') is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in th ...

which overlooks Tromsø centre. The women's team has got two third-place finishes in

Toppserien The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984. History Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in ...

, in

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and

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, as its best ever achievements. On 16 December 2020, the women's team merged with

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag () is a Norwegian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Tromsø. They play their home games at the Romssa Arena which has a seating capacity of 6,801. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Despi ...

under the name of TIL 2020. The new name was taken into effect starting from the 2022 season. The men's team plays in the

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, the fourth tier in the

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. The famous Norwegian striker Rune Lange started his career in IF Fløya.

Recent seasons

Women's seasons

Men's seasons

Honours

*Men **

Northern Norwegian Cup The Northern Norwegian Cup ( Norwegian: ''Nord-Norgesmesterskapet i fotball'') was a Norwegian football tournament for men that was contested annually between 1929 and 1969. It was made for clubs from Northern Norway, because these were not allowe ...

: 1936 *Women **

bronze: 2004, 2005

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Floya Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1922 Sport in Tromsø 1922 establishments in Norway