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| Full name | Idrettsforeningen Fram | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fram | ||
| Founded | 15 January 1894 | ||
| Ground | Framparken | ||
| Head coach | Haakon Lunov | ||
| League | 3. divisjon | ||
| 2024 | 3. divisjon group 2, 4th of 14 | ||
| Website | https://iffram.no | ||
Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known as Fram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club from Torstrand in Larvik, Norway. It has sections for association football, athletics, handball and speed skating.
The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes Fram Norway's oldest existing association football club. [1] [2] It is often known as Fram Larvik, mainly to distinguish it from IL Fram from Skatval.
The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system.
The club reached the final of the 1912 Norwegian Cup. Fram won the final 2–1, but the opponent Mercantile claimed that Fram had used an illegit player. The Norwegian FA ruled a replay the next weekend. On 20 October 1912, Fram lost the replay 0–6 against Mercantile at Gamle Frogner Stadion in Kristiania. [3] The club's greatest achievement came in 1950, when the club won the 1949–50 Hovedserien, the Norwegian top division. Fram played in the Second Division to 1995, but was down to the 4. divisjon for a period after relegation in the 1999 3. divisjon campaign. After that, the team was remade to Larvik Fotball, which won several promotions and resided in the 2. divisjon for some years. The cooperation club Larvik Fotball ceased to exist in late 2004, and the 2005 2. divisjon was played as IF Fram, but with abysmal results. After a few seasons back in the 3. divisjon, however, Fram won the league in 2008 and the subsequent playoffs, and has played in the 2. divisjon since. Petter Belsvik took over as head coach after the 2013 season from Tom Helge Jacobsen. [4] In 2021 Haakon Lunov is head coach of Fram Football arter signing a two-year contract.
Notable footballers include Tom Rüsz Jacobsen, Kenneth Stenild, Lars Bakkerud, Freddy Ørbeck Jonny Hansen, former Swedish u21 international Andreas Drugge and Sverre Hansen.
| Season | Division | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2. divisjon | ↓14 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 90 | 17 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2006 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 39 | 28 | First qualifying round | |
| 2007 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 46 | First qualifying round | Lost promotion play-off |
| 2008 | 3. divisjon | ↑1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 61 | Second round | Won promotion play-off |
| 2009 | 2. divisjon | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 69 | 33 | First round | |
| 2010 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 53 | 33 | First round | |
| 2011 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 38 | First round | |
| 2012 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 36 | First round | |
| 2013 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 50 | First round | |
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 49 | Second round | |
| 2015 | 2. divisjon | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 42 | 47 | Second round | |
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 41 | Second round | |
| 2017 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 43 | 42 | First round | |
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 57 | 29 | Second round | |
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 43 | Quarterfinal | |
| 2020 | 2. divisjon | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 6 | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 2. divisjon | ↓12 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 27 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | ↑1 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 61 | Second round | Promoted |
Source: [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The club also have a handball team, that plays in the First Division, [8] the second highest tier in men's handball. Ole Kristian Strøm is the coach, and they play their matches in Framhallen.
Notable handballers include Eivind Ellingsen, Pål Myrdam, Are Ruud and Tom Bakke.
Notable speed skaters in Fram include Bjørg Eva Jensen, Tom Erik Oxholm, Roger Strøm, Else Marie Christiansen, Minna Nystedt, Anne Therese Tveter, Bjørn Tveter and Øyvind Tveter.
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