IL Stjørdals-Blink
Idrettslaget Stjørdals-Blink is a Norwegian sports club from Stjørdalshalsen, Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, speed skating, and Nordic skiing.
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| Full name | Idrettslaget Stjørdals-Blink | ||
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| Founded | 1910 (merger in 1956) | ||
| Ground | M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan, Stjørdalshalsen | ||
| Head coach | Snorre Lillebo | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2022 | 1. divisjon, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
Establishment
It was established in 1956 as a merger between Stjørdal IL (the former AIF club Stjørdal AIL) and IL Blink.[1] The club counts 1910 as its founding year.
Recent years
The men's football team currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club also played several seasons in the 2. divisjon during the 1990s until the relegation in 1998. Stjørdals-Blink then won its 3. divisjon group and contested play-offs to the 2. divisjon in 2000, won, but was relegated again in the following 2001 season. It won its 3. divisjon group and contested play-offs in 2004 and 2010, but failed. In 2019 Stjørdals-Blink promoted to Norwegian First Division.
Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2009 3. divisjon 4 22 12 3 7 51 41 39 1st qualifying round 2010 3. divisjon 1 22 18 1 3 81 28 55 1st round Lost promotion play-offs 2011 3. divisjon 2 24 15 4 5 90 37 49 2nd round 2012 3. divisjon 2 24 18 2 4 89 20 56 2nd round 2013 3. divisjon 2 26 18 2 6 81 48 56 1st round 2014 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 23 0 3 136 20 69 2nd qualifying round Promoted 2015 2. divisjon 7 26 11 5 10 42 44 38 2nd round 2016 2. divisjon ↓ 8 26 12 2 12 53 40 38 4th round Relegated 2017 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 19 2 5 81 45 59 2nd round Promoted 2018 2. divisjon 11 26 7 7 12 39 48 28 2nd round 2019 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 18 6 2 69 22 60 2nd round Promoted 2020 1. divisjon 14 30 8 9 13 52 59 33 Cancelled 2021 1. divisjon 14 30 8 7 15 32 50 31 2nd round 2022 1. divisjon ↓ 16 30 4 5 21 30 71 17 2nd round Relegated
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Current squad
- As of 14 August 2023[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see transfers winter 2022–23.
References
- Salberg, Bjarne T. (1992). Stjørdalens Blad gjennom 100 år (in Norwegian). Trondheim. p. 114.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "IL Stjørdals-Blink". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- "A-laget" [First team squad]. blink-fotball.no (in Norwegian). 24 April 2023.
- Official website (in Norwegian)