# Geithus IL

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Norwegian football club

Football club

Geithus IL Full name Geithus Idrettslag Founded 16 January 1892 Ground Rolighetsmoen, Geithus Furumo stadion, Geithus (speed skating) League Sixth Division 2025 2nd

**Geithus Idrettslag** is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) multi-sports club from [Geithus](/source/Geithus), [Modum](/source/Modum_Municipality). It has sections for [association football](/source/Association_football) and [speed skating](/source/Speed_skating).

The club was founded on 16 January 1892, its oldest constituent part being the skiing club *Modum SK*. It later merged with *Geithus IF* (founded 1909) and the [workers'](/source/Arbeidernes_Idrettsforbund) club *Geithus AIL* (founded 1933), taking the Geithus IL name in 1940. The club colours are yellow with black shorts.[1]

In its early history, Geithus IL also had sections for [team handball](/source/Team_handball) and [Nordic skiing](/source/Nordic_skiing).[1] Its current speed skating track has also been used as an [ice rink](/source/Ice_rink) for [curling](/source/Curling).[2]

Before World War II, the men's football team won promotion to the highest Norwegian league in 1937. The team finished third in their group in the [1937–38 League of Norway](/source/1937%E2%80%9338_League_of_Norway) before being relegated in [1938–39](/source/1938%E2%80%9339_League_of_Norway).[3][4] Returning to the league in the first post-war season, [1947–48](/source/1947%E2%80%9348_League_of_Norway), Geithus ended last again.[5]

Playing the next years on the second tier, Geithus notably won their group in 1949–50 and beat [Solberg](/source/Solberg_SK) in the pre-playoff to reach the promotion playoff. However, they succumbed to [Odd](/source/Odds_BK), [Kristiansund](/source/Kristiansund_FK) and [Kvik](/source/FK_Kvik).[6] Winning their group again in 1950–51, they lost to [Asker](/source/Asker_Fotball) in the pre-playoff.[7] Finally, when they won their group in 1952–53, one point ahead of [Vålerengen](/source/V%C3%A5lerenga_Fotball), Geithus were promoted directly to the [1953–54 Norwegian Main League](/source/1953%E2%80%9354_Norwegian_Main_League). Having won 3 out of the 14 matches, they were relegated again,[8][9] followed by a back-to-back relegation in 1955.[10]

Notable runs in the [Norwegian Football Cup](/source/Norwegian_Football_Cup) included reaching the third round in 1950, 1954 and 1961.[11][12][13] The team's last cup appearance came in 1980, losing to [Mjøndalen](/source/Mj%C3%B8ndalen_IF_Fotball) in the first round.[14] [Tom Gulbrandsen](/source/Tom_Gulbrandsen) started his career in Geithus IL. After the 2007 season, Geithus IL cooperated with other local teams to form [Modum FK](/source/Modum_FK), though Modum FK was formally a continuation of another of the merging clubs, [Åmot IF](/source/%C3%85mot_IF).

The men's football team currently plays in the Sixth Division, the seventh tier of football in Norway. The club currently fields no women's team.[15]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-active_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-active_1-1) [Brustad, Arne](/source/Arne_Brustad) (1952). *Aktive fotballspillere* (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Oslo: Idrettsforlaget. p. 440.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Johnsen, Roy (3 June 2006). ["Curling på Furumo"](https://www.dt.no/sport/curling-pa-furumo/s/2-2.1748-1.3261099). *Drammens Tidende* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Norgesserien 1937/38](https://www.rsssf.no/1938/Norges.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Norgesserien 1938/39](https://www.rsssf.no/1939/Norges.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Norgesserien 1947/48](https://www.rsssf.no/1948/Norges.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [First division 1949/50](https://www.rsssf.no/1950/First.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [First division 1950/51](https://www.rsssf.no/1951/First.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Landsdelsserien 1952/53](https://www.rsssf.no/1953/Landsdel.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Hovedserien 1953/54](https://www.rsssf.no/1954/Hoved.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Landsdelsserien 1954/55](https://www.rsssf.no/1955/Landsdel.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Cup 1950](https://www.rsssf.no/1950/Cup.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Cup 1954](https://www.rsssf.no/1954/Cup.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Cup 1961](https://www.rsssf.no/1961/Cup.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [Cup 1980](https://www.rsssf.no/1980/Cup.html), RSSSF

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Geithus Idrettslag"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/klubb/hjem/?fiksId=447). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

- [Official site](https://geithusil.no/)

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