Varhaug Idrettslag (Varhaug IL or VIL) is the main
sports club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
for people living in the village of
Varhaug
Varhaug is the administrative centre of Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the district of Jæren and it is the second largest village in Hå municipality after Nærbø. It was also the administrative centre ...
,
Norway
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, and was established on 1 August 1932. The club caters for a wide range of sports and activities with the most popular being
football
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and
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 ...
.
Varhaug IL owns an area in the eastern part of Varhaug, called Varhaug Idrettspark, which is the venue for most of the sports. It was decided, in October 2007, not to proceed with the construction of a municipal swimming pool. At the club's AGM in 2007, it was agreed that the sports facilities would be developed including a multi-purpose hall. This was reaffirmed at an EGM in 2008. However, because of dissatisfaction with the way that Chairman Paul Skretting was handling negotiations with the municipality, six of the seven board members resigned, and were replaced, shortly before Christmas 2009.
The Varhaug football team will in the 2011 season play at tier five after being relegated in 2010, though in the past it has played at
tier two. It qualified for the
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...
in 1982 and 1997. The woman's handball team, though presently playing in tier 3, competed in Division 1 (tier 2) in season 2007–08. They did, though, have a difficult time in their sole season in that division, losing their first eight matches. Likewise, the men's handball team also plays in tier 3.
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.vil.no
Football clubs in Norway
Handball clubs in Norway
Sports clubs and teams established in 1932
Sport in Hå
Varhaug
1932 establishments in Norway
Multi-sport clubs in Norway