| Clubname: | Førde IL |
| Upright: | 0.6 |
| Fullname: | Førde Idrettslag |
| Ground: | Førde Stadion |
| Capacity: | 2,000 |
| League: | Third Division |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Position: | Third Division group 2, 10th of 14 |
| Website: | https://www.fordeidrettslag.no/ |
Førde Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club based in Førde, Sunnfjord. It has sections for alpine skiing, association football, athletics, biathlon, cross-country skiing, floorball, gymnastics, handball, orienteering, powerlifting, ski jumping, swimming and weightlifting. The club was founded by Nikolai Schei on 4 January 1920.[1]
The football section, Førde IL Fotball, was founded on 17 November 1945. The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division.[2] They play their home games at Førde Stadion which has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.[3] In 2016, Førde knocked Brann out of the Norwegian Cup. It was the first time since 1939 that Brann got knocked out in the first round.[4] Notable former players include Vegar Gjermundstad, Kristian Fardal Opseth, Thor Jørgen Spurkeland and Alexander Ødegaard.
| Season | scope=col colspan="9" | League | Cup | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | ||||
| 2013 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 51 | First round | ||
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 42 | 39 | First round | ||
| 2015 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 33 | First round | ||
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 14 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 70 | 19 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2017 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 49 | 34 | First round | ||
| 2018 | 3. divisjon | align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | 13 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 68 | 20 | Second qual. round | Relegated |
| 2019[5] | 4. divisjon | 2 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 15 | 55 | Second qual. round | ||
| 2020 | Season cancelled | |||||||||||
| 2021[6] | 4. divisjon | align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 30 | Did not participate | Promoted |
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 32 | 55 | First round | ||