Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was newly promoted for the 2008 season; its last stint up to that time in the division came in 2005, when they finished last. The team finished 14th in the 2009 season. In 2012 a new relegation came after finishing last once again. It took them only one year to come back.

Alta
Full nameAlta Idrettsforening
Founded29 May 1927; 97 years ago (1927-05-29)
GroundAlta Idrettspark, Finnmarkshallen
Capacity3,000
ChairmanTron Møller Natland
Head coachMate Dujilo
League2. divisjon
20232. divisjon group 2, 6th of 14

They play at Alta Idrettspark, or indoor at Finnmarkshallen when snow and other weather conditions render the pitch unusable. Their attendance record of about 3,000 was set in 1995 against Rosenborg. Notable former players include Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, Tore Reginiussen and Morten Gamst Pedersen.

On December 11, 2018, Alta I.F signed Bryant Lazaro as the head coach, appointed to start January 1, 2019.[1]

Recent history

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 2. divisjon 5 26 13 1 12 60 57 40 Second round
2002 2. divisjon 1 26 18 2 6 79 38 56 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 16 30 3 4 23 31 76 13 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004 2. divisjon 1 26 21 0 5 95 21 63 First round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2005 1. divisjon 16 30 5 5 20 28 62 20 Fourth round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2006 2. divisjon 2 26 16 6 4 75 36 54 First round
2007 2. divisjon 1 26 16 4 6 71 37 52 Third round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon 14 30 8 2 20 49 66 26 Third round
2009 1. divisjon 6 30 12 6 12 50 49 42 Fourth round
2010 1. divisjon 8 28 10 6 12 41 51 36 Third round
2011 1. divisjon 11 30 10 9 11 45 51 39 Quarter-final
2012 1. divisjon 16 30 4 10 16 30 61 21 Third round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013 2. divisjon 1 26 18 3 5 71 35 57 Fourth round Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 13 30 9 7 14 33 51 34 Second round Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2015 2. divisjon 6 26 12 6 8 65 43 42 First round
2016 2. divisjon 7 26 12 4 10 58 44 40 Third round
2017 2. divisjon 4 26 13 7 6 42 24 46 Second round
2018 2. divisjon 5 26 14 3 9 39 28 45 Third round
2019 2. divisjon 6 26 12 5 9 44 41 41 Third round
2020 2. divisjon 4 17 9 2 6 33 26 29 Cancelled
2021 2. divisjon 6 26 12 5 9 49 47 41 Third round
2022 2. divisjon 7 26 10 6 10 38 45 36 Second round
2023 2. divisjon 6 26 12 3 11 51 53 39 Third round

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Current squad

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As of 14 April 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   LVA Maris Eltermanis
5 DF   NOR Jørgen Steffensen Lamark
7 MF   NOR Peter Aleksander Aas
8 MF   NOR Gabriel Fjellstad Olsen
9 MF   NOR Håvard Nome
10 MF   NOR Tobias Hestad
12 DF   NOR Noah Skum
14 MF   NOR Felix Jacobsen
15 MF   NOR Magnus Andersen
16 DF   NOR Niklas Antonsen
17 DF   NOR Fabian Holst-Larsen (on loan from Strømsgodset)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   NOR Peder Brekke
19 DF   NOR Runar Overvik
20 FW   NOR Trym Suhr-Stamnes
23 FW   NOR Christian Reginiussen
25 MF   NOR Kristian Holsbø
29 GK   NOR Mats Trige (on loan from Tromsø)
30 DF   NOR Tobias Vonheim Norbye (on loan from Tromsø)
32 MF   NOR Joakim Samuel Andersen
33 MF   NOR Magnus Opgård
34 GK   NOR Sindri Huxley Arnason

On loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   NOR Emil Pedersen Winther (at Skjervøy until 31 December 2023)

Former players

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Managers

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References

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  1. ^ NRK (2018-12-11). "Har funnet Floviks erstatter". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  2. ^ a b "Alta IF". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Suksesstreneren". ifinnmark.no. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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