Nordreisa IL
Encyclopedia
Nordreisa Idrettslag is a Norwegian
sports club from Storslett
, Troms
, founded on 16 September 1946. It has sections for association football, team handball
, orienteering
, cycling
, Nordic skiing
and biathlon
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division
in 1999
. Former players include Odd-Karl Stangnes
and Vegard Braaten
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sports club from Storslett
Storslett
Storslett is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Nordreisa in Troms county, Norway. Its population is 1,583. The village is located at the southern end of the Reisafjorden along the mouth of the Reisaelva ....
, Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
, founded on 16 September 1946. It has sections for association football, team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
, cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
, Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
and biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last 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....
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...
. Former players include Odd-Karl Stangnes
Odd-Karl Stangnes
Odd-Karl Stangnes is a Norwegian football coach and former player. A defender during his active career, Stangnes played for two clubs in the Norwegian Premier League.-Playing career:...
and Vegard Braaten
Vegard Braaten
Vegard Båtnes Braaten is a Norwegian professional footballer playing for Adeccoligaen club Alta, on loan from Lokeren....
.