Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Kongsvinger in Innlandet, founded in 1892. Its home ground is Gjemselund Stadion. It is part of sporting association, Kongsvinger IL.
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| Full name | Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball | ||
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| Nickname | KIL | ||
| Founded | 31 January 1892 | ||
| Ground | Gjemselund Stadion Kongsvinger | ||
| Capacity | 5,824 | ||
| Head coach | Johan Wennberg | ||
| League | 1. divisjon | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon, 3rd of 16 | ||
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Honours
edit- Norwegian top flight
- Norwegian Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2016
- Semi-finals (5): 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2016
- UEFA Cup
- 2nd round against Juventus 1993
History
editDespite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in the Norwegian top flight for 17 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1999. Among the club's achievements were a silver medal in the league in 1992, bronze in both 1986 and 1987 and a 1–1 draw against football powerhouse Juventus in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup. Kongsvinger dropped out of the top flight in 1999, in the end struggling both financially and on the pitch. Only two years later another relegation sent the team down to 2. divisjon, the third tier in Norwegian football.
After a mediocre interlude in the 2002 season, former HamKam player Vegard Skogheim took over as head coach at Kongsvinger in 2003, instilling new enthusiasm into a young squad of part-timers. In 2003, the team went undefeated in their division and secured promotion back to the 1. divisjon, the second-highest level. The success continued in 2004, and the newly promoted team surprised many experts by managing third place in the league, and thereby earning the right to two play-off matches for promotion against the club that finished third last in the top division, Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger won the first match 1–0, but lost the second 0–4, giving away both the aggregate win and the right to play in the top division to Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger finished 1. divisjon as 3rd and qualified for promotion-relegation play-offs once again in the 2009 season. On 6 November, Kongsvinger defeated Sogndal 3–1 at home and faced with Sarpsborg 08. The club lost the first match 3–2 at away ground on 9 November, but won 3–1 at home (5–4 aggregate) on 12 November and returned to Tippeligaen after 10 years absence. The team finished their comeback season in the top flight in 15th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon for the 2011 season. The club was relegated to the 2. divisjon in 2013. In the 2015 season, Kongsvinger won their group in the 2. divisjon and won promotion to the second tier.
Season by season
editSeason Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon ↓ 14 30 8 5 17 33 57 29 Second round Relegated to 2. divisjon 2002 2. divisjon 7 26 11 4 11 36 31 37 Second round 2003 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 22 4 0 62 23 70 Second round Promoted to 1. divisjon 2004 1. divisjon 3 30 16 5 9 53 42 53 Fourth round Lost play-offs for promotion 2005 1. divisjon 10 30 11 4 15 41 48 37 Second round 2006 1. divisjon 7 30 11 10 9 39 42 43 Third round 2007 1. divisjon 4 30 16 5 9 56 42 53 Third round 2008 1. divisjon 13 30 8 6 16 33 58 30 Third round 2009 1. divisjon ↑ 3 30 18 2 10 52 37 56 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen through play-offs 2010 Tippeligaen ↓ 15 30 4 8 18 27 58 20 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon 2011 1. divisjon 7 30 14 7 9 50 36 49 Third round 2012 1. divisjon 9 30 12 3 15 44 48 39 Third round 2013 1. divisjon ↓ 14 30 7 10 13 37 54 31 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2014 2. divisjon 4 26 15 3 8 61 42 48 Third round 2015 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 20 2 4 63 19 62 Third round Promoted to 1. divisjon 2016 1. divisjon 5 30 14 7 9 56 42 49 Final 2017 1. divisjon 10 30 10 6 14 47 46 36 Third round 2018 1. divisjon 8 30 12 6 12 59 49 42 Third round 2019 1. divisjon 5 30 14 4 12 37 36 46 Fourth round 2020 1. divisjon ↓ 15 30 6 10 14 35 53 28 Cancelled Relegated to the 2. divisjon 2021 2. divisjon ↑ 1 26 22 2 2 88 26 68 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon 2022 1. divisjon 6 30 13 7 10 43 37 46 Second round 2023 1. divisjon 3 30 16 4 10 53 39 52 Second round 2024 1. divisjon 6 30 11 11 8 47 50 44 Second round 2025 1. divisjon 3 30 16 9 6 61 42 54 Fourth round
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European record
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Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2025–26, and List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2026.
Out on loan
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Managerial history
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Statistics
edit- Most matches played for the club: Øivind Tomteberget: 660
- Most league goals scored for the club: Cato Holtet: 46
- Biggest win: 6–0 vs Start (h 1985) Djerv 1919 (h 1989) and Fyllingen (h 1993)
- Biggest loss: 0–8 vs Tromsø (a 1995) and Strømsgodset (a 1997)
- Most spectators at a home match: 10213 (KIL-Juventus 1993, played at Ullevaal Stadion)
- Most spectators at a home match at Gjemselund Stadion: 6794 (KIL-Vålerenga 1983)
References
edit- ↑ "Kongsvinger IL". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "A-laget spillere". kil.no. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ↑ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (28 March 2025). "Dybevik er ny KIL-kaptein: - Det er stort for meg" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (21 August 2025). "Lokal KIL-duo får verdifull erfaring på Eidsvold-utlån" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 11 September 2025.