# Hønefoss BK

Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008.
After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2009, where they finished 14th in 2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff against Fredrikstad. In 2011, Hønefoss won the 1. divisjon and was promoted to the Tippeligaen for the second time in three years. Their second spell in Tippeligaen lasted for two seasons, and they were again relegated to the 1. divisjon in 2013.

## History

IF Liv multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged with Fossekallen sports club in 1986 to create Liv/Fossekallen, which in 1997 changed name to L/F Hønefoss multi-sports club. The same year, the football branch of the sports club became economic and organisationally independent under its new name L/F Hønefoss Fotball. In 2002, the football club changed name to its current name Hønefoss Ballklub, and in 2009 the football club was completely separated from the defunct L/F Hønefoss sports club.
Hønefoss competed in the Tippeligaen in 2010, the top tier of Norwegian football after promotion at the end of the 2009 season. Hønefoss got a tough start in their first season in Tippeligaen and lost their first six matches, something that ended in head coach Ole Bjørn Sundgot being fired. Tom Guldbrandsen immediately took over the job as head coach, Hønefoss won their next match 1–0 away against Stabæk. The 2010 season ended in 14th place, which resulted in relegation playoff matches to stay in Tippeligaen. In the first match, Hønefoss won the semi-final against Ranheim, but lost the final later on against Fredrikstad, and therefore got relegated to the 1. divisjon.
In the 2011 season they won the 1. divisjon, one point ahead of Sandnes Ulf, and was again promoted to the Tippeligaen. Remond Mendy was the team's top scorer with 14 goals. The team's second season in the Tippeligaen started much better than in 2010, and after five games, they had two wins and three draws, and was fifth in the table. Hønefoss eventually finished the 2012 season in 13th place. In the 2013 season, the club collected 29 points and finished the season in 16th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon along with Tromsø.

## Recent seasons

    Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon 9 30101010 455440 Third round 2002 1. divisjon 4 301848 643658 Second round 2003 1. divisjon 5 301677 554155 Third round 2004 1. divisjon 12 3011415 525437 Third round 2005 1. divisjon 4 301758 524156 Semi-final 2006 1. divisjon 4 301569 644751 Third round 2007 1. divisjon 10 3081111 345235 Third round 2008 1. divisjon 5 301569 473351 Second round 2009 1. divisjon ↑ 2 301686 613256 Third round Promoted to Tippeligaen 2010 Tippeligaen ↓ 14 307617 286227 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2011 1. divisjon ↑ 1 301695 612857 Fourth round Promoted to Tippeligaen 2012 Tippeligaen 13 3071211 304233 Third round 2013 Tippeligaen ↓ 16 3061113 344729 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2014 1. divisjon 11 3012414 395540 Second round 2015 1. divisjon ↓ 16 307716 355228 Fourth round Relegated to 2. divisjon 2016 2. divisjon 3 261268 493542 Second round 2017 2. divisjon 10 269512 354132 First round 2018 2. divisjon ↓ 13 265516 386720 Second round Relegated to 3. divisjon 2019 3. divisjon 4 261457 674047 First round 2020 Season cancelled 2021 3. divisjon 4 13742 281825 First round 2022 3. divisjon 7 2611411 564637 First round 2023 3. divisjon 2 262411 801973 First round 2024 3. divisjon ↑ 1 262420 1171774 Second round Promoted to 2. divisjon
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## Current squad

    As of 13 June 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 | NOR | David Martinius Synstelien |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Lars Rydje |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Durim Muqkurtaj |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Lars Ivar Slemdal |
| 6 | DF | NOR | Steffen Jenssen |
| 7 | DF | NOR | Oskar Elias Wang |
| 8 | MF | NOR | Ahmed El Amrani |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Hugo Benjamin Svensson |
| 10 | FW | NOR | Sander Aamelfot |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Sander Finjord Ringberg |
| 14 | DF | NOR | August Tuastad Randers |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | NOR | Nicolay Grimstad |
| 16 | DF | NOR | Kristian Nøkleby-Karlsrud |
| 17 | MF | NOR | Andreas Frøhaug |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Martin Olimb |
| 21 | FW | NOR | Simen Egge Nestaker |
| 22 | FW | NOR | Brage Berg Pedersen |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Sivert Nilsen Bukten |
| 24 | MF | NOR | Casper Eriksen Langstrand |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Jonatan Strand Byttingsvik |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Alexander Groven |

## Managers

| Name | Year(s) |
| Ole Asbjørn Underdal | 1987 |
| Per Ulseth | 1987–88 |
| Terje Liknes | 1989–91 |
| Kjell Ramberg | 1992 |
| Terje Liknes | 1993 |
| Paul Berg | 1994–96 |
| Roy Arild Fossum | 1997–00 |
| Per Brogeland | 2001 |
| Lars Tjærnås | 2002–03 |
| Peter Engelbrektsson | 2004–06 |
| Kjell Sverre Hansen Wold | 2007 |
| Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 2008–10 |
| Reidar Vågnes | 2010 |
| Leif Gunnar Smerud | 2011–13 |
| Roar Johansen | 2013–14 |
| Rune Skarsfjord | 2014–15 |
| René Skovdahl | 2016 |
| Frode Lafton | 2016–18 |
| Tor Thodesen | 2018 |
| Luke Torjussen | 2019–22 |
| Marko Valdimar Jankovic | 2022 |
| Mika Pulkkinen | 2022 |
| Gunnar Halle | 2023–present |