IL Stålkameratene

Idrettslaget Stålkameratene, Stål for short, is a Norwegian sports club from Mo i Rana, Nordland. It has sections for judo, biathlon and Nordic skiing. Until 2019, the club had a football section, but this was merged with Mo IL to create Rana FK. However as of fall 2020, the football section in Stålkameratene is up and running again, as is Mo IL.

Stålkameratene
Full nameIdrettslaget Stålkameratene
Founded11 January 1935 (1935-01-11)
Based inMo i Rana
StadiumStålhallen
Colours  Yellow
  Black
Websitehttps://staalkam.no/

History

The club was founded on 11 January 1935 as AIL på Mo, a club with membership in the Workers Confederation of Sports. After the Second World War the Workers Confederation of Sports was dissolved, and the club changed its name to IL Stålkameratene.[1] The name Stålkameratene means "Steel Comrades". The city as a whole got a boost in the 1940s and 1950s when the Norsk Jernverk (Norwegian Iron Works) was established in Mo i Rana,[2] with the club profiting accordingly.

Skiing and athletics

Its most famous member in its early days was Simon Slåttvik, Olympic gold medalist in the Nordic combined at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[3][4] The club's athletics section was also thriving, mainly at national level. Ole Bernt Skarstein became Norwegian champion six times (100 metres: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968; 200 metres: 1968, 1969)[5][6] Thorbjørn A. Larsen won the marathon in 1977.[7] Jan Albrigtsen managed one silver medal as his best result (high jump: 1979).[8] Henry Hatling won two medals, a gold in the standing long jump (1986) and silver in the standing high jump (1978); also Eskil Sommernes won the standing long jump in 1988.[9][10] Unn Andersen managed a silver medal in the discus throw (1971) and a bronze in the shot put (1971).[11][12] The club is not active in athletics anymore, having started a cooperation with local rivals Mo IL under the club name Rana FIK in 1989.[13]

Football
Stålkameratene Fotball
Full nameIdrettslaget Stålkameratene Fotball
Founded11 January 1935 (1935-01-11)
Dissolved2018
StadiumSagbakken
Mo i Rana
Capacity1,000

The men's football team had its heyday in 1995 and 1996 when it played in the 1. divisjon, the second tier.[14][15] Then, having just been relegated to the Norwegian Second Division in 1997, they were kicked out after the 1997 season for using ineligible players.[16] They then won re-promotion in a supreme manner. In the 1998 Third Division season they won all their 22 games with a goal difference of 153 for, 15 against.[17] They then had a run in the Second Division from 1999 to 2002. In 2000 they even won their Second Division group, and contested a playoff to win promotion to the First Division. However, they succumbed to Hødd with a 2–7 loss on aggregate.[18] In 2002 they ended last in their Second Division group, and were relegated.[19] They had some mediocre results until winning their Third Division group in 2009. They then contested a playoff for the Second Division, but were beaten 3–2 on aggregate by Harstad IL.[20] In 2010 it won its Third Division group again, but lost out in the promotion playoff against Mjølner.[21]

The club colors were yellow and black,[3] and the home field was Sagbakken with Moheia being used occasionally.[22]

In November 2017 the football section was merged with Mo IL to form the new club Rana FK. The merger would come into effect on senior level from the 2019 season.[23] The final season of Stålkameratene was spent in the 2018 3. divisjon, which ended in relegation.

As of 2020 the football activity in Stålkameratene is back up and running.

Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2006 3. divisjon 7 2210012 487330 First qualifying round
2007 3. divisjon 3 221318 563940 First qualifying round
2008 3. divisjon 2 221732 872354 First round
2009 3. divisjon 1 201441 962249 Second round Lost promotion play-offs
2010 3. divisjon 1 221732 1023454 Second round Lost promotion play-offs
2011 3. divisjon 7 226412 325222 First qualifying round
2012 3. divisjon 6 22859 566129 First qualifying round
2013 3. divisjon 5 2210210 645532 Second qualifying round
2014 3. divisjon 6 2210210 667232 Second qualifying round
2015 3. divisjon 3 221336 503042 First qualifying round
2016 3. divisjon ↓ 10 226412 344722 Second qualifying round Relegated to 4. divisjon
2017 4. divisjon 1 201730 721554 Second qualifying round Promoted to 3. divisjon
2018 3. divisjon ↓ 13 264418 389416 First qualifying round Relegated to 4. divisjon and dissolved

References
  1. "Historikk" (in Norwegian). IL Stålkameratene. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk Jernverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Idrettslaget Stålkameratene". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. "Simon Slåttvik". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  5. "100 meter". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  6. "200 meter". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  7. "Maraton/Marathon". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  8. "Høyde/High Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  9. "Høyde uten Tilløp/Standing High Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  10. "Lengde uten Tilløp/Standing Long Jump". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  11. "Diskos/Discus Throw". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  12. "Kule/Shot Put". Norwegian Athletics. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  13. Jakobsen, Ottar (21 June 1990). "Ny giv i Rana". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 59.
  14. "Tabell og resultat - 1. Divisjon Avd. 2 (1995)". Speaker.no. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  15. "Tabell og resultat - 1. Divisjon Avd. 1 (1996)". Speaker.no. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  16. "Lørenskog reddet av gongongen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 29 October 1997. p. 35.
  17. Johansen, Tore (ed.). Sportsboken 98–99 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 268. ISBN 82-516-1710-3.
  18. RSSSF
  19. Fixtures and table, 2002 Norwegian Second Division group 4
  20. Fotballen.eu
  21. Fotballen.eu
  22. Sivertsen, Erik. "Fotballkamper" (in Norwegian). IL Stålkameratene. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  23. Høgseth, Viktor Leeds (29 November 2017). "Stålkam og Mo IL slår seg sammen". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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