Groruddalen BK
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| Full name | Groruddalen Ballklubb |
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| Nickname(s) | GBK |
| Founded | 22 September 2002 |
| Dissolved | 2008 |
| Ground | Greibanen, Rødtvet |
Groruddalen Ballklubb was a Norwegian association football club from Groruddalen, Oslo.
The club came into existence through the merger of a number of local clubs in 2002, but went defunct again in 2008, after some of those clubs withdrew their backing. The clubs short existence was spent in the Norwegian third and second division, missing its aim, to earn promotion to the first division, narrowly in 2007.
The valley of Groruddalen had a long history of competition between the many football teams. SF Grei was the best team for most of the 1990s, but there was little backing to be found from other clubs in the region. In late 1995 there were talks about a merger, this time between the football branches of Refstad-Veitvet IL, Linderud IL and possibly Årvoll IL and Hasle-Løren IL.
In 2002 the talks became more concrete. By that time Grei and Årvoll both had recently been relegateed from the Second to the Third Division. These clubs first made plans together with Grorud IL, Vestli IL and Furuset IF. When the umbrella team Groruddalen BK was finally founded, Høybråten og Stovner IL had also joined. The foundation date was 22 September 2002. Rommen SK and Romsås IL later joined the cooperation.
The club's goal was to be in the First Division within five years. In its first active season, 2003, Groruddalen BK won their Third Division group with flying colors. The team had a goal difference of 122–20, and won 20 of 22 matches. They however succumbed to Drøbak/Frogn IL in the promotion playoff. In 2004 they won the Third Division group again, but this time they beat Jevnaker IF in the promotion playoff.
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