FK Lofoten
# FK Lofoten

FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one season.

## History

The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but they were however relegated in their only season at the second tier. In the decisive match on 17 October 1999, Lofoten had to win away against Sogndal while Byåsen and Skjetten had to draw if Lofoten was going to avoid relegation. Lofoten did their job by beating Sogndal 2–0, and in the match between Byåsen and Skjetten the score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. Byåsen did however score a winning goal in the stoppage time and Lofoten were relegated.

The goal for the 2000 season was to again win promotion. Lofoten won their 2. divisjon group, but lost the play-off matches for promotion against Mandalskameratene. After the 2. Divisjon was changed from eight to four groups, the group-winners would automatically win promotion. Lofoten was fighting for promotion for a couple of years, but never managed to win their group again. Due to the poor economy the club lost several of its most important players, and as a consequence Lofoten was relegated to the 3. divisjon in 2005.

The club was promoted to the 2. Divisjon in 2007, after winning their 3. Divisjon group and beat Innstrand 4–3 on aggregate in the play-off matches for promotion.

In the 2007 Norwegian Football Cup, Lofoten won the qualifying matches against Grovfjord, and was drawn against the 2. Divisjon team Mjølner in the first round. After eliminating Mjølner, Lofoten met the regional greats Bodø/Glimt in the second round. Lofoten lost 1–3 after extra time at home against the 1. Divisjon team.

In the 2008 season, Lofoten finished last in their 2. Divisjon group and were relegated to the 3. divisjon.

## Recent history

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1999 1. divisjon ↓ 11 268612 384730 Second round relegated to the 2. divisjon 2000 2. divisjon 1 222002 902560 Third round 2001 2. divisjon 3 261565 634351 First round 2002 2. divisjon 5 261187 534141 Second round 2003 2. divisjon 6 2612410 414640 Third round 2004 2. divisjon 10 2610214 506632 Third round 2005 2. divisjon ↓ 13 267217 408923 Second round relegated to the 3. divisjon 2006 3. divisjon 2 221516 773046 First round 2007 3. divisjon ↑ 1 181431 621445 Second round promoted to the 2. divisjon 2008 2. divisjon ↓ 14 263221 359011 First round relegated to the 3. divisjon 2009 3. divisjon 5 208210 475426 First qualifying round 2010 3. divisjon 4 221336 644042 First qualifying round 2011 3. divisjon 6 221138 644536 First qualifying round 2012 3. divisjon 7 22769 536027 Second qualifying round 2013 3. divisjon 4 221147 484437 Second qualifying round 2014 3. divisjon ↓ 10 226016 437618 First qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon 2015 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 221921 1031659 First qualifying round promoted to the 3. divisjon 2016 3. divisjon ↓ 11 227015 456921 Second qualifying round relegated to the 4. Divisjon 2017 4. Divisjon 2 221552 1093850 First qualifying round 2018 4. Divisjon 7 22868 604630 Second qualifying round 2019 4. Divisjon 2 201325 694041 First qualifying round 2021 4. Divisjon 5 8404 252112 First qualifying round 2022 (in progress) 4. Divisjon 2 8602 281818 First qualifying round

### Current squad

    As of 30 April 2022.

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Vegar Mateo Larsen |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Simen Hansen Rødli |
| 3 | MF | NOR | Steffen Sundklakk Rød |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Noah Aleksander Engstad Olsen |
| 8 | FW | NOR | Jonas Esten Skårn-Johansen |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Bjørn-Anders Bendiksen |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Edvard Helmersen Lind |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Einar Aleksander Eriksen |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Rasmus Drechsler |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Siem |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Henning Johnsen Holand |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Bendik Johan Hanssen |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Joachim Peter Angelsen |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Ade Pratt-Bjørnstad |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Marius Mørtsell |
| 23 | DF | NOR | Hugo Inge Nilsen |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Alejandro Morante Marti |

## Honours

* Champions 2. divisjon avd. 8: 1997, 1998 and 2000
* Champions 3. divisjon avd. 17: 1994 and 1996
* Champions 3. divisjon avd. Hålogaland: 2007
* Best Finish: 11th place i 1. divisjon (1999)
* Best Cup Run: 3rd round i 2000, 2003 and 2004

## Notable players

* Stig Johansen
* Petter Solli
* Bjørn Strøm
* Andreas Knutzen
* Vegard Hansen
* Hans Jørgen Andersen
* Odd-Karl Stangnes
* Stein Berg Johansen
* Vegard Berg Johansen
* Vegard Lysvoll
* Daniel Aga
