FK Gjøvik-Lyn

FK Gjøvik-Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902 as Sportsklubben Thor. They play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. Their home ground is Gjøvik Stadion.

FK Gjøvik-Lyn
Full nameFotballklubben Gjøvik-Lyn
Founded1 February 1901 (1901-02-01)
GroundGjøvik Stadion
ChairmanTorbjørn Lønstad
CoachEspen Haug
League2. divisjon
20222. divisjon group 2, 5th of 14
WebsiteClub website

The club's honours include winning the 1962 Norwegian Cup.[1] The men's team played in the 3. divisjon in 2008, and in the 2. divisjon as late as in 2007. Ahead of the 2009 season, the first team joined the new team Gjøvik FF.[2]

History

The club was founded on 1 February 1902 as Sportsklubben Thor, but changed its name to Sportsklubben Lyn in 1903. The club had departments for both skiing and speed skating, but these departments left Lyn in 1910 and joined Gjøvik IF together with Gjøvik Skiklubb, Gjøvik Tennisklubb and Gjøvik Turnforening. The club had only their football department left and therefore changed its name to Fotballklubben Lyn. Lyn played its first final in the Norwegian Cup in 1914, but lost the final 2–4 against Frigg. After World War II, Fotballklubben Lyn changed their name to Sportsklubben Gjøvik-Lyn to distinguish themselves from Lyn from Oslo. Gjøvik-Lyn won the 1962 Norwegian Cup after Vard was defeated 2–0 in the final at Ullevaal Stadion on 28 October 1962. As Norwegian Cup winners, Gjøvik-Lyn qualified for the first round of the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost 0–7 on aggregate to cypriot side APOEL.

On 15 April 1993, Gjøvik-Lyn was merged with Gjøvik SK. Ahead of the 2009 season, the first team joined the new team Gjøvik FF.[2]

On 23 September 2013, the club decided to merge with Gjøvik FF and change the club's name to Fotballklubben Gjøvik-Lyn, effecting from 1 January 2014.[3]

European Cup appearances
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Cyprus APOEL 0–1 0–6 0–7

Recent history
Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2008 3. divisjon, gr. IØ 6 22967 394033 First qualifying round
2009–
2013		 Competed as a part of Gjøvik FF
2014 2. divisjon, gr. 2 6 261187 392841 Second round
2015 2. divisjon, gr. 2 7 2612311 484739 Third round
2016 2. divisjon, gr. 2 ↓ 11 267712 274428 Second round Relegated
2017 3. divisjon, gr. 2 7 2610412 476134 First round
2018 3. divisjon, gr. 5 7 2610511 394835 First qualifying round
2019 3. divisjon, gr. 5 3 2615011 635045 First round
2020 Season cancelled
2021 3. divisjon, gr. 1 ↑ 1 131300 49939 Second round Promoted
2022 2. divisjon, gr. 2 5 2612410 435940 Third 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Rafael Veloso
2 DF Norway NOR Jesper Sydbøge
3 DF Norway NOR Asle Hastadklev
4 DF Norway NOR Per Kristian Jensen
5 DF Norway NOR Godwill Ambrose
6 MF Norway NOR Mohamed Abdullahi
7 FW Norway NOR Rocky Lekaj
9 FW Poland POL Daniel Kraska
10 DF Norway NOR Dag Alexander Olsen
11 MF Norway NOR Espen Ringlund
12 GK Norway NOR Benjamin Hristov
13 FW Norway NOR Lasse Johannesen Tveten
14 DF Norway NOR Eirik Dahl Åsvestad
16 MF Norway NOR Fredrik Bjørnerud
17 FW Kosovo KOS Adonis Sopa
18 FW Norway NOR Martin Dencker Opsahl
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Norway NOR Tobias Hestad
20 MF Norway NOR Ole Thomas Skogli
21 MF Norway NOR Jonathan Sandberg
22 MF Norway NOR Trym Engen
23 MF Norway NOR Jørgen Pettersen
24 MF Norway NOR Jonas Leenen
25 DF Norway NOR Bendik Gundersen
26 GK Norway NOR Eirik Skre Moen
28 DF Norway NOR Sigurd Svendsen
29 MF Norway NOR Martin Heiberg
32 DF Norway NOR Alexander Bjørnhaug
33 DF Burundi BDI Aime Nihorimbere
34 DF Norway NOR Eivind Helgesen (on loan from Hødd)
77 FW Norway NOR George Nuah Gibson
— DF Norway NOR Mohamed Rasoli

Honours

References
  1. Ole Petter Pedersen and Jan Holm. "Norske cupfinaler i fotball" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Oppland Arbeiderblad - Gjøvik-fotballen". www.oa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "Gjøvik FF og SK Gjøvik-Lyn blir en klubb" [Gjøvik FF and SK Gjøvik-Lyn become one club]. FK Gjøvik-Lyn. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "Gjøvik-Lyn". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. "A-lag herrer 2023" (in Norwegian). FK Gjøvik-Lyn. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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