Pors Fotball Explained

Pors Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Porsgrunn, currently playing in the 3. divisjon. Pors plays in blue jerseys, and their home ground is Pors Stadion. Notable former players include Jan Halvor Halvorsen and Erik Pedersen.

History

The club was founded on 25 May 1905 under the name Lyn, and changed its name to IF Pors in 1914 because the original name was already in use. The best performances of the team was in 1948–49 and 1970 when they played in the top division. The team has had unsuccessful bids for promotion to the top division in 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1983.

Concurrent with the 1994 name change the club entered into a still ongoing elite-level athletics partnership with the other and dominant Grenland football club, Odd Grenland. In February 2005 IF Pors retained other sports activities whereas Pors Grenland Fotball was siphoned off as a separate sports team, however still under the auspices of IF Pors. In December 2009, the financial cooperation between Pors Grenland and Odd Grenland was terminated.

Between 2004 and 2006 the team played in the 1. divisjon but then slipped down to the 2. divisjon where they played until the team was relegated to 3. divisjon in 2014. Pors have been playing in 3. divisjon since 2017.

Recent history

SeasonPos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupNotes
20051. divisjonalign=right 63013116474550Third round
20061. divisjonalign=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC" 133010515516535Third roundRelegated to the 2. divisjon
20072. divisjonalign=right 72610511394435Second round
20082. divisjonalign=right 4261565624151Third round
20092. divisjonalign=right 2261835764457First round
20102. divisjonalign=right 92611411414137First round
2. divisjonalign=right 11268513425329First round
2. divisjonalign=right 82610610403636Second round
20132. divisjonalign=right 5261259444441Second round
20142. divisjonalign=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC" 12267514436026Second roundRelegated to the 3. divisjon
20153. divisjonalign=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD 1262024963662First roundPromoted to the 2. divisjon
20162. divisjonalign=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC" 12269215447129First roundRelegated to the 3. divisjon
20173. divisjon2261637844351Second round
20183. divisjon72611411585137First round
20193. divisjon72611312424436Second round

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