Hønefoss
Full nameHønefoss Ballklubb
Nickname(s)HBK
FoundedFebruary 4, 1895 (1895-02-04)
GroundAka Arena
Hønefoss
Capacity4,256 (3,500 seated)
ChairmanBjørn Aasen
ManagerGunnar Halle[1]
League3. divisjon
20233. divisjon group 2, 2nd of 14

Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008.

After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2009, where they finished 14th in 2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff against Fredrikstad. In 2011, Hønefoss won the 1. divisjon and was promoted to the Tippeligaen for the second time in three years. Their second spell in Tippeligaen lasted for two seasons, and they were again relegated to the 1. divisjon in 2013.

History

IF Liv multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged with Fossekallen sports club in 1986 to create Liv/Fossekallen, which in 1997 changed name to L/F Hønefoss multi-sports club. The same year, the football branch of the sports club became economic and organisationally independent under its new name L/F Hønefoss Fotball. In 2002, the football club changed name to its current name Hønefoss Ballklub, and in 2009 the football club was completely separated from the defunct L/F Hønefoss sports club.[2]

Hønefoss competed in the Tippeligaen in 2010, the top tier of Norwegian football after promotion at the end of the 2009 season. Hønefoss got a tough start in their first season in Tippeligaen and lost their first six matches, something that ended in head coach Ole Bjørn Sundgot being fired. Tom Guldbrandsen immediately took over the job as head coach, Hønefoss won their next match 1–0 away against Stabæk. The 2010 season ended in 14th place, which resulted in relegation playoff matches to stay in Tippeligaen. In the first match, Hønefoss won the semi-final against Ranheim, but lost the final later on against Fredrikstad, and therefore got relegated to the 1. divisjon.

In the 2011 season they won the 1. divisjon, one point ahead of Sandnes Ulf, and was again promoted to the Tippeligaen. Remond Mendy was the team's top scorer with 14 goals. The team's second season in the Tippeligaen started much better than in 2010, and after five games, they had two wins and three draws, and was fifth in the table. Hønefoss eventually finished the 2012 season in 13th place. In the 2013 season, the club collected 29 points and finished the season in 16th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon along with Tromsø.[3]

Recent seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2001 1. divisjon 9 30101010 455440 Third round
2002 1. divisjon 4 301848 643658 Second round
2003 1. divisjon 5 301677 554155 Third round
2004 1. divisjon 12 3011415 525437 Third round
2005 1. divisjon 4 301758 524156 Semifinal
2006 1. divisjon 4 301569 644751 Third round
2007 1. divisjon 10 3081111 345235 Third round
2008 1. divisjon 5 301569 473351 Second round
2009 1. divisjon 2 301686 613256 Third round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2010 Tippeligaen 14 307617 286227 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2011 1. divisjon 1 301695 612857 Fourth round Promoted to Tippeligaen
2012 Tippeligaen 13 3071211 304233 Third round
2013 Tippeligaen 16 3061113 344729 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon
2014 1. divisjon 11 3012414 395540 Second round
2015 1. divisjon 16 307716 355228 Fourth round Relegated to 2. divisjon
2016 2. divisjon 3 261268 493542 Second round
2017 2. divisjon 10 269512 354132 First round
2018 2. divisjon 13 265516 386720 Second round Relegated to 3. divisjon
2019 3. divisjon 4 261457 674047 First round
2020 Season cancelled
2021 3. divisjon 4 13742 281825 First round
2022 3. divisjon 7 2611411 564637 First round
2023 3. divisjon 2 262411 801973 First round

Source:[4]

Current squad

As of 1 May 2023[5]

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 Norway NOR Trym Ring Strandberg
3 DF Norway NOR Lars Rydje
4 DF Norway NOR Durim Muqkurtaj
5 DF Norway NOR Lars Ivar Slemdal
6 DF Norway NOR Sigurd Sønsteby Svendsen
7 DF Norway NOR Oskar Elias Wang
8 MF Norway NOR Ahmed El Amrani
9 FW Sweden SWE Hugo Svensson
10 FW Norway NOR Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti
11 FW Norway NOR Sander Finjord Ringberg
13 GK Norway NOR Johnas Ulshagen Jorde
14 DF Netherlands NED Gregory Kuisch
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Norway NOR Nicolay Grimstad
17 DF Norway NOR Andreas Frøhaug
19 MF Norway NOR Mads Delerud Volden
20 FW Norway NOR Marcus André Aslaksen
22 FW Norway NOR Simen Egge Nestaker
23 MF Norway NOR Sivert Nilsen Bukten
26 GK Norway NOR Jonatan Strand Byttingsvik
27 FW Norway NOR Benhur Kidane Ghirmay
28 MF Norway NOR Sander Mala
29 MF Norway NOR Alexander Groven
67 MF Belgium BEL Tortol Lumanza


Managers

References

  1. "Gunnar Halle tar over Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. "Hønefoss BK – Fakta" (in Norwegian). honefossbk.no. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. Rise, Hans-Olav (10 October 2013). ""Topplaget" rett ned etter katastrofe-haust". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. "Hønefoss BK". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. "A-lag herrer" [Men's first team]. Hønefoss BK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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