Stavanger IF Fotball
| Full name | Stavanger Idrettsforening |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | SIF |
| Founded | 17 September 1905 |
| Ground | SIF Stadion (nicknamed Siffen) |
| Capacity | 1100 |
| Chairman | Kjell Egil Fjeldså |
| Manager | Bo Andersen |
| League | Fourth Division |
| 2012 | Third Division / 6, 12th (relegated |
Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In Rogaland, they are simply known as Sif, and few people would refer to them as Stavanger.
SIF reached the semi finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914, 1929 and 1930. Its latest stint in the First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, was in 2009. The club is currently playing in the Third Division.
The club was founded 17 September 1905. They were the dominating club in Stavanger up until the 1930s, and reached the semi finals of the Norwegian Football Cup in 1912, 1914, 1929 and 1930. One of the club's profiles from that period, Sverre Berg-Johannesen, was the first player from Rogaland to be capped for the Norwegian national football team.
After World War Two, Viking FK took over as the dominating football club in Stavanger. SIF went on to play in lower divisions, and the club was also passed by FK Vidar (another club from Stavanger) in terms of league position and achievements in the 1980s.
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