Medkila IL
# Medkila IL

Medkila IL is a football team from Harstad in North Norway, most notable for its women's football team which is playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian women's football.

Medkila first came to prominence after winning the 2003 Norwegian Women's Cup while playing in the First Division. Medkila knocked out Leknes FK (1-10), Grand Bodø (1-5), IF Fløya (2-1), IL Sandviken (6-1) and Team Strømmen (1-3), and beat Kolbotn (2-1) in the final. That same year they were promoted to Toppserien for the first time. Medkila couldn't avoid relegation in their first season in top-flight and were back in 1. divisjon for the 2005 season.

Five years later they were promoted for the 2011 Toppserien, but as last time they were relegated after only one season. In 2012 they finished second in the first division, earning a playoff against Kattem for the chance to win promotion. They lost the playoff, but subsequently, Kattem withdrew their team from the league, and after Fart declined the offer to remain in Toppserien, Medkila were promoted after all. In 2013, Medkila's women survived comfortably in 9th place in the Toppserien.

Medkila also fields a men's team, which played in the Third Division (fourth tier) from 1995 to 2010 and again from 2013.

## Recent seasons

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2003 1. divisjon ↑ 2 181332 572742 Winner Promoted to the Toppserien 2004 Toppserien ↓ 10 182115 12657 Third round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2005 1. divisjon 6 186210 244220 Third round 2006 1. divisjon 5 18846 352528 Second round 2007 1. divisjon 5 18765 241627 Quarterfinal 2008 1. divisjon 4 18846 222528 Second round 2009 1. divisjon 6 22958 353032 Third round 2010 1. divisjon ↑ 2 221426 391844 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien 2011 Toppserien ↓ 11 223316 206312 Quarterfinal Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2012 1. divisjon ↑ 2 221543 481549 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien 2013 Toppserien 9 227510 274426 Quarterfinal 2014 Toppserien 10 224315 186215 Quarterfinal 2015 Toppserien 11 225215 286317 Quarterfinal 2016 Toppserien 11 222515 215011 Quarterfinal 2017 Toppserien ↓ 12 221219 9695 Second round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2018 1. divisjon 5 221048 292634 Second round 2019 1. divisjon 4 181255 373341 Third round 2020 1. divisjon 2 181206 332136 First qualifying round

## Honours

* Norwegian Women's Cup (1): 2003

## Current women's squad

    As of 18 July 2016.

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Megan Kufeld | United States |
| 2 | DF | Anja Rasmussen | Norway |
| 4 | FW | Emilie Kristiansen | Norway |
| 5 | MF | Anna Wulff Iversen | Norway |
| 6 | FW | Martine Olsen | Norway |
| 7 | DF | Alexandra Jean Quincey (Captain) | United States |
| 8 | DF | Mette Aasvik Skau | Norway |
| 9 | MF | Kristine Amundsen | Norway |
| 11 | FW | Lotte Fossem | Norway |
| 14 | MF | Maria Hustad | Norway |
| 16 | MF | Ida Marie Fossem | Norway |
| 17 | DF | Marianne Linaker | Norway |
| 18 | DF | Louise Normann | Norway |
| 19 | FW | Hedda Jakobsen | Norway |
| 20 | DF | Rebekka Hansen | Norway |
| 21 | DF | Fanny Johansson | Sweden |
| 22 | DF | Sigrun Linaker Dybvik | Norway |
| 23 | DF | Silje Helen Johansen | Norway |

## Recent history men

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2010 3. divisjon ↓ 7 22958 564132 Not Qualified Relegated to the 3. divisjon 2011 4. Divisjon 3 221435 744345 Not Qualified 2012 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 201811 1002355 Not Qualified Promoted to the 3. divisjon 2013 3. divisjon ↑ 1 221741 712455 First qualifying round Promoted to the 2. divisjon 2014 2. divisjon ↓ 14 262123 13917 First round Relegated to the 3. divisjon 2015 3. divisjon 10 224414 205216 First qualifying round 2016 3. divisjon ↓ 12 221219 21805 First qualifying round Relegated to the 4. Divisjon 2017 4. Divisjon 8 227312 364624 Second qualifying round 2018 4. Divisjon 5 221219 493737 First qualifying round
