Løv-Ham Fotball

Løv-Ham
Full name Løv-Ham Fotball
Nickname(s) Løvene (The lions)
Founded 29 December 1975
Ground Varden Amfi
Bergen
(Capacity: Ca. 1000)
Chairman Thomas Nordal
Manager Tom Mangersnes
League Second Division
2011 Adeccoligaen, 16th (relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

Løv-Ham Fotball is a football club from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway. Its origin are two local sports teams in Fyllingsdalen called Løvåsen and Hamre. On 29 December 1975 those clubs were merged, choosing the name Løv-Ham. In March 1999 Løv-Ham was divided into a football division, Løv-Ham Fotball, and a handball division, Løv-Ham Håndball.

Løv-Ham is still most notable as a football club, with more than 600 members. The senior football team currently plays in the 2nd highest level in Norway (Adeccoligaen). The club has struggled against relegation since they were promoted to the Adeccoliga in 2004, but despite being a low-budget club, Løv-Ham has somewhat stabilised as an Adeccoliga-club. In the 2010 season, Løv-Ham finished in 4th place and they advanced the Tippeligaen play-offs. They lost 0-2 away in the semifinal against Fredrikstad FK. Promotion to the Tippeliga was not a goal for Løv-Ham, their goal is to develop talents in the Bergen region. Because of their low budget Løv-Ham may not afford to play in the Tippeliga. Local investors have been asked to invest in the club to stabilize the economy.

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Merger with Fyllingen

Løv-Ham has in the recent years taken over Fyllingen's spot as Fyllingsdalen's best football-club, but it's still Fyllingen that got the biggest support and the financial power in the borough. In the end of 2007, the two clubs started negotiation to merge the football-departments of the two clubs. If this had been a reality the goal was a budget of at least 15 million, a doubling compared to the Løv-Ham's budget in 2007. The aim was to create an organization and a name that create a stable state football team, and which in time also be able to play up in the Premier League. The experiment stranded when it was not achieved sufficient majority at the extraordinary annual meeting of Fyllingen.[1] Four years later, on 28 September 2011, the members of both clubs' voted yes to a merge. The new club, will replace Løv-Ham in the 2012 Norwegian Second Division, and the two old clubs will cease to excist.[2] Kjetil Knutsen will be the head coach of the new team.[3]

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 2. Division, section 2 5 26 14 1 11 59 36 43 3rd round
2002 2. Division, section 3 2 26 18 5 3 62 28 59 1st round
2003 2. Division, section 3 2 26 18 2 6 69 30 56 2nd round
2004 2. Division, section 3 1 26 22 3 1 87 27 69 2nd round Promoted to Division 1
2005 AL 12 30 9 4 17 31 47 31 3rd round
2006 AL 11 30 8 11 11 38 40 35 3rd round
2007 AL 12 30 9 6 15 39 44 33 3rd round
2008 AL 12 30 9 7 14 37 45 34 Final 16
2009 AL 10 30 11 7 12 44 50 40 Final 16
2010 AL 4 28 13 4 11 46 38 43 Final 16 Lost playoffs for promotion
2011 AL 16 30 4 5 21 32 71 16 2nd round Relegated

Current squad

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 Johan Thorbjørnsen
3 MF Petter Havsgård Martinsen
4 DF Mats-André Lundekvam Olsen
5 FW Max Jakob Bjørsvik
6 DF Bjørn Dahl (Vice-Captain)
7 MF Øystein Aksnes
8 MF Erlend Storesund (Captain)
10 MF Anders Næs
11 FW Matias Møvik
12 GK Harald Hjelseth Aksnes
14 MF Endre Hansen
No. Position Player
15 DF Marius Brevig
17 DF Mats Kaland
18 FW Arve Walde
19 FW Jean Allasande Mendy
20 MF Fredrik Heggeland
22 MF Daniel Campos
23 DF Jacob Glesnes
24 MF Lars Kallevik
25 FW Belsti Dessalegn
30 GK Martin Hollund

Trivia

References

  1. ^ "Fyllingen sa nei til fusjon". bt.no. Bergens Tidende. 13 November 2007. http://fotball.bt.no/forstediv/article94548.ece. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Løv-Ham og Fyllingen blir én klubb". bt.no. Bergens Tidende. 28 September 2011. http://fotball.bt.no/forstediv/article211005.ece. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Blir sjef for Fyllingsdalens nye lag". bt.no. Bergens Tidende. 19 October 2011. http://fotball.bt.no/forstediv/article212713.ece. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 

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