Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014.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.

Alta
Full nameAlta Idrettsforening
Founded29 May 1927; 99 years ago (1927-05-29)
GroundAlta Idrettspark, Finnmarkshallen
Capacity3,000
ChairmanTron Møller Natland
Head coachMate Dujilo
League2. divisjon
20252. divisjon group 2, 13th of 14 (relegated)

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

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 2. divisjon 5 2613112 605740 Second round
2002 2. divisjon 1 261826 793856 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 16 303423 317613 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004 2. divisjon 1 262105 952163 First round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 16 305520 286220 Fourth round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2006 2. divisjon 2 261664 753654 First round
2007 2. divisjon 1 261646 713752 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon 14 308220 496626 Third round
2009 1. divisjon 6 3012612 504942 Fourth round
2010 1. divisjon 8 2810612 415136 Third round
2011 1. divisjon 11 3010911 455139 Quarter-final
2012 1. divisjon 16 3041016 306121 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013 2. divisjon 1 261835 713557 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 13 309714 335134 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2015 2. divisjon 6 261268 654342 First round
2016 2. divisjon 7 2612410 584440 Third round
2017 2. divisjon 4 261376 422446 Second round
2018 2. divisjon 5 261439 392845 Third round
2019 2. divisjon 6 261259 444141 Third round
2020 2. divisjon 4 17926 332629 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 6 261259 494741 Third round
2022 2. divisjon 7 2610610 384536 Second round
2023 2. divisjon 6 2612311 515339 Third round
2024 2. divisjon 10 268810 585132 Third round
2025 2. divisjon 13 265417 496819 Third round Relegated to the 3. divisjon

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Current squad

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As of 10 August 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  LVA Maris Eltermanis
3 DF  UKR Yegor Smirnov
4 DF  FIN Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho
5 DF  NOR Jørgen Steffensen Lamark
8 MF  NOR Magnus Andersen
9 MF  NOR Håvard Nome
10 FW  NOR Marius Larsen
12 DF  NOR Noah Skum
14 MF  NOR Felix Jacobsen
15 MF  NOR Casper Andreas Kleiva (on loan from Tromsø)
16 DF  NOR Niklas Antonsen
17 MF  NOR Alexander Degerstrøm
18 FW  NOR Peder Brekke
19 DF  NOR Runar Overvik
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  AUS Zaydan Bello
23 FW  NOR Christian Reginiussen
24 GK  FIN Ville Seppä
25 MF  NOR Kristian Holsbø
26 MF  NOR Teo Ingilæ (on loan from Bodø/Glimt)
27 FW  NOR Gabriel Åkesson
29 GK  FIN Aleksi Honka-Hallila
30 DF  NOR Tobias Vonheim Norbye (on loan from Tromsø)
32 DF  NOR Joakim Samuel Andersen
34 GK  NOR Sindri Huxley Arnason
35 DF  NOR Felix Mäki-Helander
40 FW  NOR Jørgen Bull Kristensen
41 FW  NOR Jørgen André Amundsen

Former players

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Managers

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References

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  1. NRK (2018-12-11). "Har funnet Floviks erstatter". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. 1 2 "Alta IF". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "Suksesstreneren". ifinnmark.no. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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