IL Sandviken

Summary

Idrettslaget Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood of Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for basketball, football and handball.

Sandviken
Full nameIdrettslaget Sandviken
Founded29 June 1945; 78 years ago (1945-06-29)
GroundStemmemyren idrettsplass, Bergen
ManagerAlexander Stockinger
LeagueThird Division
2023Third Division group 1, 5th of 14

It was mostly known for its women's football team that played in the Toppserien. It won the league in 2021,[1] and the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995.[2] The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season.[3][4]

The men's football team currently resides in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Norwegian women league champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Sandviken blir en del av Brann". NRK (in Norwegian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ "IL Sandviken Toppfotball endrer navn til SK Brann Kvinner f.o.m. 01.01.22". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sandviken". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

External links edit

  • Official site