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Full name
  
Harstad Idrettslag

Founded
  
1 March 1903

League
  
2. Divisjon

Chairman
  
Rolf Olsen

Manager
  
Stein Berg Johansen

Ground
  
Harstad

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2015
  
Second Division/ 1, 8th

Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.

The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion. This was Norway's first football stadium with artificial turf.

The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. The team last played in the Norwegian First Division in 1997. After that they had a long run in the Second Division. It played in the Third Division in 2003, but won their group and won the playoff 5–2 on aggregate against Innstranden. In 2008 they were back in the Third Division, won the league but lost the playoff to Bodø/Glimt 2 with 6–5 on aggregate after extra time. The next season they won the playoff, beating Stålkameratene 3–2 on aggregate. After two season in the Second Division, Harstad was again relegated in 2011.

The club also won the Northern Norwegian Cup nine times: in 1932, 1938, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962 and 1968. A well-known player from that era is Trygve Bornø.

Squad 2015

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

References

Harstad IL Wikipedia