Nymark IL
Encyclopedia
Nymark Idrettslag is a Norwegian
sports club from Årstad, Bergen
. It has sections for association football, cycling
and athletics
.
It was founded on 21 April 1921, and was a member of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
until that association ceased to exist. The football fields Nymarksbanene were established near Brann stadion
in the 1960s, and are now the club's home fields.
The women's football team won the Norwegian First Division Championship in 1985, but was relegated already in 1986, and now plays in the Second Division (third tier). The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division (fifth tier). Their team colors are black and white.
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 Årstad, 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 association football, cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
and athletics
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
.
It was founded on 21 April 1921, and was a member of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund
Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund was a sporting organization in Norway between 1924 and 1946. As of 1935, AIF had around 50,000 members. AIF published the magazine Arbeideridrett.-Foundation and early growth:...
until that association ceased to exist. The football fields Nymarksbanene were established near Brann stadion
Brann Stadion
Brann Stadion is a football stadium in Bergen, Norway. It was constructed in 1919, and has been the home of the football club Brann ever since. The stadium lies south of the centre of the city, at the foot of Mount Ulriken....
in the 1960s, and are now the club's home fields.
The women's football team won the Norwegian First Division Championship in 1985, but was relegated already in 1986, and now plays in the Second Division (third tier). The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division (fifth tier). Their team colors are black and white.