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| Full name | Røa Idrettslag | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dynamite Girls (women) Herrelaget (men) | ||
| Founded | 11 November 1900; 124 years ago (1900-11-11) | ||
| Ground | Røa kunstgress,Oslo | ||
| Manager | Geir Nordby | ||
| League | Toppserien | ||
| 2023 | Toppserien, 7th of 10 | ||
Røa IL is aNorwegian sports club fromRøa in the borough ofVestre Aker,Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections forfootball,gymnastics,bandy, andcross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the finals in the Norwegian cup, losing both to arch-rivalsStabæk. In skiing, the two foremost names areOlav Hansson, world champion team large hill ski jumping in the1982 World Ski Championships andMartin Johnsrud Sundby, a Norwegian national team cross-country skier who won theFIS Cross-Country World Cup and theTour de Ski in 2013–14.
The biggest success so far is probably the women's football team. While Røa was open for women participating inhandball andgymnastics, football was frowned upon for quite some time. Women's football was started outside the club by Røa legend Ole Bjørn Edner and his daughterKristine with friends. The team was finally recognized when they started winning theNorway Cup in 1993. The team started in the fourth tier in 1994, and spent two years in each tier before they qualified for the first tier,Toppserien, in 2000. As the bandy team were relegated the same season, the football team took over as the main success. In an attempt to brand the team, a former bandy player came up with the nickname "Dynamite Girls", which has stuck since.
Røa's first season in Toppserien was a fierce battle to avoid relegation. In the last match the team saw it through. The next two seasons were a dramatic improvement, the team finished fourth (out of ten) both times. In 2004 Røa won both league and cup. After an abysmal 2005 season, they continued their dominance with a cup victory in 2006, a league victory in 2007, and a Double in 2008 and 2009. With in all eight trophies, Røa is the third most successful team in women's football in Norway (joint withSprint-Jeløy if one counts the proto-national league from 1984.1986).
The team has a host of current and former national team players. Among them are the 2007 World Cup playersSiri Nordby (captain),Guro Knutsen Mienna,Lene Mykjåland,Marie Knutsen andMarit Fiane Christensen.
The men's football team currently plays in theThird Division (fourth tier).
| Season | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | ||
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| 2001 | Toppserien | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 12 | Quarter-final | |
| 2002 | Toppserien | 4 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 31 | Semi-final | |
| 2003 | Toppserien | 4 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 27 | Quarter-final | |
| 2004 | Toppserien | 1 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 44 | Winner | |
| 2005 | Toppserien | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 28 | Semi-final | |
| 2006 | Toppserien | 3 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 39 | Winner | |
| 2007 | Toppserien | 1 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 24 | 53 | Semi-final | |
| 2008 | Toppserien | 1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 10 | 61 | Winner | |
| 2009 | Toppserien | 1 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 16 | 56 | Winner | |
| 2010 | Toppserien | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 33 | 48 | Winner | |
| 2011 | Toppserien | 1 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 18 | 54 | Final | |
| 2012 | Toppserien | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19 | 47 | Final | |
| 2013 | Toppserien | 8 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 28 | Quarter-final | |
| 2014 | Toppserien | 6 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 32 | Semi-final | |
| 2015 | Toppserien | 3 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 38 | Quarter-final | |
| 2016 | Toppserien | 5 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 33 | Final | |
| 2017 | Toppserien | 5 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 37 | Third round | |
| 2018 | Toppserien | 7 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 31 | Semi-final | |
| 2019 | Toppserien | 6 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 29 | Quarter-final | |
| 2020 | Toppserien | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 12 | Quarter-final | |
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 44 | Third round | |
| 2022 | Toppserien | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 3rd round | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 2023 | Toppserien | 7 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 27 | 4th round |
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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.
Røa has participated in five seasons of UEFA competitions with their best result reaching the quarter-finals in 2009/10 losing in those toTurbine Potsdam, the eventual champion.
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