IF Ready

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[[File:Bandy Ready vs Ullevaal Gressbanen IMG 6041.JPG|thumb|IF Ready in black]]

[[File:Gressbanen IMG 5831.JPG|thumb|Home ice]]

'''Idrettsforeningen Ready''' is a [[sports club]] in [[Vestre Aker]], [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. The club was established on June 14, 1907 by Aage Blom Lorentzen.

== Overview == The football club plays their home games at [[Gressbanen]] in Oslo. Gressbanen was the arena for the [[Norway national football team|Norway national team]] before [[Ullevaal]] was constructed in 1928. Former Norwegian international [[Dan Eggen]] has played for Ready.

Ready's elite [[bandy]] team<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/ibdb/teaminfo.php?LagID=129&sprak=eng&land=5 |title=ibdb.bandysidan |access-date=2008-12-26 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184818/http://www.bandysidan.nu/ibdb/teaminfo.php?LagID=129&sprak=eng&land=5 |url-status=live }}</ref> started playing in the [[Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2004–05]], where they remain. The club has 14 Norwegian championships; the last one in 2015 after having won their 13th championship in 1927.

Captain of the [[Norway national bandy team|national bandy team]] and twice man of the year in Norwegian bandy, [[Christian Waaler]], plays for the team. He later attempted to bring bandy to the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/211420/norweigan-aims-to-popularize-winter-sport-in-manila |title=Norwegian aims to popularize winter sport in Manila |date=16 April 2016 |access-date=2016-05-15 |archive-date=2018-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726234344/http://sports.inquirer.net/211420/norweigan-aims-to-popularize-winter-sport-in-manila |url-status=live }}</ref> The club's female bandy team had five international players for Norway.{{CN|date=April 2019}}

Ski jumper [[Jon Aaraas]] is also a member of the club.{{CN|date=April 2019}}

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== External links == * {{Commonscat-inline|IF Ready}} * {{Official website|http://www.ready.no}}

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