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Kaupanger 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 Kaupanger
Kaupanger
Kaupanger is a village situated along the Sognefjord in the municipality of Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.Kaupanger originated as a settlement during the Viking age. Earlier Kaupanger was known as Tingstad. Kaupang was an Old Norse term for trading or market place. Town's name is...

 in Sogndal
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other main villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, and Fjærland...

. It has sections for association football, athletics, floorball
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...

 and skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

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The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. The women's team played in the Premier League as late as in 1999
Norwegian Premier League 1999 (women's football)
The 1999 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football league in Norway, began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 16 October 1999.18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

, and they were represented at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup by Anette Igland
Anette Igland
Anette Igland is a former Norwegian football player who played for the Norway women's national football team.She played on the Norwegian team that won silver medals at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.-References:...

. Kaupanger stadion is their home field, and the team colors are green and black.
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