Abildsø IL
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Abildsø Idrettslag is a sports club in the suburb of Abildsø
Abildsø
Abildsø is a neighborhood in the borough Østensjø in Oslo, Norway. It is located south of Manglerud and Ryen, east of Lambertseter, north of Langerud and east of Bøler the lake Østensjøvannet.-The name:...

, Oslo.

The sports club has a membership of around 400.

History

Abildsø Idrettslag was formed in September 1931, and competed in the Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund was a sporting organization in Norway between 1924 and 1946. As of 1935, AIF had around 50,000 members. AIF published the magazine Arbeideridrett.-Foundation and early growth:...

. The club had cycling, athletics, bancy, skiing, handball, and football on the programme. In the 1970s and 1980s, the ski team folded. The last decade has seen the football team become the focus of the club. In the 2001 season, the club had 21 teams competing. In addition, they had 7 teams run jointly with other clubs.

Football

The club owns a large football field, and a club house with four changing rooms at Østensjøvannet
Østensjøvannet
Østensjøvannet is a lake in Oslo, capital of Norway. It is well-known for the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that can be found there. It is surrounded by the Østensjø borough...

. There are also two training pitches, two seven-a-side pitches, and two women's pitches, as well as an all-weather pitch. Work began on a new all-weather pitch at Abildsø on 4 May 2009.

The men's football team plays in the Fifth Division (sixth tier), and the reserves play in the Seventh Division. The club played in the Norwegian Second Division
Norwegian Second Division
The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....

 as late as in 1999
1999 Norwegian Second Division
The 1999 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Hamarkameratene, Sandefjord, Strindheim and Tromsdalen were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the...

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