# IF Fram Larvik

Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known as Fram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club from Torstrand in Larvik, Norway. It has sections for association football, athletics, handball and speed skating.

## General history

The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes Fram Norway's oldest existing association football club. It is often known as Fram Larvik, mainly to distinguish it from IL Fram from Skatval.

## Football

The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system.
The club reached the final of the 1912 Norwegian Cup. Fram won the final 2–1, but the opponent Mercantile claimed that Fram had used an illegit player. The Norwegian FA ruled a replay the next weekend. On 20 October 1912, Fram lost the replay 0–6 against Mercantile at Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania. The club's greatest achievement came in 1950, when the club won the 1949–50 Hovedserien, the Norwegian top division. Fram played in the Second Division to 1995, but was down to the 4. divisjon for a period after relegation in the 1999 3. divisjon campaign. After that, the team was remade to Larvik Fotball, which won several promotions and resided in the 2. divisjon for some years. The cooperation club Larvik Fotball ceased to exist in late 2004, and the 2005 2. divisjon was played as IF Fram, but with abysmal results. After a few seasons back in the 3. divisjon, however, Fram won the league in 2008 and the subsequent playoffs, and has played in the 2. divisjon since. Petter Belsvik took over as head coach after the 2013 season from Tom Helge Jacobsen. In 2021 Haakon Lunov is head coach of Fram Football arter signing a two-year contract.
Notable footballers include Tom Rüsz Jacobsen, Kenneth Stenild, Lars Bakkerud, Freddy Ørbeck Jonny Hansen, former Swedish u21 international Andreas Drugge and Sverre Hansen.

### Honours

* Norwegian top flight:
** Winners (1): 1949–50
* Norwegian Football Cup:
** Runners-up (1): 1912

### Recent seasons

    Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2005 2. divisjon ↓ 14 264517 259017 Second round Relegated 2006 3. divisjon 8 22778 533928 First qualifying round 2007 3. divisjon 1 221444 662846 First qualifying round Lost promotion play-off 2008 3. divisjon ↑ 1 222011 752261 Second round Won promotion play-off 2009 2. divisjon 8 2610313 476933 First round 2010 2. divisjon 11 269611 455333 First round 2011 2. divisjon 11 267613 345638 First round 2012 2. divisjon 6 2610610 393736 First round 2013 2. divisjon 3 261484 623450 First round 2014 2. divisjon 3 261547 524149 Second round 2015 2. divisjon 4 261385 604247 Second round 2016 2. divisjon 6 2613211 584641 Second round 2017 2. divisjon 5 261268 494342 First round 2018 2. divisjon 10 269215 405729 Second round 2019 2. divisjon 5 261277 503443 Quarterfinal 2020 2. divisjon 14 13139 17416 Cancelled 2021 2. divisjon ↓ 12 266911 334227 Second round Relegated 2022 3. divisjon ↑ 1 261871 602061 Second round Promoted 2023 2. divisjon ↓ 13 266713 375725 First round Relegated 2024 3. divisjon 4 261655 644453 Second round
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## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 September 2023
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 | POR | Jorge Vieira |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Ola Strand |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Markus Rekdal |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Jonathan Rydjord Pettersen |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Liiban Abdi Ahmed |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Petter Nilssen Einarsson |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Pa-Modou Jatta |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Marcus Fählgren Hallström |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Mahmoud Laham |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Neo Drugge Hysén |
| 12 | GK | POL | Jeremi Kamecki |
| 13 | MF | NOR | Oliver Armando Helgeland |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Marius Jacobsen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Jørgen Kili Fjeldskår (on loan from Sandefjord) |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Jonas Bruusgaard |
| 18 | DF | NOR | Philip Jonhaugen Ask |
| 19 | FW | NOR | Isak Solvik Nilsen |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Martin Henriksen |
| 22 | MF | NOR | Uno Kristian Pedersen |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Erik Nordengen |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Riel Chol Nguen |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Brian Lysebo Johansen |
| 27 | MF | COL | Brahian Stiven Mosquera |
| 28 | DF | NOR | Pedro de Souza |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Martin Wurschmidt |
| — | GK | NOR | Thomas Johansen |

## Handball

The club also have a handball team, that plays in the First Division, the second highest tier in men's handball. Ole Kristian Strøm is the coach, and they play their matches in Framhallen.
Notable handballers include Eivind Ellingsen, Pål Myrdam, Are Ruud and Tom Bakke.

## Speed skating

Notable speed skaters in Fram include Bjørg Eva Jensen, Tom Erik Oxholm, Roger Strøm, Else Marie Christiansen, Minna Nystedt, Anne Therese Tveter, Bjørn Tveter and Øyvind Tveter.