# Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball

Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Kongsvinger in Innlandet, founded in 1892. Its home ground is Gjemselund Stadion. It is part of sporting association, Kongsvinger IL.

## Honours

* Norwegian top flight
** Runners-up (1): 1992
** Third place (2): 1986, 1987
* Norwegian Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2016
** Semi-finals (5): 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2016
* UEFA Cup
** 2nd round against Juventus 1993

## History

Despite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in the Norwegian top flight for 17 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1999. Among the club's achievements were a silver medal in the league in 1992, bronze in both 1986 and 1987 and a 1–1 draw against football powerhouse Juventus in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup. Kongsvinger dropped out of the top flight in 1999, in the end struggling both financially and on the pitch. Only two years later another relegation sent the team down to 2. divisjon, the third tier in Norwegian football.
After a mediocre interlude in the 2002 season, former HamKam player Vegard Skogheim took over as head coach at Kongsvinger in 2003, instilling new enthusiasm into a young squad of part-timers. In 2003, the team went undefeated in their division and secured promotion back to the 1. divisjon, the second-highest level. The success continued in 2004, and the newly promoted team surprised many experts by managing third place in the league, and thereby earning the right to two play-off matches for promotion against the club that finished third last in the top division, Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger won the first match 1–0, but lost the second 0–4, giving away both the aggregate win and the right to play in the top division to Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger finished 1. divisjon as 3rd and qualified for promotion-relegation play-offs once again in the 2009 season. On 6 November, Kongsvinger defeated Sogndal 3–1 at home and faced with Sarpsborg 08. The club lost the first match 3–2 at away ground on 9 November, but won 3–1 at home (5–4 aggregate) on 12 November and returned to Tippeligaen after 10 years absence. The team finished their comeback season in the top flight in 15th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon for the 2011 season. The club was relegated to the 2. divisjon in 2013. In the 2015 season, Kongsvinger won their group in the 2. divisjon and won promotion to the second tier.

## Season by season

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon ↓ 14 308517 335729 Second round Relegated to 2. divisjon 2002 2. divisjon 7 2611411 363137 Second round 2003 2. divisjon ↑ 1 262240 622370 Second round Promoted to 1. divisjon 2004 1. divisjon 3 301659 534253 Fourth round Lost play-offs for promotion 2005 1. divisjon 10 3011415 414837 Second round 2006 1. divisjon 7 3011109 394242 Third round 2007 1. divisjon 4 301659 564253 Third round 2008 1. divisjon 13 308616 335830 Third round 2009 1. divisjon ↑ 3 3018210 523756 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen through play-offs 2010 Tippeligaen ↓ 15 304818 275820 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2011 1. divisjon 7 301479 503649 Third round 2012 1. divisjon 9 3012315 444839 Third round 2013 1. divisjon ↓ 14 3071013 375431 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2014 2. divisjon 4 261538 614248 Third round 2015 2. divisjon ↑ 1 262024 631962 Third round Promoted to 1. divisjon 2016 1. divisjon 5 301479 564249 Final 2017 1. divisjon 10 3010614 474636 Third round 2018 1. divisjon 8 3012612 594942 Third round 2019 1. divisjon 5 3014412 373646 Fourth round 2020 1. divisjon ↓ 15 3061014 355328 Cancelled Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2021 2. divisjon ↑ 1 262222 882668 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2022 1. divisjon 6 3013710 433746 Second round 2023 1. divisjon 3 3016410 533952 Second round 2024 1. divisjon 6 3011118 475044 Second round
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## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | First round | Öster | 4–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | Second round | Juventus | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round | Ebbw Vale | 3–0 | 6–1 | 9–1 |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | Twente | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |

## Current squad

    As of 5 September 2024
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 | SWE | August Strömberg |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Joel Nilsson |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Fredrik Holmé |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Harald Holter |
| 7 | MF | GHA | Eric Taylor |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Noa Williams |
| 12 | DF | SEN | Mapenda Mbow |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Lucas Haren |
| 16 | MF | NOR | Marius Trengereid |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Mathias Gjerstrøm |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Joacim Holtan |
| 19 | DF | DEN | Emil Nielsen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Jesper Andreas Grundt |
| 21 | DF | NOR | Daniel Lysgård |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Ludvig Langrekken |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Martin Tangen Vinjor |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Marius Damhaug |
| 26 | MF | SWE | Wilhelm Ärlig |
| 27 | MF | NOR | Andreas Dybevik |
| 28 | FW | NOR | Rasmus Christiansen |
| 31 | GK | CIV | Sayouba Mandé |
| 41 | GK | NOR | Anders Klemensson |
| 48 | FW | NOR | Albert Sandstad |

### Out on loan

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 |
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## Statistics

* Most matches played for the club: Øivind Tomteberget: 660
* Most league goals scored for the club: Cato Holtet: 46
* Biggest win: 6–0 vs Start (h 1985) Djerv 1919 (h 1989) and Fyllingen (h 1993)
* Biggest loss: 0–8 vs Tromsø (a 1995) and Strømsgodset (a 1997)
* Most spectators at a home match: 10213 (KIL-Juventus 1993, played at Ullevaal Stadion)
* Most spectators at a home match at Gjemselund Stadion: 6794 (KIL-Vålerenga 1983)