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| Full name | Idrettsforeningen Fram | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fram | ||
| Founded | 15 January 1894; 131 years ago (1894-01-15) | ||
| Ground | Framparken | ||
| Head coach | Haakon Lunov | ||
| League | 3. divisjon | ||
| 2024 | 3. divisjon group 2, 4th of 14 | ||
| Website | https://iffram.no | ||
Idrettsforeningen Fram, better known asFram Larvik to distinguish it from other sport clubs, is a sports club fromTorstrand inLarvik,Norway. It has sections forassociation football,athletics,handball andspeed skating.
The club was founded on 15 January 1894. That makes FramNorway's oldest existing association football club.[1][2] It is often known asFram Larvik, mainly to distinguish it fromIL Fram fromSkatval.
The men's football team currently plays in theNorwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of theNorwegian football league system.
The club reached the final of the1912 Norwegian Cup. Fram won the final 2–1, but the opponent Mercantile claimed that Fram had used an illegit player. The Norwegian FA ruled a replay the next weekend. On 20 October 1912, Fram lost the replay 0–6 against Mercantile at Gamle Frogner Stadion inKristiania.[3] The club's greatest achievement came in 1950, when the club won the1949–50 Hovedserien, theNorwegian top division. Fram played in the Second Division to1995, but was down to the 4. divisjon for a period after relegation in the1999 3. divisjon campaign. After that, the team was remade toLarvik Fotball, which won several promotions and resided in the 2. divisjon for some years. The cooperation club Larvik Fotball ceased to exist in late 2004, and the2005 2. divisjon was played as IF Fram, but with abysmal results. After a few seasons back in the 3. divisjon, however, Fram wonthe league in 2008 and the subsequentplayoffs, and has played in the 2. divisjon since.Petter Belsvik took over as head coach after the 2013 season from Tom Helge Jacobsen.[4] In 2021 Haakon Lunov is head coach of Fram Football arter signing a two-year contract.
Notable footballers includeTom Rüsz Jacobsen,Kenneth Stenild,Lars Bakkerud,Freddy ØrbeckJonny Hansen, former Swedish u21 internationalAndreas Drugge andSverre Hansen.
| Season | Division | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2. divisjon | ↓14 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 90 | 17 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2006 | 3. divisjon | 8 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 39 | 28 | First qualifying round | |
| 2007 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 46 | First qualifying round | Lost promotion play-off |
| 2008 | 3. divisjon | ↑1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 61 | Second round | Won promotion play-off |
| 2009 | 2. divisjon | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 69 | 33 | First round | |
| 2010 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 53 | 33 | First round | |
| 2011 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 38 | First round | |
| 2012 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 36 | First round | |
| 2013 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 34 | 50 | First round | |
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 3 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 49 | Second round | |
| 2015 | 2. divisjon | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 42 | 47 | Second round | |
| 2016 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 46 | 41 | Second round | |
| 2017 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 43 | 42 | First round | |
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 57 | 29 | Second round | |
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 43 | Quarterfinal | |
| 2020 | 2. divisjon | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 6 | Cancelled | |
| 2021 | 2. divisjon | ↓12 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 27 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2022 | 3. divisjon | ↑1 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 61 | Second round | Promoted |
| 2023 | 2. divisjon | ↓13 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 25 | First round | Relegated |
| 2024 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 44 | 53 | Second round |
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The club also have a handball team, that plays in theFirst Division,[8] the second highest tier in men's handball.Ole Kristian Strøm is the coach, and they play their matches inFramhallen.
Notable handballers includeEivind Ellingsen,Pål Myrdam,Are Ruud andTom Bakke.
Notable speed skaters in Fram includeBjørg Eva Jensen,Tom Erik Oxholm,Roger Strøm,Else Marie Christiansen,Minna Nystedt,Anne Therese Tveter,Bjørn Tveter andØyvind Tveter.
