Drøbak/Frogn IL

Drøbak/Frogn IL
Full name Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag
Founded 6 April 1946
Ground Seiersten stadion,
Drøbak
(Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman Espen Tollefsen
Manager Frode Birkeland
League Third Division
Home colours
Away colours

Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag, DFI, is a Norwegian sports club from Drøbak. It has sections for association football, badminton, basketball, table tennis, floorball, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics, cycling, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.

It can trace its roots back to the club Drøbak IF, founded in 1918. In 1946 it was merged to form Drøbak/Frogn IL, together with Drøbak BK (founded 1920) and Frogn IL (founded 1934).[1]

The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. Seiersten stadion is their home field. Their team colors are red and white.[2] Famous former players include Bent Skammelsrud, Prince Efe Ehiorobo and Per Edmund Mordt. The team last played in the Norwegian First Division in 1997 and the Second Division in 2009.

References

  1. ^ By-laws
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Dr%C3%B8bak%252FFrogn_Idrettslag. Retrieved 5 March 2009.