Medkila IL

Medkila
Full nameMedkila Idrettslag
Founded1944 (1944)
GroundHarstad Stadion,
Harstad, Norway
ChairmanEvan Didriksen
ManagerMargunn Haugenes (women)
League1. divisjon (women) (women)
2. divisjon (men)
20201. divisjon, 2nd (women)[1]

Medkila IL is a football team from Harstad in North Norway, most notable for its women's football team, which plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian women's football.

Medkila first came to prominence after winning the 2003 Norwegian Women's Cup while playing in the First Division. Medkila knocked out Leknes FK (1–10), Grand Bodø (1–5), IF Fløya (2–1), IL Sandviken (6–1) and Team Strømmen (1–3), and beat Kolbotn (2–1) in the final.[2] That same year, they were promoted to Toppserien for the first time. Medkila couldn't avoid relegation in their first season in the top-flight and were back in 1. divisjon for the 2005 season.

Five years later, they were promoted for the 2011 Toppserien, but as last time, they were relegated after only one season.[3] In 2012, they finished second in the First division, earning a playoff against Kattem for the chance to win promotion. They lost the playoff, but subsequently, Kattem withdrew their team from the league, and after Fart declined the offer to remain in Toppserien, Medkila were promoted after all.[4] In 2013, Medkila's women survived comfortably in 9th place in the Toppserien.[5]

Medkila also fields a men's team, which played in the Third Division (fourth tier) from 1995 to 2010 and again from 2013.

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2003 1. divisjon ↑ 2 18 13 3 2 57 27 42 Winner Promoted to the Toppserien
2004 Toppserien ↓ 10 18 2 1 15 12 65 7 Third round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 6 18 6 2 10 24 42 20 Third round
2006 1. divisjon 5 18 8 4 6 35 25 28 Second round
2007 1. divisjon 5 18 7 6 5 24 16 27 Quarterfinal
2008 1. divisjon 4 18 8 4 6 22 25 28 Second round
2009 1. divisjon 6 22 9 5 8 35 30 32 Third round
2010 1. divisjon ↑ 2 22 14 2 6 39 18 44 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien
2011 Toppserien ↓ 11 22 3 3 16 20 63 12 Quarterfinal Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon ↑ 2 22 15 4 3 48 15 49 Third round Promoted to the Toppserien
2013 Toppserien 9 22 7 5 10 27 44 26 Quarterfinal
2014 Toppserien 10 22 4 3 15 18 62 15 Quarterfinal
2015 Toppserien 11 22 5 2 15 28 63 17 Quarterfinal
2016 Toppserien 11 22 2 5 15 21 50 11 Quarterfinal
2017 Toppserien ↓ 12 22 1 2 19 9 69 5 Second round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2018 1. divisjon 5 22 10 4 8 29 26 34 Second round
2019 1. divisjon 4 18 12 5 5 37 33 41 Third round
2020 1. divisjon 2 18 12 0 6 33 21 36 First qualifying round

Honours

Current women's squad

As of 18 July 2016.[6]
No. Position Nation Player
1 GK  USA Megan Kufeld
2 DF  NOR Anja Rasmussen
4 FW  NOR Emilie Kristiansen
5 MF  NOR Anna Wulff Iversen
6 FW  NOR Martine Olsen
7 DF  USA Alexandra Jean Quincey (Captain)
8 DF  NOR Mette Aasvik Skau
9 MF  NOR Kristine Amundsen
11 FW  NOR Lotte Fossem
14 MF  NOR Maria Hustad
16 MF  NOR Ida Marie Fossem
17 DF  NOR Marianne Linaker
18 DF  NOR Louise Normann
19 FW  NOR Hedda Jakobsen
20 DF  NOR Rebekka Hansen
21 DF  SWE Fanny Johansson
22 DF  NOR Sigrun Linaker Dybvik
23 DF  NOR Silje Helen Johansen

Former players

Recent history men

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2010 3. divisjon ↓ 7 22 9 5 8 56 41 32 Not Qualified Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2011 4. Divisjon 3 22 14 3 5 74 43 45 Not Qualified
2012 4. Divisjon ↑ 1 20 18 1 1 100 23 55 Not Qualified Promoted to the 3. divisjon
2013 3. divisjon ↑ 1 22 17 4 1 71 24 55 First qualifying round Promoted to the 2. divisjon
2014 2. divisjon ↓ 14 26 2 1 23 13 91 7 First round Relegated to the 3. divisjon
2015 3. divisjon 10 22 4 4 14 20 52 16 First qualifying round
2016 3. divisjon ↓ 12 22 1 2 19 21 80 5 First qualifying round Relegated to the 4. Divisjon
2017 4. Divisjon 8 22 7 3 12 36 46 24 Second qualifying round
2018 4. Divisjon 5 22 12 1 9 49 37 37 First qualifying round

References

  1. ^ "Tabell Toppserien 2013". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ Verdens Gang
  3. ^ Soccerway. Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Karlsen, Thomas (6 February 2013). "Medkila til Toppserien". Fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ Table 2013
  6. ^ "Medkila Kvinner Senior A". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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