Sotra SK

Sotra SK
Full nameSotra Sportsklubb
Founded7 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-07), as IL Øygard
2009; 16 years ago (2009), as Sotra SK
GroundStraume Idrettspark
ChairmanDan Helge Christensen
Head coachRenate Blindheim
League2. divisjon
20242. divisjon group 2, 7th of 14

Sotra Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Sotra, Hordaland. Founded as Idrettslaget Øygard on 7 June 1945, the club's current activities consist of athletics, basketball, boxing, football, handball and gymnastics.[1]

History

IL Øygard

Idrettslaget Øygard was founded 7 June 1945 in Fjell municipality at Sotra. 13 June 2007, IL Øygard met Brann in the second round of the 2007 Norwegian Cup. Brann won the game with the score 5–0.[2]

In 2009, IL Øygard merged with Foldnes IL and Brattholmen IL to become Sotra SK. Before the merger, IL Øygard's men's football team played in 3. divisjon (fourth tier), and played their home games at Straume Idrettspark. Their home kits were all-blue and their away kits were all-white.

Football

The men's football team currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. They promoted from 3. divisjon in the 2018 season. In 2019, Sotra SK's senior football team were offered to join a merger with fellow Øygarden and Sotra clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and Nest-Sotra to become a part of the new club Øygarden FK from 2020, but rejected because they wanted to continue on their own.[3]

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2013 3. divisjon 10 24 8 4 12 48 57 28 First round
2014 3. divisjon 2 26 16 6 4 64 26 54 Second qualifying round
2015 3. divisjon 2 26 20 5 1 85 15 65 Second qualifying round
2016 3. divisjon 2 24 16 4 4 66 32 52 First round
2017 3. divisjon 5 26 12 6 8 57 48 42 First round
2018 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 17 5 4 80 32 56 Second round Promoted to 2. divisjon
2019 2. divisjon 9 26 8 6 12 34 37 30 Second round
2020 2. divisjon 7 18 6 2 10 21 34 20 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 10 26 10 3 13 41 48 33 First round
2022 2. divisjon 7 24 8 5 11 46 43 29 Second round
2022 2. divisjon 3 26 15 5 6 56 29 45 Third round

Source:[4]

Current squad

As of 15 April 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Norway NOR Morten Grasmo
2 DF Norway NOR Kristian Ree
3 DF Norway NOR Anders Johan Johansen
4 DF Norway NOR Emil Kalsaas
5 DF Norway NOR Nicolai Gjertson
6 MF Norway NOR Henrik Nyland
7 FW Norway NOR Frederic Falck
8 DF Norway NOR Håvard Foldnes
10 MF Norway NOR Per-Christian Pedersen
11 MF Norway NOR Tobias Heltne
12 GK Norway NOR Daniel Johansson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Norway NOR Haakon Rusten Berge
14 FW Norway NOR Casper Thorsen
15 DF Norway NOR Jason Onsrud Buan
18 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Dirdal
20 DF Norway NOR Daniel Tørum
22 FW Norway NOR Eirik Kjørsvik
23 FW Norway NOR Kristoffer Røttingen
24 DF Norway NOR Erlend Larsen
26 MF Norway NOR Håkon Herdlevær
27 DF Norway NOR Dennis Horneland


Head coaches

Sotra SK head coaches from 2017 to present

Handball

As of the 2019–20 season, the men's handball team plays in the third tier,[6] and the women's team plays in the fifth tier.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Våre idretter". sotra-sk.spoortz.no (in Norwegian). Sotra SK. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Brann vant 5-0". ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Sotra SK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "A-lag" (in Norwegian). Fotball.no. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "2. divisjon menn - 03, Håndballsesongen 2019/2020". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ^ "4. divisjon Kvinner 01, Håndballsesongen 2019/2020". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.