Rygene IL

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'''Rygene Idrettslag''' is a Norwegian sports club from Rykene, Aust-Agder. It has sections for association football, team handball and Nordic skiing.

It was founded on 23 November 1933 as ''Rygene AIL'', and was a member of the Workers' Confederation of Sports. In 1953 it had no handball section, but since then it has lost its section for track and field.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Brustad, Arne|editor-link=Arne Brustad|title=Aktive fotballspillere|volume=2|year=1953|publisher=Idrettsforlaget|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|pages=97–98}}</ref>

The men's football team last played in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football from 2001 to 2002. The team now plays in the Fifth Division.

==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.rygeneil.no Official site] {{in lang|no}}

Category:Sport in Arendal Category:Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund Category:Football clubs in Norway Category:Association football clubs established in 1933 Category:Defunct athletics clubs in Norway Category:1933 establishments in Norway