Full name Birkenes Idrettslag Founded 18 November 1924 | League Fifth Division Ground Birkeland, Aust-Agder | |
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2015 Fifith Division / Agder, 3rd | ||
Birkenes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Birkeland, Aust-Agder. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, cycling, track and field, orienteering, biathlon and Nordic skiing.
It is known for its biathletes. Gunn Margit Andreassen represented the club, so does Lars Helge Birkeland. Cyclist Dag Erik Pedersen also represented the club.
The men's football team played in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, in 1998. It currently resides in the Fifith Division.
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