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| Full name | Valdres Fotballklubb | ||
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| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Blåbærmyra, Fagernes | ||
| Capacity | 700 (seated) | ||
| League | Fifth Division | ||
| 2021 | Fourth Division, group IØ/1, 7th of 7 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Valdres Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club based in Fagernes, Valdres. The men's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of the Norwegian football league system; whereas the women's team currently plays in the Third Division.
History
The club was founded in December 2001 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL. It was known as SAFK Fagernes until 2006, when the current name was implemented.
The men's team had a run as a mid-table Second Division team between 2008 and 2013. In the 2014 Second Division, the team ended last and faced relegation.
In 2019, the first-team squad was almost completely disintegrated. The remaining team plummeted out of the Third Division, following lacklustre results such as a 0–19 loss. The team started with an outfield player as goalkeeper and often lacked substitutes. However, they were praised for sportsmanship in actually finishing the season instead of pulling out.
The 2020 season was cancelled due to covid, but as the 2021 Norwegian Fourth Division progressed, Valdres ended last and was relegated to the sixth tier. Still, the team secured a berth in the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup first qualifying round. Valdres lost 0–3 to Gran IL.
The women's team plays in the Third Division.
Season to season
Men's team:
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2007 3. divisjon ↑ 2 22 17 3 2 92 33 54 Second qualifying round Promoted 2008 2. divisjon 9 26 6 14 6 40 48 32 Third round 2009 2. divisjon 6 26 13 6 7 53 41 45 First round 2010 2. divisjon 9 26 10 5 11 40 45 35 Second round 2011 2. divisjon 7 24 10 3 11 42 49 33 First round 2012 2. divisjon 7 26 10 6 10 38 40 36 Second round 2013 2. divisjon 7 26 11 4 11 49 46 37 First round 2014 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 4 4 18 34 74 16 First round Relegated 2015 3. divisjon 5 26 14 5 7 46 31 47 First round 2016 3. divisjon 5 26 16 3 7 64 33 51 First round 2017 3. divisjon 8 26 10 3 13 39 43 33 First qualifying round 2018 3. divisjon 7 26 12 2 12 52 46 38 First round 2019 3. divisjon ↓ 14 26 1 0 25 10 193 3 First qualifying round Relegated 2020 Season cancelled 2021 4. divisjon ↓ 7 12 3 0 9 19 46 9 No appearance Relegated
References
- "Valdres FK - Fotball Vår historie" [Valdres FK Our Story] (in Norwegian). Valdres F.K. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Hernes, Sigurd L. (11 September 2019). "Laget taper "alt". Nå er de blitt en snakkis i Fotball-Norge". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Aftenposten.