Torvastad IL
Encyclopedia
Torvastad IL is a Norwegian
sports club from the district Torvastad
in Karmøy
. It has sections for association football, orienteering
and athletics, and was founded on 6 August 1945.
The men's football team currently resides in the Fourth Division (fifth tier), having last played in the Third Division in 2007
. Before that they had a Third Division run from 2000
to 2004
. Notable former players include Egil Østenstad
. The women's team has existed since 1974, and young players from Torvastad who have gone on to bigger clubs include Janne Stange
and Solfrid Andersen
.
The orienteerer Anne Margrethe Hausken
also represents the club.
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 the district Torvastad
Torvastad
-History:The parish of Torvestad was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . On 1 February 1855 the district Haugesund was separated from Torvastad to form a municipality of its own. The split left Torvastad with 3,242 inhabitants. Further division took place when Skåre broke out on 1...
in Karmøy
Karmøy
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland....
. It has sections for association football, 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...
and athletics, and was founded on 6 August 1945.
The men's football team currently resides in the Fourth Division (fifth tier), having last played in the Third Division in 2007
2007 Norwegian Third Division
The 2007 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 18 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...
. Before that they had a Third Division run from 2000
2000 Norwegian Third Division
The 2000 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 20 and 22 games were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Unusually few teams were relegated, as the league was expanded to 24 groups in 2001; several extra...
to 2004
2004 Norwegian Third Division
The 2004 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...
. Notable former players include Egil Østenstad
Egil Østenstad
Egil Johan Østenstad , nicknamed "Østen", is a Norwegian director of football at Viking, where he is also a former player. His playing career also included spells at Southampton and Blackburn, among others.-Norway:...
. The women's team has existed since 1974, and young players from Torvastad who have gone on to bigger clubs include Janne Stange
Janne Stange
Janne Stange is a Norwegian football defender who grew up on the west-coast island of Karmøy near Haugesund. In the top women's league, the Toppserien, she played for Asker, and then in 2009 she played as a left-back for Stabæk Fotball...
and Solfrid Andersen
Solfrid Andersen
Solfrid Andersen is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Trondheims-Ørn in the Norwegian Toppserien league. Before the 2008 season she became a central defender and took over as the team captain. She played for Norway as a striker in 2006 and has later played for the national team as a...
.
The orienteerer Anne Margrethe Hausken
Anne Margrethe Hausken
Anne Margrethe Hausken is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, World champion and European champion. She took the overall victory in the 2008 World Cup.-World championships:...
also represents the club.