Fotballklubben Voss is a
Norwegian association football
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club from
Vossevangen
Vossevangen or Voss is the administrative centre of Voss municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
Location
The village lies on the northeastern shore of the lake Vangsvatnet in the central part of the municipality, about east of the city of Berg ...
,
Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
.
It was founded on 26 September 1921.
The women's football team currently plays in the
First Division 1st Division or First Division may refer to:
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Airborne divisions
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Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
, the second tier of Norwegian football. The men's football team currently plays in the
Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. In
2005
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it contested a
playoff
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to win promotion to the
Second Division
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, but lost to
Askøy FK
Askøy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Kleppestø in Askøy municipality, founded on 3 March 1999 as a merger between ''Florvåg IF'' and ''Kleppestø FK''.
The men's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of N ...
. In
2010
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it once more won its section of the Third Division, but again failed to win promotion, losing in the play-offs against
Austevoll
Austevoll is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality and an archipelago in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Midthordland in Western Norway. The administrative centre ...
.
As the last round of 2013 finished, FBK Voss Men fell down to the Fourth Division.
Recent history
Women's team
:
Men's team
:
References
External links
Official site
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Football clubs in Norway
Sport in Hordaland
Voss
Association football clubs established in 1921
1921 establishments in Norway