Lillehammer FK

{{short description|Norwegian football club}} {{Infobox football club |clubname = Lillehammer FK |image = Lillehammer_FK_logo.png |fullname = Lillehammer Fotballklubb |nickname = LFK |founded = 1911 |ground = Stampesletta, Lillehammer |capacity = |chairman = Gudmund Bakken |manager = Morten Skjærstad |mgrtitle = Head Coach |league = 3. divisjon |season = 2026 |position = 3. divisjon / Group 3, 4th of 14 |pattern_la1 = _pumagoal23rb |pattern_b1 = _pumagoal24rb |pattern_ra1 = _pumagoal23rb |leftarm1 = 0044FF |body1 = 0044FF |rightarm1 = 0044FF |shorts1 = 0044FF |socks1 = 0044FF |pattern_la2 = _pumagoal24wrb |pattern_b2 = _pumagoal24wrb |pattern_ra2 = _pumagoal24wrb |leftarm2 = FFFFFF |body2 = FFFFFF |rightarm2 = FFFFFF |shorts2 = FFFFFF |socks2 = FFFFFF }} '''Lillehammer Fotballklubb''' is a Norwegian football club from Lillehammer, currently playing in the 3. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club colors are white, and the home field is Stampesletta. Players who started their career there include David Hanssen and Caleb Francis.

==History== thumb|left|150px|Logo of Faaberg Fotball Lillehammer. Lillehammer FK was established in 1969 as a result of a merger of Lillehammer clubs ''SK Mesna'' and ''FK Fremad Lillehammer'' (founded 1911). The club played its first season, the 1969 season, in 4. divisjon. In the following 1970 season, Danish full-time coach Frank Gaba was hired.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lillehammer Fotballklubb i 4. divisjon med trener i heldagsjobb|publisher=VG|date=6 March 1970|author=Jan Hedenstad}}</ref>

The club went through a period as '''Faaberg Fotball Lillehammer''' after a merger at the end of the season in 1999 between the senior team of Lillehammer FK and the football department of Faaberg IL; Faaberg Fotball. Ahead of the 2010 season the entire club Lillehammer FK incorporated the senior and junior team of FF Lillehammer, which thus ceased to exist,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ny storklubb i dølabyen|date=30 March 2010|work=Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen|language=Norwegian}}</ref> while Faaberg IL reverted to fielding its own team.

Lillehammer FK played in the 3. divisjon from the 2013 season, after a period in the 2. divisjon since the 2009 season, having avoided relegation after the 2010 season due to the bankruptcy of FC Lyn Oslo. In the 2017 season, Lillehammer was relegated to the fifth tier until the 2021 season when the team was promoted back to the fourth tier. They were relegated again the following season and then missed promotion due to goal difference in 2023. In the 2024 season, Lillehammer was promoted back to the fourth tier.

== Recent history == :{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !Notes |- |2000–<br>2009 |align=center colspan=11|Competed as Faaberg Fotball Lillehammer |- |2010 |2. divisjon |align=right |'''12''' |align=right|26||align=right|9||align=right|4||align=right|13 |align=right|45||align=right|53||align=right|'''31''' ||Second round |Avoided relegation due to the bankruptcy of FC Lyn Oslo |- |2011 |2. divisjon |align=right |'''9''' |align=right|24||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|11 |align=right|39||align=right|56||align=right|'''29''' ||First round | |- |2012 |2. divisjon |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''13''' |align=right|25||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|10 |align=right|42||align=right|54||align=right|'''28''' ||First round |Relegated |- |2013 |3. divisjon |align=right|'''4''' |align=right|26||align=right|16||align=right|4||align=right|6 |align=right|75||align=right|34||align=right|'''52''' ||Second qualifying round | |- |2014 |3. divisjon |align=right|'''4''' |align=right|26||align=right|14||align=right|5||align=right|7 |align=right|60||align=right|33||align=right|'''47''' ||Second qualifying round | |- |2015 |3. divisjon |align=right|'''3''' |align=right|26||align=right|14||align=right|6||align=right|6 |align=right|77||align=right|27||align=right|'''48''' ||First round | |- |2016 |3. divisjon |align=right|'''3''' |align=right|26||align=right|14||align=right|7||align=right|5 |align=right|54||align=right|26||align=right|'''49''' ||Second round | |- |2017 |3. divisjon |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''11''' |align=right|26||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|13 |align=right|54||align=right|57||align=right|'''29''' ||First qualifying round |Relegated |- |2018 |4. divisjon |align=right| '''2''' |align=right|22||align=right|18||align=right|0||align=right|4 |align=right|77||align=right|11||align=right|'''54''' ||First round | |- |2019 |4. divisjon | align="right" |'''4''' | align="right" |22 | align="right" |12 | align="right" |3 | align="right" |7 | align="right" |70 | align="right" |37 | align="right" |'''39''' |First round | |- |2020 |4. divisjon | colspan="10" align="center" |season cancelled |- |2021 |4. divisjon |align=right bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' | align="right" |12 | align="right" |9 | align="right" |0 | align="right" |3 | align="right" |28 | align="right" |10 | align="right" |'''27''' | |Promoted |- |2022 |3. divisjon |align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''13''' | align="right" |26 | align="right" |4 | align="right" |7 | align="right" |15 | align="right" |27 | align="right" |55 | align="right" |'''19''' |Second qualifying round |Relegated |- |2023 |4. divisjon | align="right" |'''2''' | align="right" |26 | align="right" |21 | align="right" |4 | align="right" |1 | align="right" |86 | align="right" |19 | align="right" |'''67''' |First round | |- |2024 |4. divisjon |align=right bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1''' | align="right" |26 | align="right" |20 | align="right" |1 | align="right" |5 | align="right" |102 | align="right" |35 | align="right" |'''61''' |First qualifying round |Promoted |- |2025 |3. divisjon | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | | align="right" | |First round | |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.lillehammerfk.no/ Official site]

Category:Football clubs in Norway Category:Association football clubs established in 1911 Category:Sport in Lillehammer Category:1911 establishments in Norway