Fram Larvik
Full nameIdrettsforeningen Fram
Nickname(s)Fram
Founded15 January 1894; 130 years ago (1894-01-15)
GroundFramparken
Head coachHaakon Lunov
League2. divisjon
20223. divisjon group 4, 1st of 14 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known as Fram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club from Torstrand in Larvik, Norway. It has sections for association football, athletics, handball and speed skating.

General history

The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes Fram Norway's oldest existing association football club.[1][2] It is often known as Fram Larvik, mainly to distinguish it from IL Fram from Skatval.

Football

The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system.

The club reached the final of the 1912 Norwegian Cup. Fram won the final 2–1, but the opponent Mercantile claimed that Fram had used an illegit player. The Norwegian FA ruled a replay the next weekend. On 20 October 1912, Fram lost the replay 0–6 against Mercantile at Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania.[3] The club's greatest achievement came in 1950, when the club won the 1949–50 Hovedserien, the Norwegian top division. Fram played in the Second Division to 1995, but was down to the 4. divisjon for a period after relegation in the 1999 3. divisjon campaign. After that, the team was remade to Larvik Fotball, which won several promotions and resided in the 2. divisjon for some years. The cooperation club Larvik Fotball ceased to exist in late 2004, and the 2005 2. divisjon was played as IF Fram, but with abysmal results. After a few seasons back in the 3. divisjon, however, Fram won the league in 2008 and the subsequent playoffs, and has played in the 2. divisjon since. Petter Belsvik took over as head coach after the 2013 season from Tom Helge Jacobsen.[4] In 2021 Haakon Lunov is head coach of Fram Football arter signing a two-year contract.

Notable footballers include Tom Rüsz Jacobsen, Kenneth Stenild, Lars Bakkerud, Freddy Ørbeck Jonny Hansen, former Swedish u21 international Andreas Drugge and Sverre Hansen.

Honours

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2005 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 4 5 17 25 90 17 Second round Relegated
2006 3. divisjon 8 22 7 7 8 53 39 28 First qualifying round
2007 3. divisjon 1 22 14 4 4 66 28 46 First qualifying round Lost promotion play-off
2008 3. divisjon ↑ 1 22 20 1 1 75 22 61 Second round Won promotion play-off
2009 2. divisjon 8 26 10 3 13 47 69 33 First round
2010 2. divisjon 11 26 9 6 11 45 53 33 First round
2011 2. divisjon 11 26 7 6 13 34 56 38 First round
2012 2. divisjon 6 26 10 6 10 39 37 36 First round
2013 2. divisjon 3 26 14 8 4 62 34 50 First round
2014 2. divisjon 3 26 15 4 7 52 41 49 Second round
2015 2. divisjon 4 26 13 8 5 60 42 47 Second round
2016 2. divisjon 6 26 13 2 11 58 46 41 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 5 26 12 6 8 49 43 42 First round
2018 2. divisjon 10 26 9 2 15 40 57 29 Second round
2019 2. divisjon 5 26 12 7 7 50 34 43 Quarterfinal
2020 2. divisjon 14 13 1 3 9 17 41 6 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon ↓ 12 26 6 9 11 33 42 27 Second round Relegated
2022 3. divisjon ↑ 1 26 18 7 1 60 20 61 Second round Promoted

Source:[6]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Jorge Vieira
2 DF Norway NOR Ola Strand
3 DF Norway NOR Markus Rekdal
4 DF Norway NOR Jonathan Rydjord Pettersen
5 DF Norway NOR Liiban Abdi Ahmed
7 MF Norway NOR Petter Nilssen Einarsson
8 MF Norway NOR Pa-Modou Jatta
9 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Fählgren Hallström
10 MF Norway NOR Mahmoud Laham
11 MF Sweden SWE Neo Drugge Hysén
12 GK Poland POL Jeremi Kamecki
13 MF Norway NOR Oliver Armando Helgeland
15 MF Norway NOR Marius Jacobsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Norway NOR Jørgen Kili Fjeldskår (on loan from Sandefjord)
17 MF Norway NOR Jonas Bruusgaard
18 DF Norway NOR Philip Jonhaugen Ask
19 FW Norway NOR Isak Solvik Nilsen
21 FW Norway NOR Martin Henriksen
22 MF Norway NOR Uno Kristian Pedersen
23 FW Norway NOR Erik Nordengen
24 MF Norway NOR Riel Chol Nguen
25 MF Norway NOR Brian Lysebo Johansen
27 MF Colombia COL Brahian Stiven Mosquera
28 DF Norway NOR Pedro de Souza
30 DF Norway NOR Martin Wurschmidt
— GK Norway NOR Thomas Johansen

Handball

The club also have a handball team, that plays in the First Division,[8] the second highest tier in men's handball. Ole Kristian Strøm is the coach, and they play their matches in Framhallen.

Notable handballers include Eivind Ellingsen, Pål Myrdam, Are Ruud and Tom Bakke.

Speed skating

Notable speed skaters in Fram include Bjørg Eva Jensen, Tom Erik Oxholm, Roger Strøm, Else Marie Christiansen, Minna Nystedt, Anne Therese Tveter, Bjørn Tveter and Øyvind Tveter.

References

  1. ^ "Idrettsforeningen "Fram" Larvik 1894 - 1929". www.nb.no. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ "I.F. Fram" 75 Years". www.nb.no. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Norwegian cup 1912". rsssf.no. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Opprykkstrener Belsvik fikk jobb i andredivisjon".
  5. ^ "Norwegian hovedserie 1949/50". rsssf.no. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Fram Larvik". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "A-Lag 2023 - Spillere". IK Fram Larvik (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ "Seriestart 1. divisjon Menn". handball.no (in Norwegian). NHF. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

External links

Norwegian handball 2023–24
2023 Norwegian Second Division
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