FK Fortuna Ålesund
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FK Fortuna Ålesund is a Norwegian
women's football
club from Ålesund
. It is named after Fortuna
of Roman mythology
.
It was founded in 1991, and originally cooperated with Spjelkavik IL
, but took its current name as of the 1996 season. Its home ground is Color Line Stadion. The club made its debut in Toppserien in 2009.
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...
women's football
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
club from Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
. It is named after Fortuna
Fortuna
Fortuna can mean:*Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck -Geographical:*19 Fortuna, asteroid*Fortuna, California, town located on the north coast of California*Fortuna, United States Virgin Islands...
of Roman mythology
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...
.
It was founded in 1991, and originally cooperated with Spjelkavik IL
Spjelkavik IL
Spjelkavik IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Spjelkavik in Ålesund. It has sections for football, handball and skiing, and was founded on 18 March 1932.Alpine skiers Lene and Nina Løseth represent the club....
, but took its current name as of the 1996 season. Its home ground is Color Line Stadion. The club made its debut in Toppserien in 2009.