| Full name | Skiens Ballklubb |
|---|---|
| Sport | Team handball;association football;Nordic skiing |
| Founded | 31 August 1921 |
| Home ground | Skien, Norway |
| Colours | Green and white |
Skiens Ballklubb is aNorwegianteam handball club from centralSkien.
The club was founded as a merger of the local clubsSnøgg andUlf on 31 August 1921. Being a multi-sports club at the time, it also had sections forassociation football (joining the Football Association in 1924) andNordic skiing at the time.[1] The team colours are green and white.
The men's handball team played in the highest Norwegian league from the 1980s.[citation needed] Both the men's and women's teams currently play in the Fourth Division.[2] Former players includeKjerstin Andersen,Terje Andersen andGunnar Pettersen.[3][4][5]
The men's football team played on the first tier in Norway around World War II. It was a part of the inaugural League of Norway, placing around the middle of their group in both1937–38,1938–39 and1939–40.[6][7][8] However, the latter season was abandoned because of World War II, and did not resume until 1947. In the1947–48 League of Norway, Skiens BK finished second to last and were relegated.[9] The team later reached third round of thecup in 1951.[10]
