FK Mjølner

FK Mjølner is a Norwegian football club from Narvik. It currently plays in the 3. divisjon, after having been relegated from the 2. divisjon in 2019. The club played at the top tier in 1972 and 1989.

FK Mjølner
Full nameFotballklubben Mjølner
Founded1932
GroundNarvik Stadion
Narvik
Capacity8,000 (1999)
ChairmanTage Karlsen
Head coachJan Tore Bakli
League3. divisjon
20192. divisjon Group 2, 14th of 14 (relegated)

History
Logo of Narvik FK.

It is named after Mjöllnir in Norse mythology. It was formed in 1932 when Støa Mjølner (until 1926: FK Steady 1919 Mjølner) and King Mjølner (until 1921: FK Freidig 1918 Mjølner) merged. The club was called Mjølner until 1994, when the name was changed to Mjølner-Narvik. In October 1997 the club merged with local rivals FK Narvik/Nor. The merger club took the name Narvik FK. In February 2005 Narvik FK changed the name back to FK Mjølner.

FK Mjølner was the first club from Northern Norway allowed to play in the Norwegian top division. Before the 1972 season clubs from the north could not gain promotion to the top division. Mjølner played against the best in the 1972 and 1989 seasons, but were relegated both times after just one season.

With the exception of those two seasons, FK Mjølner stayed on the second tier from 1970 to 1991. 1992 saw Mjølner at the third level, which by then was called the 2. divisjon. They got promoted back to the second tier, where they stayed for three seasons from 1993 until they got relegated again in 1995. They played in the 2. divisjon in 1996 and 1997, then merged with Narvik/Nor, and continued playing in that division as Narvik FK until 2001, when they were relegated to the 3. divisjon (fourth tier). After one season at that level they were promoted back to the 2. divisjon again, but in 2004 they were again relegated to the 3. divisjon. With their old name FK Mjølner started the 2005 season in 3. divisjon. In 2010 it won all 26 matches in the 3. divisjon, contested a playoff to win promotion, and succeeded by beating IL Stålkameratene 8–2 on aggregate.

The club has a record 13 Northern Norwegian Cup championships, 9 as Mjølner, and 4 as Narvik/Nor.

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2009 3. divisjon 2 201820 1091156
2010 3. divisjon 1 222200 1131166 Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2011 2. divisjon 8 2612410 393240 First round
2012 2. divisjon ↓ 12 267613 264127 Second round Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2013 3. divisjon 2 221732 752554 First round
2014 3. divisjon 1 221831 761557 First round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2015 2. divisjon ↓ 13 265318 216718 Second round Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2016 3. divisjon 4 221264 543142 Second round
2017 3. divisjon 1 262024 723162 First round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2018 2. divisjon 7 261358 414144 Third round
2019 2. divisjon ↓ 14 266515 305423 First round Relegated to the 3. divisjon

Players

First team squad
As of 26 February 2020[1]

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  NOR Joakim Evjen
12 GK  NOR Daniel Christensen
— DF  NOR Øyvind Normann Storsveen
8 DF  LVA Nikita Kalinins
— DF  NOR Truls Torblå
— DF  NOR Simon Bakke
— DF  NOR Johan Evjen
— DF  ENG Chris John
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  NOR Johannes Aase
6 MF  NOR Johan Aanes Andersen
23 MF  NOR Sander Rørvik
— MF  NOR Marcus Johnsen
— MF  NOR Tobias Mikalsen
— MF  NOR Thomas Åsheim
30 MF  NOR Mathias Nicolaisen
— MF  LVA Edgars Vērdiņš
— MF  NOR Matias Claeson
10 FW  NOR Marchus Kajander

References
  1. "Teams". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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