Harstad IL

Harstad IL
Full name	Harstad Idrettslag
Founded	1 March 1903; 121 years ago
Stadium	Harstad Stadium, Harstad
Capacity	1000
Chairman	Frode Henriksen
Manager	Torkild Nilsen
League	Third Division
2024	Third Division group 6, 4th of 14
Home colours	Away colours

Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Harstad, Troms. It has association football, futsal and nordic skiing sections. The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black,^[1] and their home field is Harstad stadion. This was Norway's first football stadium with artificial turf.^[2]

The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. The team last played in the Norwegian First Division in 1997. After that they had a long run in the Second Division. It played in the Third Division in 2003, but won their group and won the playoff 5–2 on aggregate against Innstranden. In 2008 they were back in the Third Division, won the league but lost the playoff to Bodø/Glimt 2 with 6–5 on aggregate after extra time. The next season they won the playoff, beating Stålkameratene 3–2 on aggregate. After two season in the Second Division, Harstad was again relegated in 2011.

The club also won the Northern Norwegian Cup nine times: in 1932, 1938, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962 and 1968.^[3] A well-known player from that era is Trygve Bornø.^[1]

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2008	3. divisjon	1	20	15	2	1	130	13	47	First round
2009	3. divisjon	↑ 1	20	18	2	0	139	16	56	First round	Promoted
2010	2. divisjon	5	26	13	2	11	58	51	41	First round
2011	2. divisjon	↓ 12	26	7	4	15	41	58	25	First round	Relegated
2012	3. divisjon	↑ 2	22	15	4	3	72	24	49	Second round	Promoted
2013	2. divisjon	10	26	8	8	10	44	44	32	Second round
2014	2. divisjon	8	26	12	3	11	46	33	39	Second round
2015	2. divisjon	8	26	9	7	10	34	42	34	First round
2016	2. divisjon	↓ 8	26	8	7	11	45	51	31	First round	Relegated
2017	3. divisjon	6	26	11	6	9	44	39	39	First round
2018	3. divisjon	6	26	13	3	10	57	52	42	Second round
2019	3. divisjon	↓ 12	26	8	3	15	33	59	27	Second round	Relegated
2020	Season cancelled
2021^[4]	4. divisjon	↑ 1	8	8	0	0	42	5	24	Third round	Promoted
2022	3. divisjon	↓ 12	26	7	2	17	50	78	23	Second round	Relegated

Source:^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Harstad Idrettslag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ Ingebrigtsen, Knut (19 October 2006). "Harstad med Norges første kunstgressbane" (in Norwegian). Harstad IL. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^ RSSSF
^ "4. div Menn - Hålogaland 2021" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ "Harstad IL". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 2 November 2022.