IK Start [SEP] league
IK Start
IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand that currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The club's current head coach is Jóhannes Harðarson. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.
They play their home matches at Sør Arena, the club's own football stadium, opened in 2007. Before moving to
owner and the board-leader of the Norwegian football club IK Start from 2002 to 2008. During his tenure at IK Start the club won the Norwegian First Division in 2004 and were thus promoted to the Norwegian Premier League. The following season they ended the season with a surprising second place in Norwegian Premier League, just one season after being promoted. For this, Start earned a place in the 2006 UEFA Cup. Despite having several national team players Start was relegated in 2007. Start ran into financial problems and Soler left