Mjøndalen IF

Mjøndalen IF
Mjøndalen
Full name Mjøndalen Idrettsforening
Founded August 22, 1910
Ground Nedre Eiker Stadion
Mjøndalen
(Capacity: 2,600)
Manager Vegard Hansen
League Adeccoligaen
2011 Adeccoligaen, 10th
Home colours
Away colours

Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.

Contents

Football

The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937. The last time they played in the Norwegian Premier League (Tippeligaen) was in 1992. The men's football team have played twice in UEFA Cup, seasons UEFA Cup 1977-78 and UEFA Cup 1987-88, against German teams, and once in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969-70, against Welsh team Cardiff City, losing both legs, 1-7 home, and 1-5 away.

In recent times, the men's team won its group of the Norwegian Second Division in 2008, and was promoted to Adeccoligaen.

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts. Cup Notes
2001 D3/9 4 22 14 1 7 60 34 43
2002 D3/8 1 22 16 3 3 69 25 51 Lost playoffs for promotion
2003 D3/8 5 22 12 1 9 70 37 37 1st qualifying round
2004 D3/8 1 22 17 3 2 67 22 54 1st round Lost playoffs for promotion
2005 D3/8 2 22 20 1 1 102 19 61 1st round
2006 D3/7 1 20 18 1 1 102 22 55 1st round Promoted to 2. Division
2007 D2/4 2 26 14 7 5 62 34 49 2nd round
2008 D2/1 1 26 17 4 5 64 34 55 1st round Promoted to Adeccoligaen
2009 AL 11 30 10 9 11 38 39 39 Last 16
2010 AL 10 28 10 5 13 41 49 35 3rd round
2011 AL 10 30 10 10 10 42 51 40 3rd round

[1]

European record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1969-70 Cup Winners' Cup 1. Round Wales Cardiff City 1-7 1-5 2-12
1977-78 UEFA Cup 1. Round Germany Bayern Munich 0-8 0-4 0-12
1987-88 UEFA Cup 1. Round Germany Werder Bremen 0-5 1-0 1-5

Current squad

As of 16 February 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 Norway GK Anders Rotevatn
2 Norway DF Knut Rønningene
3 Ecuador DF Daniel Reinoso
4 Norway DF Martin Strange
5 Norway DF Joachim Olsen Solberg
6 Norway MF Bjarne Kortgaard Ingebretsen
7 Norway MF Lars Granaas
8 Norway MF Stian Ohr
9 United States FW Kyle Helton
10 Serbia FW Bajram Ajeti
11 Norway FW Martin Rønning Ovenstad
12 Norway GK Andreas Håskjold
13 Denmark GK Anders Larsen
14 Norway FW Lasse Olsen
No. Position Player
15 Norway FW Henrik Hontvedt
17 Norway DF Marius Boldt
18 United States DF Rhett Bernstein
19 Norway MF Emil Fossum
20 Norway DF Kristian Høvring
21 Ghana MF Aziz Idris
22 Norway DF Morten Sundli
23 Norway DF Kenneth Karlsen
25 Sweden FW Victor Larsson
27 Iceland MF Sverrir Hilmar Gunnarsson
28 Russia FW Adrian Paul
30 Norway FW Fredrik Gulsvik
77 Norway FW Petar Rnkovic

Bandy

The club is known for its bandy section,[3] with 15 Norwegian championships and several international players. They play their home games at Vassenga.

References

External links