Despite limited financial resources, Kongsvinger played in theNorwegian top flight for 17 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1999. Among the club's achievements were a silver medal in the league in 1992, bronze in both 1986 and 1987 and a 1–1 draw against football powerhouseJuventus in the1993–94 UEFA Cup. Kongsvinger dropped out of the top flight in 1999, in the end struggling both financially and on the pitch. Only two years later another relegation sent the team down to2. divisjon, the third tier in Norwegian football.
After a mediocre interlude in the 2002 season, formerHamKam playerVegard Skogheim took over as head coach at Kongsvinger in 2003, instilling new enthusiasm into a young squad of part-timers. In 2003, the team went undefeated in their division and secured promotion back to the1. divisjon, the second-highest level. The success continued in 2004, and the newly promoted team surprised many experts by managing third place in the league, and thereby earning the right to two play-off matches for promotion against the club that finished third last in the top division,Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger won the first match 1–0, but lost the second 0–4, giving away both the aggregate win and the right to play in the top division to Bodø/Glimt. Kongsvinger finished 1. divisjon as 3rd and qualified for promotion-relegation play-offs once again in the 2009 season. On 6 November, Kongsvinger defeatedSogndal 3–1 at home and faced withSarpsborg 08. The club lost the first match 3–2 at away ground on 9 November, but won 3–1 at home (5–4 aggregate) on 12 November and returned toTippeligaen after 10 years absence. The team finished their comeback season in the top flight in 15th place and was relegated to the1. divisjon for the 2011 season. The club was relegated to the2. divisjon in2013. In the 2015 season, Kongsvinger won their group in the2. divisjon and won promotion to the second tier.
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