Pors Grenland

Pors Grenland is a Norwegian football club from Porsgrunn, currently playing in the Second Division. Pors plays in blue jerseys, and their home ground is Pors Stadion. Notable former players include Jan Halvor Halvorsen and Erik Pedersen.

History

It was founded on May 25, 1905 under the name Lyn, and changed its name to IF Pors in 1914 because the original name was already in use. Since 1994 the name has been Pors Grenland. The best performances of the team was in 1948–49 and 1970 when they played in the top division. The team has had unsuccessful bids for promotion to the premier division in 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1983. Until 1999 Pors Grenland was the only Telemark team to have reached the premier division.

Concurrent with the 1994 name change the club entered into a still ongoing elite-level athletics partnership with the other and dominant Grenland football club, Odd Grenland. In February 2005 IF Pors retained other sports activities whereas Pors Grenland Fotball was siphoned off as a separate sports team, however still under the auspices of IF Pors. In December 2009, the financial cooperation between Pors Grenland and Odd Grenland was terminated.

Between 2004 and 2006 the team played in the First Division but then slipped down to the Second Division where they have been playing since.

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2005	AL	6	30	13	11	6	47	45	50	3rd round
2006	AL	13	30	10	5	15	51	65	35	3rd round	Relegated
2007	D2	7	26	10	5	11	39	44	35	2nd round
2008	D2	4	26	15	6	5	62	41	51	3rd round
2009	D2	2	26	18	3	5	76	44	57	1st round
2010	D2	9	26	11	4	11	41	41	37	1st round
2011	D2	11	26	8	5	13	42	53	29	1st round

References

External links

• Official site
• Pors Support