Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball
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| Full name | Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball | ||
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| Nickname(s) | KIL | ||
| Founded | 31 January 1892 | ||
| Ground | Gjemselund Stadion Kongsvinger |
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| Capacity | 5,202 | ||
| Chairman | Vidar Bråten | ||
| Manager | Luis Berkemeier Pimenta | ||
| League | 2. Divisjon | ||
| 2015 | 2. Divisjon, 1st (promoted) | ||
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Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. Its home ground is Gjemselund Stadion. It is part of sporting association, Kongsvinger IL.
Despite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in the Norwegian Premier League for 17 straight seasons between 1983 and 1999. Among the club's achievements were a silver medal in the league in 1992, bronze in 1986 and 1987 and a 1-1 draw against football powerhouse Juventus in the UEFA Cup 1993-94. Kongsvinger dropped out of the top flight in 1999, in the end struggling both financially and on the pitch. Only two years later another relegation sent the team down to the Second Division, level three in Norwegian football. After a mediocre interlude in the 2002 season, former HamKam player Vegard Skogheim took over the job as Kongsvinger manager in 2003, instilling new enthusiasm into a young squad of part-timers. In 2003, the team went undefeated in their division and secured promotion back to the First Division, the second-highest level. The success continued in 2004, and the newly promoted team surprised many experts by managing third place in the league, and thereby earning the right to two playoff matches for promotion against the club that finished third last in the Norwegian Premier League, Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger won the first match 1-0, but lost the second 0-4, giving away both the aggregate win and the right to play in the Premier League to Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger finished First League as 3rd and qualified for promotion-relegation play-offs in 2009 season. Kongsvinger beat Sogndal 3-1 on November 6 at home and faced with Sparta Sarpsborg 08. The club lost first match its rival 3-2 at away on November 9 but beat it 3-1 (5-4 aggregate) at home on November 12 and returned to Norwegian Premier League after 10 years absence. The team got relegated and was back in the First Division for the 2011 season. The club was relegated to the Second Division in 2013.
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Honours
- Norwegian Premier League
- Silver 1992
- Bronze 1986, 1987
- UEFA Cup
- 2nd round against Juventus 1993
- Norwegian football cup
- Semi-finals 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996
Recent history
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. Divisjon 
1430 8 5 17 33 57 29 Second round Relegated to 2. Divisjon 2002 2. Divisjon 7 26 11 4 11 36 31 37 Second round 2003 2. Divisjon 
126 22 4 0 62 23 70 Second round Promoted to 1. Divisjon 2004 1. Divisjon 3 30 16 5 9 53 42 53 Fourth round Lost playoffs for promotion 2005 1. Divisjon 10 30 11 4 15 41 48 37 Second round 2006 1. Divisjon 7 30 11 10 9 39 42 42 Third round 2007 1. Divisjon 4 30 16 5 9 56 42 53 Third round 2008 1. Divisjon 13 30 8 6 16 33 58 30 Third round 2009 1. Divisjon 330 18 2 10 52 37 56 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen through playoffs 2010 Tippeligaen 1530 4 8 18 27 58 20 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. Divisjon 2011 1. Divisjon 7 30 14 7 9 50 36 49 Third round 2012 1. Divisjon 9 30 12 3 15 44 48 39 Third round 2013 1. Divisjon 1430 7 10 13 37 54 31 Third round Relegated to the 2. Divisjon 2014 2. Divisjon 4 26 15 3 8 61 42 48 Third round 2015 2. Divisjon 126 20 2 4 63 19 62 Third round Promoted to OBOS-ligaen
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  |
Öster | 4–1 | 3–1 | 7–2 |
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Juventus | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Current squad
- As of 16 February 2013[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–12 and transfers summer 2012.
Former managers
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Statistics
- Most matches played for the club: Øivind Tomteberget: 660
- Most league goals scored for the club: Cato Holtet: 46
- Biggest win: 6-0 vs Start (h 1985) Djerv 1919 (h 1989) and Fyllingen (h 1993)
- Biggest loss: 0-8 vs Tromsø (a 1995) and Strømsgodset (a 1997)
- Most spectators at a home match: 10213 (KIL-Juventus 1993, played at Ullevaal Stadion)
- Most spectators at a home match at Gjemselund Stadion: 6794 (KIL-Vålerenga 1983)
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