Kongsvinger IL

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Kongsvinger

Full name

Kongsvinger Idrettslag

Nickname(s)

KIL

Founded

January 31, 1892

Ground

Gjemselund stadion
Kongsvinger
(Capacity 2750)

Chairman

Torunn Elle

Manager

Øyvind Eide

League

Adeccoligaen

2007

Adeccoligaen, 4th





Home colours





Away colours

Kongsvinger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the city of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. Its home ground is Gjemselund stadion. It is known chiefly for its football team.

Despite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in the Norwegian Premier League for 17 straight seasons (1983-1999). Among the club's achievements were a silver medal in the league in 1992, bronze in 1986 and 1987 and a 1-1 draw against football powerhouse Juventus in the UEFA Cup 1993-94. Kongsvinger dropped out of the top flight in 1999, in the end struggling both financially and on the pitch. Only two years later another relegation sent the team down to the Second Division, level three in Norwegian football. After a mediocre interlude in the 2002 season, former Ham-Kam player Vegard Skogheim took over the job as Kongsvinger manager in 2003, instilling new enthusiasm into a young squad of part-timers. In 2003, the team went undefeated in their division and secured promotion back to the First Division, the second-highest level. The success continued in 2004, and the newly promoted team surprised many experts by managing third place in the league, and thereby earning the right to two playoff matches for promotion against the club that finished third last in the Norwegian Premier League, Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger won the first match 1-0, but lost the second 0-4, giving away both the aggregate win and the right to play in the Premier League to Bodø/Glimt.

1 Honours
2 Current squad
3 Former players and managers
- 3.1 Famous players
- 3.2 Managers
4 Statistics
5 Athletics section
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Honours

Norwegian Premier League
- Silver 1992
- Bronze 1986, 1987
UEFA Cup
- 2nd round against Juventus 1993
Norwegian football cup
- Semi-finals 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996

[edit] Current squad

Sorted by nr, name, position on field (last update 01.04.2008).

1 Alexander van Wijk - GK
3 Fredrik Nilsen - DR/DL
4 Destin Makumbu - DL
4 Jonas Johansen - DC
6 Ørjan Berg Hansen - MF
7 Johan Nilsson Guiomar - DR/DC
8 Magnus Sylling Olsen - MF/RW
9 Glenn Atle Larsen - SF
10 Sverre Digerud - MF
11 Olav Tuelo Johannesen - MF/SF
12 Steinar Strømnes - DC/DR/MF
13 Patrick Holtet - LW
14 Kai Olav Ryen - DC
16 Kristian Jahr - MF
17 Andreas Moen - LW
18 Lars Erik Fremming - MF
20 Peter Samuelsson - SF
21 Carl-Erik Torp - MC/MF/RW/LW
22 Lars Christian Krogh Gerson - MF
23 Conny Månsson - GK
24 Ragnar Gundersen Koffeld - SF
25 Fredrik Sverstad Eriksen - GK

[edit] Former players and managers

[edit] Famous players

Øivind Tomteberget
Even Pellerud
Arnfinn Engerbakk
Dag Riisnæs
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
Christer Basma
Erik Holtan
Geir Frigård
Jon Inge Høiland
Kjell Roar Kaasa
Vidar Riseth

[edit] Managers

Christer Nilsson 1983
Svein Ivar Sigernes 1984-1985
Ingvar Stadheim 1986
Even Pellerud 1987-1989
Kent Karlsson 1990
Svein Ivar Sigernes 1991
Per Brogeland 1992-1995
Åge Steen 1996-1997
Per Anders Sjøvold 1998
Per Brogeland 1998-1999
Hans Knutsen 2000
Erik Nystuen 2001
Kenneth Rosén 2002
Vegard Skogheim 2003-2006
Thomas Berntsen 2006-

[edit] Statistics

Most matches played for the club: Øyvind Tomteberget: 660
Most league goals scored for the club: Cato Holtet: 46

Biggest win: 6-0 vs Start (h 1985) Djerv 1919 (h 1989) and Fyllingen (h 1993)
Biggest loss: 0-8 vs Tromsø (a 1995) and Strømsgodset (a 1997)

Most spectators at a home match: 10213 (KIL-Juventus 1993, played at Ullevaal stadion)
Most spectators at a home match at Gjemselund stadion: 6794 (KIL-Vålerenga 1983)