IL Brodd
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Brodd Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Stavanger.
Full name | Brodd Fotballklubb Stavanger | |
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Founded | 25 April 1913; 110 years ago (1913-04-25) | |
Ground | Midjord idrettspark, Storhaug, Stavanger | |
Capacity | 900 | |
Chairman | Hanne Elise Pollack | |
Manager | Ali Kilinc | |
League | Third Division | |
2023 | Third Division group 3, 5th of 14 | |
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The club was founded on 25 April 1913 as BK Brodd. It participated in competitions for the first time in 1915, and reached the inaugural League of Norway in 1937–38. In 1940 it merged with the former AIF club Arbeidernes TIL and took the name IL Brodd. After the Second World War, the club had sections for football, athletics, boxing, cycling, skiing and handball.[1] Most sports disappeared, with football being left standing, but after 2003 the sports handball, badminton and floorball were added.[2]
15.06.2010 IL Brodd changed their name to Brodd Fotballklubb Stavanger, while handball, badminton and floorball was established as separate sports clubs.[3]
The men's football team currently resides in the Third Division (fourth tier), where its current stint began in 2008.
Both coaches of Viking FK, Morten Christoffer Jensen and Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim have previously been part of the club.