Alta IF

Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from Alta, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was newly promoted for the 2008 season; its last stint up to that time in the division came in 2005, when they finished last. The team finished 14th in the 2009 season. In 2012 a new relegation came after finishing last once again. It took them only one year to come back.

Alta
Full nameAlta Idrettsforening
Founded29 May 1927 (1927-05-29)
GroundAlta Idrettspark, Finnmarkshallen
Capacity3,000, 1,000
ChairmanTron Møller Natland
Head coachVidar Johnsen
League2. divisjon
20192. divisjon Group 2, 6th of 14

They play at Alta Idrettspark, or indoor at Finnmarkshallen when snow and other weather conditions render the pitch unusable. Their attendance record of about 3,000 was set in 1995 against Rosenborg. Notable former players include Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen and Tore Reginiussen.

On December 11, 2018 Alta I.F signed Bryant Lazaro as the head coach, appointed to start January 1 2019.[1]

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 2. divisjon 5 2613112 605740 Second round
2002 2. divisjon 1 261826 793856 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 16 303423 317613 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004 2. divisjon 1 262105 952163 First round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 16 305520 286220 Fourth round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2006 2. divisjon 2 261664 753654 First round
2007 2. divisjon 1 261646 713752 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon 14 308220 496626 Third round
2009 1. divisjon 6 3012612 504942 Fourth round
2010 1. divisjon 8 2810612 415136 Third round
2011 1. divisjon 11 3010911 455139 Quarter-final
2012 1. divisjon 16 3041016 306121 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013 2. divisjon 1 261835 713557 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 13 309714 335134 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2015 2. divisjon 6 261268 654342 First round
2016 2. divisjon 7 2612410 584440 Third round
2017 2. divisjon 4 261376 422446 Second round
2018 2. divisjon 5 261439 392845 Third round
2019 2. divisjon 6 261259 444141 Third round

Current squad

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  LVA Maris Eltermanis
3 DF  NOR Øyvind Veseth Olsen
4 DF  NOR Mats Frede Hansen (Captain)
7 MF  NOR Dag Andreas Balto
8 FW  NOR Magnus Nikolaisen
9 MF  NOR Håvard Nome
10 MF  NOR Svein-Ove Thomassen
11 MF  NOR Brage Berg Pedersen (on loan from Tromsø)
12 MF  NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen
14 MF  NOR Felix Adrian Jacobsen
16 DF  NOR Niklas Antonsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  NOR Runar Overvik
20 DF  NOR Hans Norbye
21 MF  NOR Richard Ellingsen
22 FW  NOR Jørgen Hammari
23 MF  NOR Christian Reginiussen
24 FW  NOR Tom Emaus
26 MF  NOR Marco Mauno Johannessen
27 MF  NOR Pål Even Heggelund
34 DF  NOR Hikmat Nazari
88 GK  POL Grzegorz Flasza

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

References
  1. NRK (2018-12-11). "Har funnet Floviks erstatter". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-12-15.


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