Medkila IL

Medkila

Full name	Medkila Idrettslag
Founded	1944
Ground	Harstad Stadion, Harstad, Norway
Chairman	Evan Didriksen
Manager	Roy Berntsen
League	Toppserien (women) 2. Divisjon (men)
2014	Toppserien, 10th (women)[1]
Home colours Away colours

Medkila IL's is a football team from Harstad in North Norway, most notable for its women's football team which is playing in the Toppserien, the first 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 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

Honours

• Norwegian Women's Cup (1): 2003

Current women's squad

As of 4 October 2011 ^[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Ashley Thompson 2 FW Lina Karlsen 3 MF Ane Sund Walsøe 4 FW Lise Øvre 5 DF Marianne Linaker 6 DF Martine Hustad 7 MF Lise Linaker 8 DF Mette Aasvik Skau 9 FW Elisabeth Jeppesen 10 DF Cesilie Andreassen 11 MF Victoria Ludvigsen

No. Position Player 12 GK Ingrid Storås Thorbjørnsen 15 MF Lise Nysted Grønvoll 16 MF Keara Thompson 17 FW Marita Holmen Iversen 18 MF Janett-Marlen Aloyseous 19 DF Ida Fjordbakk 20 MF Rosie Frances Malone-Povolny 21 FW Stine Frantzen Schultz 22 DF Sigrun Dybvik 23 DF Silje Helen Johansen

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

References

1. "Tabell Toppserien 2013". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
2. Verdens Gang
3. Soccerway
4. Karlsen, Thomas (6 February 2013). "Medkila til Toppserien". Fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 April 2013.
5. Table 2013