IL Stålkameratene

Idrettslaget Stålkameratene, Stål for short, is a Norwegian sports club from Mo i Rana, Nordland. It has sections for judo, biathlon, Nordic skiing and football.

Stålkameratene

Full name	Idrettslaget Stålkameratene
Founded	11 January 1935 (89 years ago) (1935-01-11)
Based in	Mo i Rana
Stadium	Stålhallen
Colours	Yellow   Black
Website	https://staalkam.no/

History

The club was founded on 11 January 1935 as Mo AIL, a club with membership in the Workers Confederation of Sports. After the Second World War the Workers Confederation of Sports was dissolved, and the club changed its name to IL Stålkameratene.^[1] The name Stålkameratene means "Steel Comrades". The city as a whole got a boost in the 1940s and 1950s when the Norsk Jernverk (Norwegian Iron Works) was established in Mo i Rana,^[2] with the club profiting accordingly.

Skiing and athletics

Its most famous member in its early days was Simon Slåttvik, Olympic gold medalist in the Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics.^[3][4] The club's athletics section was also thriving, mainly at national level. Ole Bernt Skarstein became Norwegian champion six times (100 metres: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968; 200 metres: 1968, 1969)^[5][6] Thorbjørn A. Larsen won the marathon in 1977.^[7] Jan Albrigtsen managed one silver medal as his best result (high jump: 1979).^[8] Henry Hatling won two medals, a gold in the standing long jump (1986) and silver in the standing high jump (1978); also Eskil Sommernes won the standing long jump in 1988.^[9][10] Unn Andersen managed a silver medal in the discus throw (1971) and a bronze in the shot put (1971).^[11][12] Stålkameratene athletics is as of 2021 flourishing.

Football

Stålkameratene Fotball

Full name	Idrettslaget Stålkameratene Fotball
Founded	11 January 1935 (89 years ago) (1935-01-11)
Stadium	Stålhallen Mo i Rana
Capacity	-
Home colours Away colours

The men's football team had its heyday in 1995 and 1996 when it played in the 1. divisjon, the second tier.^[13][14] Then, having just been relegated to the Norwegian Second Division in 1997, they were kicked out after the 1997 season for using ineligible players.^[15] They then won re-promotion in a supreme manner. In the 1998 Third Division season they won all their 22 games with a goal difference of 153 for, 15 against.^[16] They then had a run in the Second Division from 1999 to 2002. In 2000 they even won their Second Division group, and contested a playoff to win promotion to the First Division. However, they succumbed to Hødd with a 2–7 loss on aggregate.^[17] In 2002 they ended last in their Second Division group, and were relegated.^[18] They had some mediocre results until winning their Third Division group in 2009. They then contested a playoff for the Second Division, but were beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Harstad IL.^[19] In 2010 it won its Third Division group again, but lost out in the promotion playoff against Mjølner.^[20]

The club colors is yellow and black,^[3] and the home field is Stålhallen with Sagbakken Stadion being used occasionally.^[21]

After being relegated from the 3. division, the club now competes in the lower tiers of the Norwegian league system, coached under head coach Elias Bårdsen and assistants Thomas Bohlin and Julian Nerdal Moen.

https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/klubb/hjem/?fiksId=1381

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2006	3. divisjon	7	22	10	0	12	48	73	30	First qualifying round
2007	3. divisjon	3	22	13	1	8	56	39	40	First qualifying round
2008	3. divisjon	2	22	17	3	2	87	23	54	First round
2009	3. divisjon	1	20	14	4	1	96	22	49	Second round	Lost promotion play-offs
2010	3. divisjon	1	22	17	3	2	102	34	54	Second round	Lost promotion play-offs
2011	3. divisjon	7	22	6	4	12	32	52	22	First qualifying round
2012	3. divisjon	6	22	8	5	9	56	61	29	First qualifying round
2013	3. divisjon	5	22	10	2	10	64	55	32	Second qualifying round
2014	3. divisjon	6	22	10	2	10	66	72	32	Second qualifying round
2015	3. divisjon	3	22	13	3	6	50	30	42	First qualifying round
2016	3. divisjon	↓ 10	22	6	4	12	34	47	22	Second qualifying round	Relegated to 4. divisjon
2017	4. divisjon	↑ 1	20	17	3	0	72	15	54	Second qualifying round	Promoted to 3. divisjon
2018	3. divisjon	↓ 13	26	4	4	18	38	94	16	First qualifying round	Relegated to 4. divisjon

References

1. "Historikk" (in Norwegian). IL Stålkameratene. 2 January 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk Jernverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Idrettslaget Stålkameratene". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
4. "Simon Slåttvik". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
5. "100 meter". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
6. "200 meter". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
7. "Maraton/Marathon". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
8. "Høyde/High Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
9. "Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
10. "Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
11. "Diskos/Discus Throw". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
12. "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
13. "Tabell og resultat - 1. Divisjon Avd. 2 (1995)". Speaker.no. Retrieved 15 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
14. "Tabell og resultat - 1. Divisjon Avd. 1 (1996)". Speaker.no. Retrieved 15 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
15. "Lørenskog reddet av gongongen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 29 October 1997. p. 35.
16. Johansen, Tore (ed.). Sportsboken 98–99 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 268. ISBN 82-516-1710-3.
17. RSSSF
18. Fixtures and table, 2002 Norwegian Second Division group 4^{[permanent dead link‍]}
19. Fotballen.eu
20. Fotballen.eu
21. Sivertsen, Erik. "Fotballkamper" (in Norwegian). IL Stålkameratene. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.

External links

• Official site