Klepp IL
Encyclopedia
Klepp IL is a Norwegian
sports club from the municipality of Klepp
. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football
, handball
and gymnastics
as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering
.
The women's football team currently plays in the Toppserien, and won the league in 1987 and 1989. Among its most famous players are Birthe Hegstad
, Dagny Mellgren
and Ane Stangeland Horpestad
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division (fourth tier), having last played in the Second Division in 2006
.
Gymnast Åge Storhaug
was a member of Klepp IL.
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 municipality of Klepp
Klepp
Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....
. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, 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 gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
as well as the less active sections for athletics and 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...
.
The women's football team currently plays in the Toppserien, and won the league in 1987 and 1989. Among its most famous players are Birthe Hegstad
Birthe Hegstad
Birthe Hegstad is a former Norwegian football player who played for Klepp IL and for Norway women's national football team....
, Dagny Mellgren
Dagny Mellgren
Dagny Mellgren from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal which gave Norway the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.-References:...
and Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Ane Stangeland Horpestad as Ane Stangeland, is a woman footballer from South-West Norway who has captained the Norwegian national team for three seasons and plays for Klepp in the top Norwegian league, the Toppserien, as a central defender. She is from the seaside village of Orre and lives in the...
.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division (fourth tier), having last played in the Second Division in 2006
Norwegian Second Division 2006
The 2006 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway.26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Notodden, Skeid, Mandalskameratene and Raufoss were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were...
.
Gymnast Åge Storhaug
Åge Storhaug
Åge Storhaug is a Norwegian gymnast who competed from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.He was born in Klepp and represented the club Klepp IL. He participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics and at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won several Norwegian championships and Nordic championships...
was a member of Klepp IL.
Recent history
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 2006 in Norwegian football The 2006 season is the 101. season of competitive football in Norway.*Tippeligaen 2006 *Adeccoligaen 2006 *Norwegian Football Cup 2006*Toppserien 2006 -Men's national team:... |
TS | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 11 | quarter-final | |
| 2007 2007 in Norwegian football The 2007 season is the 102. season of competitive football in Norway.* Tippeligaen 2007 * Adeccoligaen 2007 * Norwegian Football Cup 2007* Toppserien 2007 -Men's national team:... |
TS | 7 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 28 | quarter-final | |
| 2008 2008 in Norwegian football The 2008-season is the 103. season of competitive football in Norway.*Tippeligaen 2008 *Adeccoligaen 2008 *Norwegian Football Cup 2008*Toppserien 2008 -Men's national team:... |
TS | 6 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 31 | quarter-final | |
| 2009 2009 in Norwegian football The 2009-season is the 104. season of competitive football in Norway.*2009 Tippeligaen *2009 Adeccoligaen *2009 Norwegian Football Cup*2009 Toppserien -Men's national team:... |
TS | 7 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 30 | semi-final | |
| 2010 2010 in Norwegian football The 2010-season is the 105. season of competitive football in Norway.*2010 Tippeligaen *2010 Adeccoligaen *2010 Norwegian Football Cup*2010 Toppserien -Men's national team:... |
TS | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 3rd round | |
| 2011 2011 in Norwegian football The 2011-season is the 106. season of competitive football in Norway.The season began on 18 March 2011 for Tippeligaen, 03 April 2011 for Adeccoligaen, with Fair Play ligaen and 3. Divisjon both starting six days later on 09 April 2011. 2. Divisjon, and 3... |
TS | 8 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 23 | quarter-final |