# IL Runar

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Norwegian sports club

IL Runar Full name Idrettslaget Runar Founded 7 January 1949; 77 years ago (1949-01-07) Ground Haukerød idrettsplass (stadium) Runarhallen (indoor arena) Sandefjord

**Idrettslaget Runar** is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) sports club from [Haukerød](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hauker%C3%B8d&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Sandefjord](/source/Sandefjord). It has sections for [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics), [handball](/source/Handball), [football](/source/Association_football), and [cross-country skiing](/source/Cross-country_skiing_(sport)). It was established on January 7, 1949.[1]

## Athletics

Its athletics section is known for its prominent long-distance runners. Olympic competitors [Gunhild Halle Haugen](/source/Gunhild_Halle_Haugen) and [Marius Bakken](/source/Marius_Bakken) represented IL Runar, and so did [Susanne Wigene](/source/Susanne_Wigene) for a limited period. Local rivals in both handball and athletics are [Sandefjord TIF](/source/Sandefjord_TIF).

## Handball

Main article: [Runar Sandefjord (handball)](/source/Runar_Sandefjord_(handball))

The men's handball team currently plays in the first league of Norwegian handball, and was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.[2] They also won the [Limburgse Handbal Dagen](/source/Limburgse_Handbal_Dagen) in 1998, where they defeated [Sporting Toulouse 31](/source/Sporting_Toulouse_31) with 29–28 in the final.[3]

## Football

Football club

IL Runar Fotball League 4. divisjon (Vestfold)[4] 2018 4. divisjon (Vestfold), 5th of 11[5] Home colours

The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of the [Norwegian football league system](/source/Norwegian_football_league_system). They have never played in the top tier, but had its last stint in the [1. divisjon](/source/1._divisjon) (second tier) in [1997](/source/1997_1._divisjon), with players like [Morten Fevang](/source/Morten_Fevang) who later became a significant player in the [top division](/source/Eliteserien) and captain of [Odd Grenland](/source/Odd_Grenland). In late 1998, Runar formed the elite football team [Sandefjord Fotball](/source/Sandefjord_Fotball) with local rivals [Sandefjord BK](/source/Sandefjord_BK), in an attempt to take Sandefjord back to the top level of football in Norway.[6] The plan succeeded, as Sandefjord Fotball, as of the 2019 season, have been playing in the top flight in 7 out of the last 14 seasons.

### Recent men's football seasons

- Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes Ref. 2013 3. divisjon 10 26 10 2 14 63 82 32 Second qualifying round [7] 2014 3. divisjon ↓ 13 26 6 4 16 42 93 22 Second qualifying round [8] 2015 4. divisjon 9 20 7 3 10 50 52 24 First round [9] 2016 4. divisjon 7 22 7 4 11 57 62 25 dnq [10] 2017 4. divisjon 4 18 9 4 5 46 28 31 dnq [11] 2018 4. divisjon 5 20 7 5 8 43 53 26 First qualifying round [5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Gjerseth, Simen (2016). *Nye Sandefjord*. Liv forlag. Page 114. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788283301137](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788283301137).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Norwegian league winners](http://www.haandball.com/historiemenn.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070820134759/http://www.haandball.com/historiemenn.php) 2007-08-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The finals of the Limburgse Handbal Dagen](https://archive.today/20120530171748/http://www.lhd.nl/website/1088/finales-1988-2010)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["4.div Menn 2019 Vestfold"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/hjem/?fiksId=164421). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2018_table_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2018_table_5-1) ["4.div Menn 2018 - Tabell Vestfold"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=158468). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [History (Sandefjord Fotball official site)](http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/Default.asp?Cat=5) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070907230608/http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/Default.asp?Cat=5) 2007-09-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Norwegian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Table_2013_7-0)** ["3 div. Menn avd. 05 2013 - Tabell"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=134802). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["3 div. Menn avd. 05 2014 - Tabell"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=138897). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["4 div. Menn Vestfold 2015 - Tabell"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=143294). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["4 div. Menn Vestfold 2016 - Tabell"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=147861). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["4 div. Menn Vestfold 2017 - Tabell"](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=153423). *fotball.no* (in Norwegian). [Football Association of Norway](/source/Football_Association_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 October 2019.

## External links

- [Official site](https://web.archive.org/web/20070502213944/http://idrett.speaker.no/organisation.asp?orgelementid=23031) (in Norwegian)

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