Sotra SK
Sotra Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Sotra, Hordaland. Founded as Idrettslaget Øygard on 7 June 1945, the club's current activities consist of athletics, basketball, boxing, football, handball and gymnastics.[1]
 | |||
| Full name | Sotra Sportsklubb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 7 June 1945, as IL Øygard 2009, as Sotra SK | ||
| Ground | Straume Idrettspark | ||
| Chairman | Dan Helge Christensen | ||
| Head coach | Renate Blindheim | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2022 | 2. divisjon group 1, 7th of 14 | ||
|
| |||
History
IL Øygard
Idrettslaget Øygard was founded 7 June 1945 in Fjell municipality at Sotra. 13 June 2007, IL Øygard met Brann in the second round of the 2007 Norwegian Cup. Brann won the game with the score 5–0.[2]
In 2009, IL Øygard merged with Foldnes IL and Brattholmen IL to become Sotra SK. Before the merger, IL Øygard's men's football team played in 3. divisjon (fourth tier), and played their home games at Straume Idrettspark. Their home kits were all-blue and their away kits were all-white.
Football
The men's football team currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. They promoted from 3. divisjon in the 2018 season. In 2019, Sotra SK's senior football team were offered to join a merger with fellow Øygarden and Sotra clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and Nest-Sotra to become a part of the new club Øygarden FK from 2020, but rejected because they wanted to continue on their own.[3]
Recent seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2013 3. divisjon 10 24 8 4 12 48 57 28 First round 2014 3. divisjon 2 26 16 6 4 64 26 54 Second qualifying round 2015 3. divisjon 2 26 20 5 1 85 15 65 Second qualifying round 2016 3. divisjon 2 24 16 4 4 66 32 52 First round 2017 3. divisjon 5 26 12 6 8 57 48 42 First round 2018 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 17 5 4 80 32 56 Second round Promoted to 2. divisjon 2019 2. divisjon 9 26 8 6 12 34 37 30 Second round 2020 2. divisjon 7 18 6 2 10 21 34 20 Cancelled 2021 2. divisjon 10 26 10 3 13 41 48 33 First round 2022 2. divisjon 7 24 8 5 11 46 43 29 Second round
Source:[4]
Current squad
As of 14 August 2023.[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Head coaches
| Sotra SK head coaches from 2017 to present |
|---|
|
Handball
As of the 2019–20 season, the men's handball team plays in the third tier,[6] and the women's team plays in the fifth tier.[7]
References
- "Våre idretter". sotra-sk.spoortz.no (in Norwegian). Sotra SK. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Brann vant 5-0". ba.no (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- "Sotra SK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "A-lag" (in Norwegian). Fotball.no. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "2. divisjon menn - 03, Håndballsesongen 2019/2020". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "4. divisjon Kvinner 01, Håndballsesongen 2019/2020". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2019.