| Sandefjord TIF | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Sandefjord Turn- og Idrettsforening |
| Founded | March 30, 2011 |
| Arena | Jotunhallen, Sandefjord |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| League | REMA 1000-ligaen |
| Website Official site | |
Sandefjord Turn- og Idrettsforening is a sports club in Sandefjord, Norway. The club has activities in basketball, handball, orienteering, athletics, skiing, volleyball, gymnastics and children's allsports.
Its local rival is IL Runar.
The handball club is known as Sandefjord Håndball, and was founded on March 30th 2011. The men team won the 2005-2006 Norwegian national league. They were relegated in 2010 after finishing 10th and losing the playoff matches to Oppsal.
After a year in the second tier, the two clubs met again in the promotion/relegation playoff with roles reversed. Oppsal won again, but withdrew from the Handball league, and therefore Sandefjord was promoted. [1]
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Sandefjord Fotball, commonly known simply as Sandefjord, is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on 10 September 1998. The club currently competes in Eliteserien, the top tier of the Norwegian football league system. Their home ground is the Jotun Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold.
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