Hønefoss BK

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Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008.

Hønefoss
Full nameHønefoss Ballklubb
Nickname(s)HBK
FoundedFebruary 4, 1895; 129 years ago (1895-02-04)
GroundAka Arena
Hønefoss
Capacity4,256 (3,500 seated)
ChairmanBjørn Aasen
ManagerGunnar Halle[1]
League2. divisjon
20243. divisjon group 6, 1st of 14 (promoted)
AKA Arena

After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2009, where they finished 14th in 2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff against Fredrikstad. In 2011, Hønefoss won the 1. divisjon and was promoted to the Tippeligaen for the second time in three years. Their second spell in Tippeligaen lasted for two seasons, and they were again relegated to the 1. divisjon in 2013.

History

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IF Liv multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged with Fossekallen sports club in 1986 to create Liv/Fossekallen, which in 1997 changed name to L/F Hønefoss multi-sports club. The same year, the football branch of the sports club became economic and organisationally independent under its new name L/F Hønefoss Fotball. In 2002, the football club changed name to its current name Hønefoss Ballklub, and in 2009 the football club was completely separated from the defunct L/F Hønefoss sports club.[2]

Hønefoss competed in the Tippeligaen in 2010, the top tier of Norwegian football after promotion at the end of the 2009 season. Hønefoss got a tough start in their first season in Tippeligaen and lost their first six matches, something that ended in head coach Ole Bjørn Sundgot being fired. Tom Guldbrandsen immediately took over the job as head coach, Hønefoss won their next match 1–0 away against Stabæk. The 2010 season ended in 14th place, which resulted in relegation playoff matches to stay in Tippeligaen. In the first match, Hønefoss won the semi-final against Ranheim, but lost the final later on against Fredrikstad, and therefore got relegated to the 1. divisjon.

In the 2011 season they won the 1. divisjon, one point ahead of Sandnes Ulf, and was again promoted to the Tippeligaen. Remond Mendy was the team's top scorer with 14 goals. The team's second season in the Tippeligaen started much better than in 2010, and after five games, they had two wins and three draws, and was fifth in the table. Hønefoss eventually finished the 2012 season in 13th place. In the 2013 season, the club collected 29 points and finished the season in 16th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon along with Tromsø.[3]

Recent seasons

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 1. divisjon 9 30 10 10 10 45 54 40 Third round
2002 1. divisjon 4 30 18 4 8 64 36 58 Second round
2003 1. divisjon 5 30 16 7 7 55 41 55 Third round
2004 1. divisjon 12 30 11 4 15 52 54 37 Third round
2005 1. divisjon 4 30 17 5 8 52 41 56 Semi-final
2006 1. divisjon 4 30 15 6 9 64 47 51 Third round
2007 1. divisjon 10 30 8 11 11 34 52 35 Third round
2008 1. divisjon 5 30 15 6 9 47 33 51 Second round
2009 1. divisjon 2 30 16 8 6 61 32 56 Third round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2010 Tippeligaen 14 30 7 6 17 28 62 27 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2011 1. divisjon 1 30 16 9 5 61 28 57 Fourth round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2012 Tippeligaen 13 30 7 12 11 30 42 33 Third round
2013 Tippeligaen 16 30 6 11 13 34 47 29 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 11 30 12 4 14 39 55 40 Second round
2015 1. divisjon 16 30 7 7 16 35 52 28 Fourth round Relegated to 2. divisjon
2016 2. divisjon 3 26 12 6 8 49 35 42 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 10 26 9 5 12 35 41 32 First round
2018 2. divisjon 13 26 5 5 16 38 67 20 Second round Relegated to 3. divisjon
2019 3. divisjon 4 26 14 5 7 67 40 47 First round
2020 Season cancelled
2021 3. divisjon 4 13 7 4 2 28 18 25 First round
2022 3. divisjon 7 26 11 4 11 56 46 37 First round
2023 3. divisjon 2 26 24 1 1 80 19 73 First round
2024 3. divisjon 1 26 24 2 0 117 17 74 Second round Promoted to 2. divisjon

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Current squad

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As of 13 June 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NOR David Martinius Synstelien
3 DF   NOR Lars Rydje
4 DF   NOR Durim Muqkurtaj
5 DF   NOR Lars Ivar Slemdal
6 DF   NOR Steffen Jenssen
7 DF   NOR Oskar Elias Wang
8 MF   NOR Ahmed El Amrani
9 FW   SWE Hugo Benjamin Svensson
10 FW   NOR Sander Aamelfot
11 FW   NOR Sander Finjord Ringberg
14 DF   NOR August Tuastad Randers
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   NOR Nicolay Grimstad
16 DF   NOR Kristian Nøkleby-Karlsrud
17 MF   NOR Andreas Frøhaug
20 MF   NOR Martin Olimb
21 FW   NOR Simen Egge Nestaker
22 FW   NOR Brage Berg Pedersen
23 MF   NOR Sivert Nilsen Bukten
24 MF   NOR Casper Eriksen Langstrand
26 GK   NOR Jonatan Strand Byttingsvik
29 MF   NOR Alexander Groven


Managers

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References

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  1. ^ "Gunnar Halle tar over Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Hønefoss BK – Fakta" (in Norwegian). honefossbk.no. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ Rise, Hans-Olav (10 October 2013). ""Topplaget" rett ned etter katastrofe-haust". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Hønefoss BK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "A-lagsspillere" [First team players]. Hønefoss BK (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ "Thodesen overtar Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Ny trener for HBK". NRK (in Norwegian). 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Enighet om trenerbytte i Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Blir ny HBK-trener". NRK (in Norwegian). 26 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Gunnar Halle tar over Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 5 December 2022.
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