Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known as Fram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club from Torstrand in

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. It has sections for

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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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General history

The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes Fram

's oldest existing association football club. It is often known as ''Fram Larvik'', mainly to distinguish it from

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from

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Football

The men's football team currently plays in the

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, the fourth tier of the

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. The club reached the final of the 1912 Norwegian Cup. Fram won the final 2–1, but the opponent Mercantile claimed that Fram had used an illegit player. The Norwegian FA ruled a replay the next weekend. On 20 October 1912, Fram lost the replay 0–6 against Mercantile at Gamle Frogner Stadion in

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. The club's greatest achievement came in 1950, when the club won the 1949–50 Hovedserien, the

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. Fram played in the Second Division to

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, but was down to the 4. divisjon for a period after relegation in the 1999 3. divisjon campaign. After that, the team was remade to Larvik Fotball, which won several promotions and resided in the 2. divisjon for some years. The cooperation club Larvik Fotball ceased to exist in late 2004, and the 2005 2. divisjon was played as IF Fram, but with abysmal results. After a few seasons back in the 3. divisjon, however, Fram won the league in 2008 and the subsequent

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, and has played in the 2. divisjon since.

Petter Belsvik Petter Belsvik (born 2 October 1967) is a Norwegian football coach and former player, who played as a striker. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks third in the all-time goalscorer statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He neve ...

took over as head coach after the 2013 season from Tom Helge Jacobsen. In 2021 Haakon Lunov is head coach of Fram Football arter signing a two-year contract. Notable footballers include

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Jonny Hansen, former Swedish u21 international

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and Sverre Hansen.

Honours

* Norwegian top flight: **Winners (1): 1949–50 *

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: **Runners-up (1):

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Recent seasons

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Players

Current squad

Handball

The club also have a handball team, that plays in the

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, the second highest tier in men's handball.

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is the coach, and they play their matches in Framhallen. Notable handballers include Eivind Ellingsen, Pål Myrdam, Are Ruud and

Tom Bakke Thomas Neil Bakke (February 27, 1926 – December 10, 1964) was an American football player, coach and military officer. He played college football for the Denver Pioneers and Navy Midshipmen, being captain of the 1950 team that defeated Army in ...

Speed skating

Notable speed skaters in Fram include Bjørg Eva Jensen, Tom Erik Oxholm,

Roger Strøm Roger Strøm (born 28 July 1966 in Sandefjord) is a former Norwegian speed skater. Strøm was Norway's best speed skating sprinter during the 1990s. His best seasons were from 1994 to 1997. During the 1994 Olympics he finished 7th over 1000&nbs ...

, Else Marie Christiansen, Minna Nystedt, Anne Therese Tveter,

Bjørn Tveter Bjørn Tveter (born 13 June 1944) is a former Norwegian speed skater. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and finished fifth and fourth, respectively. He won a bronze medal over this distance at the 1968 World A ...

and

Øyvind Tveter Øyvind Tveter (born 28 March 1954) is a former Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1970s and 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake ...

References

External links

Official websiteFramparken on Nordic Stadiums
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IF Fram Larvik Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known as Fram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club from Torstrand in Larvik, Norway. It has sections for association football, Athletics (sport), athletics, team handball, handball and ...

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