FL Fart
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| Full name | Fotballaget Fart |
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Ground | Fartbana Vang |
| Capacity | 1,300 |
| Chairman | Bjørn-Magne Broen |
| Head coach | Morten Flengsrud |
| League | Norwegian First Division (women) |
| 2012 | Toppserien (women), 12th (relegated) |
Fotballaget Fart is a Norwegian football club based in Vang outside Hamar. The club is most noted for their women's team which played in Toppserien in 2008 and 2012. Their home matches are played at Fartbana. Norway international footballers Thorstein Helstad and Kristin Bekkevold started their careers at Fart.
Fotballaget Fart was first founded in 1917, before it was dissolved after nine years of activity. The club was refounded on 28 August 1934. The club got its first pitch with grass in 1958. The name means "the football team speed" in Norwegian.
In July 2014 FL Fart received 4 million krone from the will of a fan who bequeathed his belongings to the club.
The women's team started in 1982, and was in 2002 promoted to the third tier with a lot of young players. The club decided to focus more on their women's team and won their 2. Divisjon group in 2003, and was promoted to the 1. Divisjon. Fart were originally relegated from the 1. Divisjon in 2006 after a 2–0 loss against Larvik in the decisive match of the 2006 season, but when Liungen decided to withdrew their team, Fart was asked if they wanted to play in 1. Divisjon the next season. Fart won the 1. Divisjon in 2007, and was promoted to Toppserien. Fart only managed to collect one point, a draw against Klepp, in the 2008 Toppserien and were relegated back to the 1. Divisjon. Fart was fighting for promotion in the 2009 season, but was surpassed by Donn after a draw in the penultimate match against Alta and eventually finished third in the league. Fart finished fifth in the 2010 season.
Fart was again promoted to Toppserien in 2011. Fart lost all their matches in the 2012 Toppserien and were again relegated, and beat their own record from 2007 for least points in a single Toppserien season. In 44 matches in Toppserien, the team has 1 draw and 43 losses, and holds the record for most matches without a victory in a row. The team has lost their 27 last matches in Toppserien, which is also a record. The club also has most of the negative records for a women's club. After Kattem withdrew their team from Toppserien ahead of the 2013 season, the Football Association of Norway asked Fart if they wanted Kattem's spot in the top-flight. The club rejected the offer after their players stated that they did not want another season where they lost every match.
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