Stord Idrettslag is a

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located in

Stord Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural ...

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. The club was founded as Stord Turn og idrettslag (Stord T&IL) on 30 March 1914, and today it has sections for

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, handball, football,

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and

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. The club formerly had a section for

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History

The club was founded on 30 March 1914 as ''Stord Turn og idrettslag''. In 2001, this name was changed to the current name, ''Stord Idrettslag''.

Football

History

The men's football team currently plays in

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, the fourth tier of the

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. They played in the second tier for two consecutive seasons in

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and

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Stord/Moster and Stord Sunnhordland FK (2002–2006)

In 2002, Stord's senior team merged with Moster IL and created ''Stord/Moster''. The goal for the merger was to create a new elite team which could have wider support inn the

Sunnhordland Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. The district consists of the southern coastal regions of the old Hordaland county (now part of Vestland county). It includes the areas that surround the mouth of the Hardan ...

region. Stord/Moster won the

2003 3. divisjon The 2003 season of the '' 3. divisjon'', the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway. 22 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Twelve teams were promoted to the 2. divisjon through playo ...

, but lost to Norheimsund IL in the playoff to the 2. divisjon.Speaker.no
/ref> In 2006, the club got new owners and changed its name from Stord/Moster to Stord Sunnhordland on 15 March 2006. In December 2006, it was decided to discontinue the club. Its spot in the league system and its squad was transferred back to Stord IL. The chairman of the new limited company Sunnhordland Toppfotball, which now supported the club, said that Stord Sunnhordland had "been a club without soul".

Recent years (2007–present)

In the 2013 season, Stord Fotball promoted to the third tier, but were relegated back to the fourth tier in the following season. They repeated this feat in 2015 through winning their group in the

2015 3. divisjon The 2015 season of the ''3. divisjon'', the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway. Between 22 and 26 games (depending on group size) are played in 12 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Twelve group winner ...

, but a twelfth-place finish in the 2016 2. divisjon saw Stord relegate back to the 3. divisjon, where they currently plays.

Recent men's football seasons

Handball

The men's team in Stord Handball currently plays in the third tier of Norwegian handball. The team played twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight before they were relegated from the 2010–11 season.

References

External links

Official site
{{3. divisjon teamlist Sports teams in Norway Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1914 1914 establishments in Norway Athletics clubs in Norway Stord Sport in Hordaland