Grüner IL
Encyclopedia
Grüner Idrettslag is a Norwegian
alliance sports club from Grünerløkka
, Oslo
. It has sections for association football, team handball
and ice hockey
, formally named Grüner Fotball IL , Grüner Håndball IL and Grüner Ishockey IL. The club colors are purple.
It was founded on 14 October 1952 as a merger of the teams Strong, B14 and Spero, but it counts 1914, founding date of B14, as its own founding date. After merging with Hugin in 1969 it held the name Grüner/Hugin, but reverted to Grüner IL in 1974. The club crest was inspired by that of Allmänna Idrottsklubben
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, having had runs from 2002
to 2005
and from 2007
to present. In 2007 the team even won its group, and contested a playoff
to be promoted to the Second Division. However the team was utterly thrashed by Skjetten SK, 0–14 over two legs. The home field is Dælenenga idrettspark
.
The men's ice hockey team currently plays in the First Division, the second tier of Norwegian ice hockey. It contested playoffs to possibly win promotion to the highest league after the 2007–08 season and after the 2009–10 season, but did not prevail. The ice arena is named Grünerhallen. Dælenenga idrettspark was formerly used as an outdoor ice rink, hosting ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
.
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...
alliance sports club from Grünerløkka
Grünerløkka
Grünerløkka is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. Grünerløkka became part of the city of Oslo in 1858.Grünerløkka was named after Friedrich Grüner who bought a mill in the area from king Christian V of Denmark in 1672 . During the 19th century, Grünerløkka became a working class area...
, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. 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 ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, formally named Grüner Fotball IL , Grüner Håndball IL and Grüner Ishockey IL. The club colors are purple.
It was founded on 14 October 1952 as a merger of the teams Strong, B14 and Spero, but it counts 1914, founding date of B14, as its own founding date. After merging with Hugin in 1969 it held the name Grüner/Hugin, but reverted to Grüner IL in 1974. The club crest was inspired by that of Allmänna Idrottsklubben
Allmänna Idrottsklubben
Allmänna Idrottsklubben , currently located in Solna, north of Stockholm, is one of the largest and one of the oldest sports clubs in Scandinavia. AIK was founded in 1891 in central Stockholm, at the downtown address of Biblioteksgatan 8...
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, having had runs from 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...
to 2005
2005 Norwegian Third Division
The 2005 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 20 and 22 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...
and from 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...
to present. In 2007 the team even won its group, and contested a playoff
Playoffs to the Norwegian Second Division
The Playoffs to the Norwegian Second Division in association football took place from 2000 up to and including the 2010 season.The playoffs were instituted because of the streamlining of the Second Division ahead of the 2001 season...
to be promoted to the Second Division. However the team was utterly thrashed by Skjetten SK, 0–14 over two legs. The home field is Dælenenga idrettspark
Dælenenga idrettspark
Dælenenga idrettspark is a park located in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. For the 1952 Winter Olympics, it hosted eight of the 37 ice hockey matches that took place there.-1952 Winter Olympics:...
.
The men's ice hockey team currently plays in the First Division, the second tier of Norwegian ice hockey. It contested playoffs to possibly win promotion to the highest league after the 2007–08 season and after the 2009–10 season, but did not prevail. The ice arena is named Grünerhallen. Dælenenga idrettspark was formerly used as an outdoor ice rink, hosting ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...
.