Hønefoss B.K.
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| Full name | Hønefoss Ballklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | HBK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | February 4, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Hønefoss Idrettspark Hønefoss |
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| Capacity | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Bjørn Aasen |
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| Manager |  Peter Engelbrektsson |
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| League | Adeccoligaen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Adeccoligaen, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded as a merger of I.F. Liv, Fossekallen and Hønefoss AIL. Fossekallen was merged into Hønefoss AIL in 1940, which merged with Liv in 1987. The club was called Liv/Fossekallen and changed its name to L/F Hønefoss and then Hønefoss Ballklubb.
It has spent the last years playing in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier in Norwegian football. The most notable footballer to play for Hønefoss is probably Frode Grodås.
