# Avaldsnes IL

Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball.

## Women's football

The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division of West Norway in 1997, before the team was dissolved in 1999 and then resurrected in 2002. The women's football team currently plays in the Toppserien, the first tier of Norwegian women's football, after promotion from the First Division in 2012, becoming the first club from Karmøy to play in the top league of any sport in Norway. They reached the final of the Norwegian Women's Cup in 2013 and 2015 but lost in the final both times.
The footballer Cecilie Pedersen has previously represented Norway while playing for Avaldsnes.
They finished the 2015 season in second place, their highest finish in the Toppserien to date, and qualified to the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.

### Women's football squad

    As of 8 December 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NOR | Siri Ervik |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Giovanna Santos |
| 5 | DF | GHA | Susan Ama Duah |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Cille Nilsen |
| 7 | FW | USA | Sydney Blomquist |
| 10 | MF | GHA | Evelyn Badu |
| 12 | GK | NOR | Synne Danielsen |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Sandra Østenstad |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Ida Mortensen Natvik |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Maya Ladhani |
| 17 | DF | NOR | Hanna Dahl |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Kristina Svandal |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Selma Løvås |
| 20 | DF | NOR | Kaja Olsen |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Malin Johannesen |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Marion Haugland |
| 27 | DF | NOR | Emma Endresen |

### Honours

* Toppserien
** Runners-up (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
* Norwegian Women's Cup
** Winners (1): 2017
** Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015

### Recent women's seasons

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2009 D2 5 18738 435424 Not Qualified 2010 D2 ↑ 1 221723 1164253 Not Qualified Promoted to Division 1 2011 D1 6 20857 353729 2nd round 2012 D1 ↑ 1 222011 732061 3rd round Promoted to Toppserien 2013 TS 4 221039 393333 Runners-up Lost Cup final to Stabæk 1–0 2014 TS 5 221228 562738 Semi-final 2015 TS 2 221633 601551 Runners-up Lost Cup final to LSK Kvinner 3–2 2016 TS 2 221822 501756 Quarter-final 2017 TS 2 221534 511748 Winners Beat Vålerenga 1–0 in the final to win the Cup 2018 TS 9 225611 243821 3rd round 2019 TS 5 22976 403334 Quarter-final 2020 TS 3 181044 312134 Semi-final 2021 TS 8 183312 253512 Quarter-final 2022 Toppserien 9 183213 155011 Quarter-final 6 7214 7197 2023 TS 9 275616 186321 3rd round

### UEFA Competition Record

| Competition | Round | Club | Away | Home | Aggregate |
| 2016-2017 | Qualifying round | Newry City | 11–0 | – | – |
| 2016-2017 | Qualifying round | CF Benfica | 6–1 | – | – |
| 2016-2017 | Qualifying round | PK-35 Vantaa (Host) | 2–0 | – | – |
| 2016-2017 | Round of 32 | Lyon | 0–5 | 2–5 $^a$ | 2–10 |
| 2017–2018 | Qualifying round | Breznica Pljevlja (Host) | 2–1 | – | – |
| 2017–2018 | Qualifying round | Kiryat Gat | 6–2 | – | – |
| 2017–2018 | Qualifying round | Spartak Subotica | 2–0 | – | – |
| 2017–2018 | Round of 32 | Barcelona | 0–2 | 0–4 $^a$ | 0–6 |
| 2018-2019 | Qualifying round | Sporting CP | 3–2 | – | – |
| 2018-2019 | Qualifying round | Dragon 2014 | 3–0 | – | – |
| 2018-2019 | Qualifying round | Osijek (Host) | 2–2 | – | – |
| 2018-2019 | Round of 32 | Lyon | 0–5 | 0–2 $^a$ | 0–7 |
$^a$ First leg.

## Men's football

The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, after relegation in 2012. The men's team also played in the Third Division between 2005 and 2010.