IK Grand Bodø

IK Grand Bodø
Full nameIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø
Founded12 April 1917; 107 years ago (1917-04-12)
GroundAspmyra stadion,
Bodø
ManagerCato André Hansen (women)
League1. divisjon (women)
Fourth Division (men)
20191. divisjon 8th (women) (relegated)
Fourth Division / Nordland, 8th (men)[1]

Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.[2]

Football

Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1981.

Its women's team was a mainstay in Toppserien for many years, and won bronze in 1986, but has not played there since the 2007 season.

The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, but played in the Third Division as late as 2010.

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2005 D1 3 18 9 5 4 45 28 32 2nd round
2006 D1 ↑ 3 18 9 4 5 28 39 31 3rd round Promoted
2007 TS 12 22 2 2 18 19 63 8 2nd round Relegated
2008 D1 6 18 6 6 6 37 30 24 3rd round
2009 D1 7 22 9 4 9 53 55 31 2nd round
2010 D1 9 22 7 3 12 40 46 24 2nd round
2011 D1 4 20 9 6 5 44 31 33 3rd round
2012 D1 5 22 11 3 8 64 37 36 2nd round
2013 D1 1 20 16 1 3 73 23 49 2nd round Promoted
2014 TS 12 22 1 4 17 15 71 7 2nd round Relegated
2015 D1 2 22 14 5 3 51 23 47 3rd round
2016 D1 1 22 18 3 1 82 16 57 3rd round Promoted
2017 TS 11 22 2 2 18 30 80 8 Quarter-final
2018 TS 12 22 2 2 18 20 61 8 3rd round Relegated
2019 D1 8 22 8 3 11 34 45 27 3rd round Relegated through play-offs

Athletics

The club was formerly active in athletics. One Norwegian champion has represented Grand; Einar Hernes who won the 110 metres hurdles in 1980. He also took silver medals in 1976, 1981 and 1982 and a bronze medal in 1978.[3] In the 200 metres he won a silver medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1981.[4] Hans Petter Pedersen won a 100 metres silver in 1953,[5] in the 800 metres Jens Chr. Berge won a silver in 1962 and Dagfinn Kleppe a bronze in 1970,[6] Henry Johansen won 200 metres bronzes in 1945 and 1946,[7] and Reidar Nilsen won a 400 metres hurdles bronze in 1955.[8]

The club also arranged the national championships in forest cross-country running in 1951,[9] and then the Main Championships in 1980 at Aspmyra stadion.[10] From 1983 the club entered a cooperation around the new club Bodø FIK.[11]

References

  1. ^ "MEN 4.div avd.1 HESA - Nordland Fotballkrets". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway.
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  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2010-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Om BFIK" (in Norwegian). Bodø FIK. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2013-01-19.