KIL Toppfotball

Kongsvinger
Full name Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball
Nickname(s) KIL
Founded 31 January 1892
Ground Gjemselund Stadion
Kongsvinger
(Capacity: 5,202)
Chairman Vidar Bråten
Manager Tom Nordlie
League Adeccoligaen
2011 Adeccoligaen, 7th
Home colours
Away colours

KIL Toppfotball is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. Its home ground is Gjemselund Stadion. It is part of sporting association, Kongsvinger Idrettslag.

Despite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in the Norwegian Premier League for 17 straight seasons between 1983 and 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 HamKam 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. Kongsvinger finished First League as 3rd and qualified for promotion-relegation play-offs in 2009 season. Kongsvinger beat Sogndal 3-1 on November 6 at home and faced with Sparta Sarpsborg 08. The club lost first match its rival 3-2 at away on November 9 but beat it 3-1 (5-4 aggregate) at home on November 12 and returned to Norwegian Premier League after 10 years absence.

Contents

Honours

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 D1 14 30 8 5 17 33 57 29 2nd round Relegated to 2. Division
2002 D2/1 7 26 11 4 11 36 31 37 2nd round
2003 D2/2 1 26 22 4 0 62 23 70 2nd round Promoted to 1. Division
2004 D1 3 30 16 5 9 53 42 53 Last 16 Lost playoffs for promotion
2005 D1 10 30 11 4 15 41 48 37 2nd round
2006 AL 7 30 11 10 9 39 42 42 3rd round
2007 AL 4 30 16 5 9 56 42 53 3rd round
2008 AL 13 30 8 6 16 33 58 30 3rd round
2009 AL 3 30 18 2 10 52 37 56 3rd round Promoted to Tippeligaen through playoffs
2010 TL 15 30 4 8 18 27 58 20 Last 16 Relegated to Adeccoligaen
2011 AL 7 30 14 7 9 50 36 49 3rd round

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European record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1993-94 UEFA Cup 1. Round Öster 4-1 3–1 7–2
2. Round Juventus 1-1 0–2 1–3

Current squad

As of 29 December, 2011.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Kim Deinoff
2 MF Joseph Shindika
3 DF Samir Fazlagic
4 DF Arnar Førsund
5 MF Marius Pierau
6 MF Ørjan Berg Hansen
7 FW Kim Holmen
12 MF Alhassane Dosso
14 DF Kai Olav Ryen
15 DF Edwin Hamzic
16 MF Ola Korbøl
No. Position Player
17 MF Mats Skårdal
18 MF Jonathan Dixon
19 DF Gøran Wigum
20 FW Magnus Solum
21 MF Christian Aas
22 MF Lars Gerson
23 GK Petter Lindstad
24 FW Robin Rostille
25 FW Patrick Hansen
26 MF Morten Hæstad
57 GK Tobias Holmen Johansen

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–12.

Former players and managers

Famous players

Managers

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian). http://www.nifs.no. 
  2. ^ "Kongsvinger Squad". kil.no. http://www.kil.no/lagene/. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 

External links
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