Mjøndalen IF

Mjøndalen
Full name Mjøndalen Idrettsforening
Founded August 22, 1910 (1910-08-22)
Ground Isachsen Stadion
Mjøndalen
Capacity 4,350
Manager Vegard Hansen
League OBOS-ligaen
2017 OBOS-ligaen, 3rd
Website Club website

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 221417 603443
2002 D3/8 1 221633 692551 Lost playoffs for promotion
2003 D3/8 5 221219 703737 1st qualifying round
2004 D3/8 1 221732 672254 1st round Lost playoffs for promotion
2005 D3/8 2 222011 1021961 1st round
2006 D3/7 1 201811 1022255 1st round Promoted to 2. Division
2007 D2/4 2 261475 623449 2nd round
2008 D2/1 1 261745 643455 1st round Promoted to Adeccoligaen
2009 AL 11 3010911 383939 Last 16
2010 AL 10 2810513 414935 3rd round
2011 AL 10 30101010 425140 3rd round
2012 AL 4 301677 524355 4th round Lost playoffs for promotion
2013 AL 6 3014511 374047 quarter final Lost playoffs for promotion
2014 1D promoted3 301497 573651 4th round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2015 TL relegated 15 304917 386921 quarter final Relegated to 1. Divisjon
2016 1D 6 3013107 493848 2nd round Lost playoffs for promotion
2017 1D 3 301578 563752 quarter final
2018 (in progress) 1D 2 261583 411853 4th round

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European record

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

Current squad

As of 8 May 2018[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 Iran GK Sosha Makani
2 Netherlands DF Quint Jansen
3 Norway DF Vetle Dragenes
4 Norway DF William Sell
5 Norway DF Alexander Hansen
6 Norway DF Joackim Solberg Olsen
7 Denmark MF Tonny Brochmann
10 Canada FW Olivier Occéan
11 Norway MF Christian Gauseth (captain)
14 Ivory Coast MF Vamouti Diomande
15 Norway MF Mathias Fredriksen
16 Norway MF Mads Gundersen
17 Norway MF Sebastian Hansen
No. Position Player
19 Norway DF Jonathan Lindseth
20 Senegal FW Ousseynou Boye
21 Norway FW Alfred Scriven
22 Norway MF Henrik Gulden
23 Norway DF Sondre Johansen
24 Norway DF Erick Sagbakken
25 Cameroon GK Georges Bokwé
26 Norway FW Frank Bamenye
27 Norway MF Aristide Mutula Sagbakken
28 Norway MF Tobias Widemann Karlsen
29 Norway FW Gustav Sving Helling
31 Norway FW Jibril Bojang

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2017–18 and transfers summer 2018.

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
18 Norway FW Andreas Hellum (on loan to Nybergsund-Trysil until 31 December 2018)

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. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ ibdb.bandysidan
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-14.

Further reading

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