Full name | Gjøvik Fotballforening |
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Founded | 8 October 2008 |
Ground | Gjøvik Stadion |
Manager | Kai Erik Moen |
League | Second Division |
2012 | Second Division/ 1, 8th |
Gjøvik Fotballforening is a Norwegian football club from Gjøvik, founded in 2008. It currently plays in the Second Division, the third tier of Norwegian football.
The club was established on 8 October 2008 as a merger of the senior teams of SK Gjøvik-Lyn and Vardal IF. The clubs Vind and Redalen were asked to join, but declined. In May 2009 it faced Rosenborg in the Norwegian football cup, losing 0–4 in front of a 5,000 attendance. In 2010 it won its Third Division group, but lost out in a promotion playoff against Elverum. Gjøvik won their Third Division in 2011 and was promoted to the Second Division.