Stavanger IF is a Norwegian sports club, best known for their
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 ...
team, based in
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
. The club also has a football team.
In the 1980's and 1990's they played in the
top Norwegian division and have won two Norwegian championships and silver medals 4 times.
From 2000 to 2009 the senior men's team was in a union with
Viking HK
Viking Handball Klubb (founded 1986) is a Norwegian handball team from Stavanger with 1 series gold and 4 NM gold.
The team has blue jerseys and blue shorts, and is trained by Christian Magnus Mikalsen Johannesen. The team plays their home match ...
. When the team was relegated in 2009 from the top division, Stavanger IF decided to withdraw from the cooperation.
See also
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Viking HK
Viking Handball Klubb (founded 1986) is a Norwegian handball team from Stavanger with 1 series gold and 4 NM gold.
The team has blue jerseys and blue shorts, and is trained by Christian Magnus Mikalsen Johannesen. The team plays their home match ...
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Handball clubs in Norway
Sport in Stavanger
1905 establishments in Norway
Athletics clubs in Norway
Multi-sport clubs in Norway
Sports clubs and teams established in 1905
Handball clubs established in 1905
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