IL Sandviken
Encyclopedia
IL Sandviken is a Norwegian
sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken
in Bergenhus
borough, Bergen
. It has sections for football
and handball
.
The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season
. It became league runners-up in the 1996 season
, and won the cup trophy in 1995.
The men's team currently resides in the Third Division (fourth tier).
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 neighborhood Sandviken
Sandviken, Norway
-Location:Geographically it is located geographically north-east of the city center. The neighbourhood begins north of Bergenhus Fortress, and follows the coastline facing west. Sandvik Road is the main thoroughfare through the area, which mostly consists of residential buildings...
in Bergenhus
Bergenhus
Bergenhus is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-Location:Named after the historic Bergenhus Fortress, Bergenhus makes up the city centre and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, including Sandviken and Kalfaret, as well as the mountains to the north and east of the city centre...
borough, Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. It 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...
and 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...
.
The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season
Toppserien 2004
The 2004 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football league in Norway, began on 17 April 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...
. It became league runners-up in the 1996 season
Norwegian Premier League 1996 (women's football)
The 1996 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football league in Norway, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996....
, and won the cup trophy in 1995.
The men's team currently resides in the Third Division (fourth tier).