- Raufoss IL
Football club infobox
clubname = Raufoss IL
fullname = Raufoss Idrettslag
nickname =
founded =February 10 ,1918
ground =Raufoss Stadion ,Raufoss ,Norway
capacity = 2500 | chairman = Asgeir Sveen
manager =Dag Opjordsmoen
league = Second Division/ 1
season = 2007
position = Adeccoligaen, 11th
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF|Raufoss I.L. is a sports club from
Raufoss ,Norway . The club was formed in 1918. It was played in First League between 1937-1948 (4 seasons), between 1957-1960, in 1964 and between 1973-1974 (2 seasons).In 2007 Raufoss returned to the First Division, after being relegated in 2004 and were able to finish in eleventh place. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the
Football Association of Norway decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions. [cite web | url=http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53186&cat=51834&x=1&a=211775&TournamentId=277213 | title=Club licenses for 2008 | work=Football Association of Norway | accessdate=2007-12-11] [cite web | url=http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53186&cat=51834&x=1&a=213663&TournamentId=277213 | title="Raufoss' appeal dismissed" | work=Football Association of Norway | accessdate=2007-12-11] Raufoss were demoted to the Second Division and their place given to Sparta Sarpsborg, who finished in thirteenth place.The club has an athletics section, with Olympic sprinter
John Ertzgaard being the most prominent member.Former Players
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John Anders Bjørkøy (2000-2003)
*Neil Tarrant (2003-2004)References
External links
* [http://www.raufossfotball.no/ Official website, football department]
* [http://n3sport.no/organisation.asp?OrgElementId=163891 Official website, athletics department] no icon
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