Heimdal Idrettsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Heimdal, Trondheim. It has sections for association football, team handball and Nordic skiing.
The club was founded as Heimdal IL on 1 January 1929 in what was an "agricultural community" at the time, later a suburb of Norway's third largest city Trondheim. Another club Heimdal IF sprung up in 1934, and this name was continued in 1939 as he two clubs merged and th former Heimdal IL left the Workers' Confederation of Sports behind. It also had sections for athletics and orienteering in its early history. The club colours were green, red and black, the red being a column on the green jersey.
The men's handball team played in the Eliteserien from 1997 until 2007, when bankruptcy ensued.
Skier Ole Christian Eidhammer and athlete Sissel Grottenberg were among Heimdal IF's individual sportspeople.Ole Christian Eidhammer, OlympediaSissel Grottenberg, Olympedia In modern times, Heimdal IF was organized as an alliance sports club, with its individual sports forming its own judicial entities. In 2014, the club opened the indoor venue Heimdalshallen.
The women's football team spent a single season in the top league, the 1988 First Division.Women first division 1988, RSSSF In order to escape relegation, Heimdal needed to win their last match as well as Sandviken losing theirs. Both won, and Heimdal were relegated.
The men's football team enjoyed spells in the Third Division from 1994 to 1999, 2008 to 2010 and 2014 to 2016.Third division 1991, RSSSFThird division 1999, RSSSFThird division 2010, RSSSFThird division 2016, RSSSF The team appeared in the first round of the cup in 1991, only losing to Stjørdals-Blink in extra time.Cup 1991, RSSSF
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of football in Norway. The women's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier.
References
External links Official site Official site, football department Official site, handball department