IL Runar

Norwegian sports club

IL Runar

Full name	Idrettslaget Runar
Ground	Haukerød idrettsplass (stadium) Runarhallen (indoor arena) Sandefjord

Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, and cross-country skiing. It was established on January 7, 1949.^[1]

Athletics

Its athletics section is known for its prominent long-distance runners. Olympic competitors Gunhild Halle Haugen and Marius Bakken represented IL Runar, and so did Susanne Wigene for a limited period. Local rivals in both handball and athletics are Sandefjord TIF.

Handball

The men's handball team currently plays in the first league of Norwegian handball, and was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.^[2] They also won the Limburgse Handbal Dagen in 1998, where they defeated Sporting Toulouse ’31 with 29-28 in the final.^[3]

Football

Football club

IL Runar Fotball

League

4. divisjon (Vestfold)^[4]

2018

4. divisjon (Vestfold), 5th of 11^[5]

Home colours

The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of the Norwegian football league system. They have never played in the top tier, but had its last stint in the 1. divisjon (second tier) in 1997, with players like Morten Fevang who later became a significant player in the top division and captain of Odd Grenland. In late 1998, Runar formed the elite football team Sandefjord Fotball with local rivals Sandefjord BK, in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway.^[6] The plan succeeded, as Sandefjord Fotball, as of the 2019 season, have been playing in the top flight in 7 out of the last 14 seasons.

Recent men's football seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Ref.
2013	3. divisjon	10	26	10	2	14	63	82	32	Second qualifying round	^[7]
2014	3. divisjon	↓ 13	26	6	4	16	42	93	22	Second qualifying round	^[8]
2015	4. divisjon	9	20	7	3	10	50	52	24	First round	^[9]
2016	4. divisjon	7	22	7	4	11	57	62	25	dnq	^[10]
2017	4. divisjon	4	18	9	4	5	46	28	31	dnq	^[11]
2018	4. divisjon	5	20	7	5	8	43	53	26	First qualifying round	^[5]

References

^ Gjerseth, Simen (2016). Nye Sandefjord. Liv forlag. Page 114. ISBN 9788283301137.
^ Norwegian league winners Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ The finals of the Limburgse Handbal Dagen
^ "4.div Menn 2019 Vestfold". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "4.div Menn 2018 - Tabell Vestfold". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ History (Sandefjord Fotball official site) Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ "3 div. Menn avd. 05 2013 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "3 div. Menn avd. 05 2014 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "4 div. Menn Vestfold 2015 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "4 div. Menn Vestfold 2016 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "4 div. Menn Vestfold 2017 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 16 October 2019.