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| Full name | Hønefoss Ballklubb | ||
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| Nickname | HBK | ||
| Founded | February 4, 1895; 130 years ago (1895-02-04) | ||
| Ground | Aka Arena Hønefoss | ||
| Capacity | 4,256 (3,500 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Bjørn Aasen | ||
| Manager | Gunnar Halle[1] | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2024 | 3. divisjon group 6, 1st of 14 (promoted) | ||
Hønefoss Ballklubb is aNorwegianfootball club fromHønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008.
After 11 years in1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted toTippeligaen in2009, where they finished 14th in2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff againstFredrikstad. In2011, 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.
IF Liv multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged withFossekallen sports club in 1986 to createLiv/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 nameL/F Hønefoss Fotball. In 2002, the football club changed name to its current nameHønefoss Ballklub, and in 2009 the football club was completely separated from the defunct L/F Hønefoss sports club.[2]
Hønefoss competed in theTippeligaen 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 coachOle Bjørn Sundgot being fired. Tom Guldbrandsen immediately took over the job as head coach, Hønefoss won their next match 1–0 away againstStabæk. 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 againstRanheim, but lost the final later on againstFredrikstad, and therefore got relegated to the1. divisjon.
In the 2011 season they won the 1. divisjon, one point ahead ofSandnes 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 withTromsø.[3]
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes | |
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| 2001 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 54 | 40 | Third round | |
| 2002 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 36 | 58 | Second round | |
| 2003 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 41 | 55 | Third round | |
| 2004 | 1. divisjon | 12 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 37 | Third round | |
| 2005 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 56 | Semi-final | |
| 2006 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 47 | 51 | Third round | |
| 2007 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 52 | 35 | Third round | |
| 2008 | 1. divisjon | 5 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 51 | Second round | |
| 2009 | 1. divisjon | ↑2 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 32 | 56 | Third round | Promoted toTippeligaen |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | ↓14 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 62 | 27 | Fourth round | Relegated to 1. divisjon |
| 2011 | 1. divisjon | ↑1 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 28 | 57 | Fourth round | Promoted to Tippeligaen |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 33 | Third round | |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | ↓16 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 29 | Third round | Relegated to 1. divisjon |
| 2014 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 55 | 40 | Second round | |
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | ↓16 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | 28 | Fourth round | Relegated to2. divisjon |
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 42 | Second round | |
| 2017 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 32 | First round | |
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | ↓13 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 67 | 20 | Second round | Relegated to3. divisjon |
| 2019 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 40 | 47 | First round | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 25 | First round | |
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | 7 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 46 | 37 | First round | |
| 2023 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 73 | First round | |
| 2024 | 3. divisjon | ↑1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 17 | 74 | Second round | Promoted to 2. divisjon |
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Year(s) |
|---|---|
 Ole Asbjørn Underdal | 1987 |
| Per Ulseth | 1987–88 |
| Terje Liknes | 1989–91 |
| Kjell Ramberg | 1992 |
| Terje Liknes | 1993 |
| Paul Berg | 1994–96 |
| Roy Arild Fossum | 1997–00 |
| Per Brogeland | 2001 |
| Lars Tjærnås | 2002–03 |
 Peter Engelbrektsson | 2004–06 |
| Kjell Sverre Hansen Wold | 2007 |
| Ole Bjørn Sundgot | 2008–10 |
| Reidar Vågnes | 2010 |
| Leif Gunnar Smerud | 2011–13 |
| Roar Johansen | 2013–14 |
| Rune Skarsfjord | 2014–15 |
 René Skovdahl | 2016 |
| Frode Lafton | 2016–18 |
| Tor Thodesen[6] | 2018 |
 Luke Torjussen[7][8] | 2019–22 |
 Marko Valdimar Jankovic | 2022 |
 Mika Pulkkinen[9] | 2022 |
| Gunnar Halle[10] | 2023–present |
Hønefoss also has a women's team, which currently competes in theToppserien, the top division ofwomen's football in Norway.
