Mjøndalen IF

Mjøndalen

Full name	Mjøndalen Idrettsforening
Founded	August 22, 1910
Ground	Isachsen Stadion Mjøndalen
Capacity	4,350
Manager	Vegard Hansen
League	OBOS-ligaen
2016	OBOS-ligaen, 6th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway. Of the different athletic endeavours that the club supports, it may be best known in Norway for its bandy national championship teams and internationally for its association football national championship teams that have competed in UEFA championships.

Football

Norwegian Cup

Mjøndalen has won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937.

Norwegian Premier League

After being promoted in 1971, Mjøndalen regularly played on the top-tier of Norwegian football (the Tippeligaen) in the 1970s and 1980s, and finished second in 1976 and 1986. Finishing runners-up in the Tippeligaen qualified them to represent Norway in the UEFA Cup the following season.

The last round of the 1976 season saw Mjøndalen beat SK Brann, a result which would have awarded them the league title if Lillestrøm SK had lost their game - which they did not. After Mjøndalen's silver medal in 1986, they were relegated the next season and were not promoted back to the top level until 1992. After the 1992 season, Mjøndalen had some financial challenges, and participated in the second, third and fourth tier of Norwegian football for a number of seasons.

Mjøndalen had a successful 2008 in Norwegian Second Division, and returned to Norway's First Division (Adeccoligaen) for 2009. The club qualified to compete in the promotion knock out stage of Adeccoligaen in both 2012 and 2013, and finally earned promotion to the Tippeligaen with a successful 2014 result. Mjøndalen's return to Tippeligaen for 2015 marks their first appearance in the top tier in 22 years.

European competitions

The Mjøndalen men's football team represented Norway in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, losing out in the first round, in 1969-70.

The Mjøndalen men's team represented Norway twice at the UEFA Cup competition, losing out in the first round in both 1977-78 and 1987-88.

Recent league record

Season	Tier	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts.	Cup	Notes
2001	D3/9	4	22	14	1	7	60	34	43
2002	D3/8	1	22	16	3	3	69	25	51		Lost playoffs for promotion
2003	D3/8	5	22	12	1	9	70	37	37	1st qualifying round
2004	D3/8	1	22	17	3	2	67	22	54	1st round	Lost playoffs for promotion
2005	D3/8	2	22	20	1	1	102	19	61	1st round
2006	D3/7	1	20	18	1	1	102	22	55	1st round	Promoted to 2. Division
2007	D2/4	2	26	14	7	5	62	34	49	2nd round
2008	D2/1	1	26	17	4	5	64	34	55	1st round	Promoted to Adeccoligaen
2009	AL	11	30	10	9	11	38	39	39	Last 16
2010	AL	10	28	10	5	13	41	49	35	3rd round
2011	AL	10	30	10	10	10	42	51	40	3rd round
2012	AL	4	30	16	7	7	52	43	55	4th round
2013	AL	6	30	14	5	11	37	40	47	quarter final	Lost playoffs for promotion
2014	1D	3	30	14	9	7	57	36	51	4th round	Promoted to Tippeligaen
2015	TL	15	30	4	9	17	38	69	21	quarter final	Promoted to 1. Divisjon
2016	1D	6	30	13	10	7	49	38	48	2nd round

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European record

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1969-70	Cup Winners' Cup	1. Round		Cardiff City	1-7	1-5	2-12
1977-78	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Bayern Munich	0-8	0-4	0-12
1987-88	UEFA Cup	1. Round		Werder Bremen	0-5	1-0	1-5

Current squad

As of 18 January 2016^[2]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Sosha Makani 2 DF Ulrik Arneberg 3 DF Joachim Solberg Olsen 4 DF William Sell 5 DF Karanveer Grewal 6 MF Michael Stilson 7 FW Amahl Pellegrino 8 MF Kingsley Olie 9 MF Mads Hansen 10 MF Erik Midtgarden 11 MF Christian Gauseth 12 GK Kristoffer Bjørløw Solberg

No. Position Player 14 MF Vamouti Diomande 15 MF Mathias Fredriksen 16 MF Mads Gundersen 17 MF Sebastian Hansen 18 FW Andreas Hellum 19 DF Jonathan Lindseth 20 FW Ousseynou Boye 21 MF Magnus Sylling Olsen 23 MF Lars Fuhre 24 FW Thomas Sørum 30 GK Marco Priis Jørgensen

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2014–15 and transfers summer 2015.

Bandy

Mjøndalen playing a national bandy final against Frigg Oslo in 1947 and winning 3-1

The Mjøndalen sports club is also known for its bandy teams, a sport generally played on an iced over football field during the winter.^[3] Mjøndalen plays in Norwegian Bandy Premier League and has won 14 national championships. The team has also included several international players.^[4] The Mjøndalen bandy teams play their home games on the Vassenga field, separated from the Mjøndalen Stadion by the Mjøndalen club house.

References

1. "Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk" (in Norwegian).
2. "Spillere". toppfotball.mif.no. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. ibdb.bandysidan
4. http://www.bandyforbundet.no/konge-b.asp

Further reading

• Myklebust, odd (2010). MIF i hundre : 1910-2010 : Mjøndalen IF - gjennom 100 år med lokal historikk (in Norwegian). Mjøndalen IF. ISBN 9788230315613.

External links

• http://toppfotball.mif.no Mjøndalen IF Toppfotball official club pages
• Official website