Rygene Idrettslag is a Norwegian

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 Rykene

Rykene

Rykene is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder, Norway. Its total population is 652, with 14 of those people living in Grimstad...

, Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

. 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...

 and 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....

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It was founded on 23 November 1933 as Rygene AIL, and was a member of the Workers' Confederation of Sports

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:...

. In 1953 it had no handball section, but since then it has lost its section for track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

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The men's football team last played in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football from 2001

2001 Norwegian Third Division

The 2001 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 18 and 24 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

 to 2002

2002 Norwegian Third Division

The 2002 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.22 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

. The team now plays in the Fifth Division.