Stjørna Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stjørna at the Fosen peninsula in Trøndelag. It has sections for football, track and field, basketball, Nordic skiing, biathlon, and swimming.
| Full name | Stjørna Idrettslag | |
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| Founded | 3 December 1932 | |
| Ground | Råkvåg Stadion, Råkvåg | |
| Chairman | Leif Walseth Skarsmo | |
| Head coach | Endre Stormo | |
| League | 6. divisjon | |
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Råkvåg Stadion is the home ground for the football team.
History
editFounding and early history (1932–2000)
editThe sports club was founded on 3 December 1932. Initially, the main sports were skiing and track and field, especially cross-country skiing and running. The relay called Stjørnastafetten has been arranged every year since 1945.[1] Stjørna established the annual ski marathon called Stjørnfjellrennet in 1949 in cooperation with IL Fjellørnen. The ski marathon has since had participants like the Grønningen brothers.
On 5 July 1973 Råkvåg IL was incorporated into Stjørna IL. At the end of the 1970s, the home ground named Råkvåg stadion was finished. That led to a lot of interest in football, and both junior and senior teams were created.[2] The senior teams were dissolved after the 1991 season due to lack of players.[3] A section for handball was created in 1973 and then again dissolved by 1993.
Recent history (2000–)
editDuring the 2000s, Stjørna had a section for bow and arrow, and athletes from Stjørna took plural medals at national championships. On 1 October 2012 a basketball team named Stjørna Sailors was created, the first of its kind on Fosen.[4][non-primary source needed]
After a growing interest in the community, a male senior team in football was recreated on 1 November 2019.[5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the comeback season of 2020 has been postponed. Nevertheless, 29 years without a senior team wearing the orange club kit is soon to be over.
References
edit- ^ "Tradisjonsstafett" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Fosna-Folket.no. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Stjørna Idrettslag" (PDF) (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Stjørnas seniorlag gjør comeback" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Stjørna Sailors Basketball Team" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Herrelaget gjenoppstår etter 30 år" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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