Grorud IL

Grorud Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Grorud borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, skiing, gymnastics and tennis.

Grorud IL
Full nameGrorud Idrettslag
Founded18 March 1918
GroundGrorud matchbane,
Oslo
ManagerEirik Kjønø
League1. divisjon
20192. divisjon Group 2, 1st of 14 (promoted)

General history

As a sports club based in Grorud, it had two predecessor clubs in Grorud IF, which existed from 1904 to 1905, and Grorud TIF, which existed from 1908 to 1914. Grorud IL was finally founded on 18 March 1918.[1] At the time, Grorud was still located in Aker municipality. The district was incorporated into Oslo in 1948 and tied to the city centre with the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro in 1966.

The club finished construction of its football field in 1926, and its ski jumping hill Rannkollen in 1928. In 1932 the football field was covered with gravel, which allowed the practice of skating sports during the winter.[1] In 1932, Grorud IL was one of the first workers' sports clubs to take up the tennis sport.[2]

Later secretary-general in the UN, Trygve Lie served as secretary in Grorud TIF, and became an honorary member of Grorud IL. He was a central person in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and helped the club get a money loan in Akers Sparebank, which financed the field and hill construction. In 1929, Grorud IL decided to join the Workers' Sports Confederation Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund (AIF), where Trygve Lie also was a central figure. This connection ended in 1946 when the AIF was disbanded. By that time the club had got their club house, designed by noted architect Frode Rinnan.[1]

In 1956 the new ski jumping hill Grorudbakken was opened. It fell apart in October 1957, but was rebuilt in steel. A grass football field was opened in 1966, and the field also featured an athletics track. An indoor arena was opened in 1974.[1]

The club colors are yellow and blue.

Football

The men's football team currently plays in 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, after being promoted from the 2019 2. divisjon As Grorud IL, the team played in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, for many years, having been promoted to the 1994 season. After being relegated in 1997 the team quickly returned in 1999. After a long 3. divisjon stint, the team won promotion in 2011 and played in the 2012 2. divisjon.[3]

The men's football team formerly cooperated to prop up an umbrella team called Groruddalen BK, but this team went defunct in 2008.[4] Grorud IL was not the backbone of Groruddalen BK, however; this was Årvoll IL whose league spot was taken over by Groruddalen BK.

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2010 3. divisjon 2 221435 693145 Second round
2011 3. divisjon 1 262114 922664 First qualifying round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2012 2. divisjon 10 267118 444032 First round
2013 2. divisjon 4 261178 605140 Second round
2014 2. divisjon 7 26989 495135 Third round
2015 2. divisjon 3 261736 713054 Second round
2016 2. divisjon 4 261565 633951 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 6 2611411 434937 Second round
2018 2. divisjon 3 261466 463148 Second round
2019 2. divisjon 1 261565 473251 Third round Promoted to the OBOS-ligaen
2020 (in progress) 1. divisjon 8 4202 776

Current squad
As of 17 March 2020

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 Emil Ødegaard (on loan from Lillestrøm)
2 DF  NOR Kamran Ali Iqbal
3 DF  NOR Trace Akino Murray
4 DF  ISL Arnar Thor Gudjonsson
5 DF  NOR Glenn André Evensen Harviken
6 MF  NOR Martin Høyland
7 FW  NOR Preben Mankowitz
8 MF  NOR Elias Kristoffersen Hagen
9 FW  NOR Fredrick Johan Skarheim Pettersen
10 MF  NOR Faysal Mohamed Ahmed
11 MF  NOR Kevin Mankowitz
12 GK  NOR Mats Gulbrandsen Viken
14 FW  NOR Nikolai Jakobsen Hristov
15 MF  NOR Fabian Østigård Ness
16 DF  NOR Vetle Skåttun
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  NOR Petter Mathias Olsen
19 FW  NOR Oscar Aga
20 DF  NOR Saadiq Faisal Elmi
21 DF  NOR Geirald Meyer
22 DF  NOR Henrik Bredeli
23 MF  NOR Josias Furaha
24 DF  NOR Kristian Sirum Novak
25 FW  NOR Sigurd Grønli (on loan from Tromsø)
26 MF  NOR Christos Zafeiris
28 DF  NOR Thomas Elsebutangen
30 FW  NOR Runar Hauge (on loan from Bodø/Glimt)
31 MF  NOR Omar Bully Drammeh
32 DF  NOR Leo Cornic
99 FW  NOR Magnus Lankhof Dahlby

Athletics

The athletics section is now defunct, but has had several prominent members. Hilde Fredriksen notably finished sixth in the unofficial 1980 World Championships in 400 metres hurdles, and also holds the Norwegian record in the event. Trond Knaplund was a decathlete of national renown, and is now a coach.

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References
  1. "Grorud IL's historikk" (in Norwegian). Grorud IL. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. Sarpebakken, Per (1996). "'Den hvite sporten' og AIF". Arbeiderhistorie (in Norwegian). Oslo: Labour Movement Archive and Library: 68. ISBN 82-90759-13-4.
  3. Wikborg, Jonas (24 October 2011). "Opprykksjubel på Grorud". Lokalavisen Groruddalen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. Hofoss, Espen (17 December 2008). "Gir opp satsingen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 19.
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