Finnmark Fotballkrets

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Finnmark Fotballkrets
PurposeDistrict Football Association
Headquarters Alta
Location
Torkjell Johnsen
Website https://www.fotball.no/kretser/finnmark/

The Finnmark Fotballkrets(Finnmark Football Association) is one of the 18 district organisations of the Norwegian Football Federation. It administers lower tier football in the traditional district of Finnmark. [1]

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Background

Finnmark Fotballkrets, is the governing body for football in the traditional district of Finnmark, which today is a part of the county Troms og Finnmark. The Association currently has 38 member clubs. Based in Alta, the Association's chairman is Torkjell Johnsen. [2]

Affiliated Members

The following clubs are affiliated to the Finnmark Fotballkrets: [3]

League competitions

Finnmark Fotballkrets run the following league competitions:

Men's football

4. divisjon - one section
5. divisjon - three sections

Women's football

2. divisjon - one section (with Troms Fotballkrets)

Footnotes

  1. "Finnmark Fotballkrets" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Styret i Finnmark Fotballkrets" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "Klubber i Finnmark Fotballkrets" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 30 January 2020.

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