Volda TI
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| Full name | Volda Turn- og Idrottslag |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 (football 1916) |
| Ground | Volda stadion |
| League | Third Division |
| 2011 | Third Division / 9, 9th[1] |
Volda Turn- og Idrottslag is a Norwegian sports club from Volda, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and "general sports".
The club was founded as Voldens TF in 1899 as a gymnastics club. Other sports were added later; football in 1916. The name was changed to Volda TI in 1945.[2] In 1998, the club was organized as an alliance sports team, which had two overarching legal entities: Football and general sports (Allidrett). It currently has sections for association football, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, swimming, frisbee-golf and children's athletics.[3] The handball branch of the club in 2007 split from the Alliance and formedthe Volda Handballclub.[4]
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It had a longer stint in the Norwegian Second Division before being relegated after the 1999 season.[5] In 2003 they won their Third Division group, and in the two-leg playoff they beat Træff on penalties after 3–3 on aggregate[6] It played in the 2004 Norwegian Second Division before being relegated again. After the 2005 season it contested another playoff to win re-promotion, but failed.
References
- ↑ "Tabell 3. divisjon, avdeling 9 2011". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kort oversyn over Volda TI Fotballs historie" (in Norwegian). Volda TI Fotball. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ "Om VTI Fotball" (in Norwegian). Volda TI Fotball. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ "Volda Handballklubb" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ↑ Johansen, Tore (ed.). Sportsboken 1999. Oslo: Schibsted. p. 250. ISBN 82-516-1756-1.
- ↑ Haavik, Yngve (13 October 2003). "Volda klar for 2. divisjon". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 July 2010.
External links
- Official site (Norwegian)