Øygarden FK

Øygarden Fotballklubb was a Norwegian association football club located in Øygarden, Vestland. Founded in 2020, they took over the elite license from Nest-Sotra and began playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. Øygarden FK was a cooperation between Øygarden clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telavåg IL, Skjergard IL and Nest-Sotra.[2] In 2019, the clubs agreed to establish a new elite team.[3] The club went bankrupt in May 2022.[4]

Øygarden FK
Full nameØygarden Fotballklubb
Founded1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)
Dissolved2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
GroundÅgotnes Stadion,
Ågotnes
Capacity1,200[1]
League2. divisjon
20212. divisjon group 2, 7th of 14
WebsiteClub website

History

Founding

On 26 September 2019, Nest-Sotra announced that they would apply to the Football Association of Norway (NFF) to have their elite licence taken over by the planned club Øygarden FK, effective from the 2020 season.[5] This was approved by the NFF on 31 October 2019.[6] Nest-Sotra stated that economical difficulties played an important role for their decision.[2] Nest-Sotra finished in seventh place in the 2019 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, a season where the team was deducted 4 points due to financial problems.[7]

Relegation and bankruptcy

Bryant Lazaro became the club's first head coach in February 2020.[8] He was sacked halfway through the season, with Mons Ivar Mjelde replacing him. Following a 6–0 loss against KFUM Oslo in December 2020, Øygarden were officially relegated from the 2020 1. divisjon.[9] Tommy Knarvik was appointed new head coach of the club two days later.[10] In the 2021 2. divisjon, the club finished seventh in group 2.[11] In May 2022, Øygarden went bankrupt with a debt of 5.8 million NOK.[4] They officially withdrew their team from all competitions on 2 June 2022.[12]

List of seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2020 1. divisjon ↓ 16 306915 376727 Cancelled Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2021 2. divisjon 7 261097 413439 Third round

Source:[11]

References
  1. "Ågotnes Stadion". nestsotra.no (in Norwegian). Øygarden FK. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. "Han er klar for å trena Øygarden FK" [He is ready to coach Øygarden FK]. bt.no (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  4. "Toppsatsinga i Øygarden er over". NRK (in Norwegian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. "Nest-Sotra gir OBOS-plassen til ny klubb". nestsotra.no (in Norwegian). Nest-Sotra Fotball. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. "Søknaden godkjent – Nest-Sotra gir fra seg lisensen". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "OBOS-klubber straffes med poengtrekk". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. "Endelig har klubben landet hovedtrener for kommende sesong". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. "Øygarden og Mons Ivar Mjelde har rykket ned". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. "Tidligere Brann-spiller blir ny Øygarden-trener". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  11. "Øygarden FK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  12. "Øygarden FK trekker laget". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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