Funnefoss/Vormsund IL

Funnefoss/Vormsund IL
Full name	Funnefoss/Vormsund Idrettslag
Founded	6 December 1924;99 years ago, as Funnefoss; 5 February 1967;57 years ago, as Funnefoss/Vormsund
Ground	Funnefoss stadion,; Oppåkermoen
Coach	Roger "Kulpen" Myrbråten
League	4. divisjon
2024	3. divisjon, group 5, 12th of 14 (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Last updated November 06, 2024

Funnefoss/Vormsund Idrettslag, commonly known as Fu/Vo, is a Norwegian sports club from Nes, Akershus. It has sections for association football and amateur boxing.

The club was founded as a merger between Funnefoss IF and Vormsund IL. Funnefoss IF was founded on 6 December 1924, and Fu/Vo counts this as their founding date.^[2] Funnefoss was a member of the Workers' Sport Confederation for a short time.^[3] The merger took place on 5 February 1967.^[2] It covers the villages Funnefoss, Oppåkermoen and Vormsund in Nes, and the home ground is at Oppåkermoen.

The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of football in Norway. Its current stint started in 2020, after several years on lower levels.^[2]

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References

↑ "Norsk Tipping-Ligaen avd. 2 2023 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation.
1 2 3 Heiberg, Morten. "Viktige og viktige ting du bør vite om FUVO" (in Norwegian). Funnefoss/Vormsund IL. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
↑ Thingsrud, Leif (1989). "Arbeideridrett i kamptid. Et tilbakeblikk på AIF i Akershus". Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus' Årbok (in Norwegian) (2). Lillestrøm: Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus: 48–60. ISSN 0802-4537.

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[1] "Norsk Tipping-Ligaen avd. 2 2023 - Tabell". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation.

[hist-2] 1 2 3 Heiberg, Morten. "Viktige og viktige ting du bør vite om FUVO" (in Norwegian). Funnefoss/Vormsund IL. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

[ahak-3] Thingsrud, Leif (1989). "Arbeideridrett i kamptid. Et tilbakeblikk på AIF i Akershus". Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus' Årbok (in Norwegian) (2). Lillestrøm: Arbeiderbevegelsens Historielag i Akershus: 48–60. ISSN 0802-4537.

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