Stavanger IF - last updated on 19 February 2009
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Stavanger Idrettsforening
Foundation: September 17th 1905
City: Stavanger
Colours: White and black
Website: www.sif-fotball.no
Honours:
Stavanger IF has currently no honours.
A bit of history:
The club was founded 17 September 1905. They were the dominating club in Stavanger up until the 1930s, and reached the semi finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914, 1929 and 1930. One of the club's profiles from that period, Sverre Berg-Johannesen, was the first player from Rogaland to be capped for the Norwegian national football team.
After World War Two, Viking FK took over as the dominating football club in Stavanger. SIF went on to play in lower divisions, and the club was also passed by FK Vidar (another club from Stavanger) in terms of league position and achievements in the 1980s.
Per Ravn Omdal, president of the Norwegian Football Association from 1987 to 1992 and the current vice president of UEFA, started his active career with SIF.
With Roger Nilsen as manager, SIF was promoted to Division Three in 2006 and advanced further to Division Two in 2007. On October 25th 2008, SIF secured promotion to Adeccoligaen for the 2009 season after winning Second Division group 3.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Stavanger IF
