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.

For other uses, see Fram (disambiguation).
Fram Larvik
Full nameIdrettsforeningen Fram
Nickname(s)Fram
Founded15 January 1894 (1894-01-15)
GroundFramparken
Head coachHaakon Lunov
League3. divisjon
20232. divisjon group 1, 14th of 14 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

General history

The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes Fram Norway's oldest existing association football club.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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

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

Source:[6]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 September 2023[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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,[8] 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.

References
  1. "Idrettsforeningen "Fram" Larvik 1894 - 1929". www.nb.no. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "I.F. Fram" 75 Years". www.nb.no. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Norwegian cup 1912". rsssf.no. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  4. "Opprykkstrener Belsvik fikk jobb i andredivisjon".
  5. "Norwegian hovedserie 1949/50". rsssf.no. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  6. "Fram Larvik". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. "A-Lag 2023 - Spillere". IK Fram Larvik (in Norwegian).
  8. "Seriestart 1. divisjon Menn". handball.no (in Norwegian). NHF. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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