Medkila IL

Norwegian football club
Football club
Medkila
Full nameMedkila Idrettslag
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
GroundHarstad Stadion,
Harstad, Norway
ChairmanEvan Didriksen
ManagerMargunn Haugenes (women)
League1. divisjon (women) (women)
2. divisjon (men)
20201. divisjon, 2nd (women) [1]
Home colours
Away colours

Medkila IL is a football team from Harstad in North Norway, most notable for its women's football team which is playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian women's football.

Medkila first came to prominence after winning the 2003 Norwegian Women's Cup while playing in the First Division. Medkila knocked out Leknes FK (1-10), Grand Bodø (1-5), IF Fløya (2-1), IL Sandviken (6-1) and Team Strømmen (1-3), and beat Kolbotn (2-1) in the final.[2] That same year they were promoted to Toppserien for the first time. Medkila couldn't avoid relegation in their first season in top-flight and were back in 1. divisjon for the 2005 season.

Five years later they were promoted for the 2011 Toppserien, but as last time they were relegated after only one season.[3] In 2012 they finished second in the first division, earning a playoff against Kattem for the chance to win promotion. They lost the playoff, but subsequently, Kattem withdrew their team from the league, and after Fart declined the offer to remain in Toppserien, Medkila were promoted after all.[4] In 2013, Medkila's women survived comfortably in 9th place in the Toppserien.[5]

Medkila also fields a men's team, which played in the Third Division (fourth tier) from 1995 to 2010 and again from 2013.

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2003 1. divisjon ↑ 2 18 13 3 2 57 27 42 Winner Promoted to the Toppserien
2004 Toppserien ↓ 10 18 2 1 15 12 65 7 Third round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 6 18 6 2 10 24 42 20 Third round
2006 1. divisjon 5 18 8 4 6 35 25 28 Second round
2007 1. divisjon 5 18 7 6 5 24 16 27 Quarterfinal
2008 1. divisjon 4 18 8 4 6 22 25 28 Second round
2009 1. divisjon 6 22 9 5 8 35 30 32 Third round
2010 1. divisjon ↑ 2 22 14 2 6 39 18 44 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien
2011 Toppserien ↓ 11 22 3 3 16 20 63 12 Quarterfinal Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon ↑ 2 22 15 4 3 48 15 49 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien
2013 Toppserien 9 22 7 5 10 27 44 26 Quarterfinal
2014 Toppserien 10 22 4 3 15 18 62 15 Quarterfinal
2015 Toppserien 11 22 5 2 15 28 63 17 Quarterfinal
2016 Toppserien 11 22 2 5 15 21 50 11 Quarterfinal
2017 Toppserien ↓ 12 22 1 2 19 9 69 5 Second round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2018 1. divisjon 5 22 10 4 8 29 26 34 Second round
2019 1. divisjon 4 18 12 5 5 37 33 41 Third round
2020 1. divisjon 2 18 12 0 6 33 21 36 First qualifying round

Honours

Current women's squad

As of 18 July 2016.[6]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Megan Kufeld  United States
2 DF Anja Rasmussen  Norway
4 FW Emilie Kristiansen  Norway
5 MF Anna Wulff Iversen  Norway
6 FW Martine Olsen  Norway
7 DF Alexandra Jean Quincey (Captain)  United States
8 DF Mette Aasvik Skau  Norway
9 MF Kristine Amundsen  Norway
11 FW Lotte Fossem  Norway
14 MF Maria Hustad  Norway
16 MF Ida Marie Fossem  Norway
17 DF Marianne Linaker  Norway
18 DF Louise Normann  Norway
19 FW Hedda Jakobsen  Norway
20 DF Rebekka Hansen  Norway
21 DF Fanny Johansson  Sweden
22 DF Sigrun Linaker Dybvik  Norway
23 DF Silje Helen Johansen  Norway

Former players

Recent history men

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2010 3. divisjon ↓ 7 22 9 5 8 56 41 32 Not Qualified Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2011 4. Divisjon 3 22 14 3 5 74 43 45 Not Qualified
2012 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 20 18 1 1 100 23 55 Not Qualified Promoted to the 3. divisjon
2013 3. divisjon ↑ 1 22 17 4 1 71 24 55 First qualifying round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2014 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 2 1 23 13 91 7 First round Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2015 3. divisjon 10 22 4 4 14 20 52 16 First qualifying round
2016 3. divisjon ↓ 12 22 1 2 19 21 80 5 First qualifying round Relegated to the 4. Divisjon
2017 4. Divisjon 8 22 7 3 12 36 46 24 Second qualifying round
2018 4. Divisjon 5 22 12 1 9 49 37 37 First qualifying round

References

  1. ^ "Tabell Toppserien 2013". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ Verdens Gang
  3. ^ Soccerway Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Karlsen, Thomas (6 February 2013). "Medkila til Toppserien". Fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ Table 2013
  6. ^ "Medkila Kvinner Senior A". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 18 July 2016.