Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from Alta, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was newly promoted for the 2008 season; its last stint up to that time in the division came in 2005, when they finished last. The team finished 14th in the 2009 season. In 2012 a new relegation came after finishing last once again. It took them only one year to come back.
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| Full name | Alta Idrettsforening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 29 May 1927 | ||
| Ground | Alta Idrettspark, Finnmarkshallen | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Tron Møller Natland | ||
| Head coach | Mate Dujilo | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2023 | 2. divisjon group 2, 6th of 14 | ||
They play at Alta Idrettspark, or indoor at Finnmarkshallen when snow and other weather conditions render the pitch unusable. Their attendance record of about 3,000 was set in 1995 against Rosenborg. Notable former players include Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, Tore Reginiussen and Morten Gamst Pedersen.
On December 11, 2018, Alta I.F signed Bryant Lazaro as the head coach, appointed to start January 1, 2019.[1]
Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 2. divisjon 5 26 13 1 12 60 57 40 Second round 2002 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 18 2 6 79 38 56 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2003 1. divisjon ↓ 16 30 3 4 23 31 76 13 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2004 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 21 0 5 95 21 63 First round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2005 1. divisjon ↓ 16 30 5 5 20 28 62 20 Fourth round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2006 2. divisjon 2 26 16 6 4 75 36 54 First round 2007 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 16 4 6 71 37 52 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2008 1. divisjon 14 30 8 2 20 49 66 26 Third round 2009 1. divisjon 6 30 12 6 12 50 49 42 Fourth round 2010 1. divisjon 8 28 10 6 12 41 51 36 Third round 2011 1. divisjon 11 30 10 9 11 45 51 39 Quarter-final 2012 1. divisjon ↓ 16 30 4 10 16 30 61 21 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2013 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 18 3 5 71 35 57 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2014 1. divisjon ↓ 13 30 9 7 14 33 51 34 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2015 2. divisjon 6 26 12 6 8 65 43 42 First round 2016 2. divisjon 7 26 12 4 10 58 44 40 Third round 2017 2. divisjon 4 26 13 7 6 42 24 46 Second round 2018 2. divisjon 5 26 14 3 9 39 28 45 Third round 2019 2. divisjon 6 26 12 5 9 44 41 41 Third round 2020 2. divisjon 4 17 9 2 6 33 26 29 Cancelled 2021 2. divisjon 6 26 12 5 9 49 47 41 Third round 2022 2. divisjon 7 26 10 6 10 38 45 36 Second round 2023 2. divisjon 6 26 12 3 11 51 53 39 Third round
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Current squad
- As of 14 April 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |  NOR | Peder Brekke |
| 19 | DF | NOR | Runar Overvik |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Trym Suhr-Stamnes |
| 23 | FW | NOR | Christian Reginiussen |
| 25 | MF | NOR | Kristian Holsbø |
| 29 | GK | NOR | Mats Trige (on loan from Tromsø) |
| 30 | DF | NOR | Tobias Vonheim Norbye (on loan from Tromsø) |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Joakim Samuel Andersen |
| 33 | MF | NOR | Magnus Opgård |
| 34 | GK | NOR | Sindri Huxley Arnason |
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former players
Managers
Isak Ole Hætta[3]
References
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)
- Steinberget (supporters) (in Norwegian)