| Full name | Stavanger Idrettsforening | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | SIF | ||
| Founded | 17 September 1905 | ||
| Ground | SIF Stadion (nicknamedSiffen) | ||
| Capacity | 1,100 | ||
| Chairman | Kjell Egil Fjeldså | ||
| League | 4. divisjon | ||
| 2019 | 5. divisjon , 1st of 12 (promoted) | ||
Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division ofStavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club fromStavanger,Norway. InRogaland, they are colloquially calledSif orStavanger.
SIF reached the semi-finals of theNorwegian Football Cup in1912,1914,1929 and1930. Its latest stint in theFirst Division, the second tier of theNorwegian football league system, was in2009. The club is currently playing in 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football.
The club was founded 17 September 1905. They were the dominating club inStavanger up until the 1930s, and reached the semi-finals of theNorwegian Football Cup in1912,1914,1929 and1930. One of the club's profiles from that period,Sverre Berg-Johannesen, was the first player fromRogaland to be capped for theNorway national football team.
After World War Two,Viking FK took over as the dominating football club in Stavanger. SIF went on to play in lower divisions, and the club was also passed byFK Vidar (another club from Stavanger) in terms of league position and achievements in the 1980s.
Per Ravn Omdal, president of theNorwegian Football Association from 1987 to 1992 and the current vice president ofUEFA, started his active career with SIF.
WithRoger Nilsen as manager, SIF was promoted to2. divisjon in 2006. On 25 October 2008, SIF secured promotion to1. divisjon for the 2009 season after winning their group in 2. divisjon, but were relegated back to 2. divisjon for the 2010 season. They were promptly relegated again, to 3. divisjon in 2010.
| Season | League | Cup | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
| 2001 | 4. divisjon | 8th | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 22 | ||
| 2002 | 4. divisjon | ↓10th | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 17 | Relegated | |
| 2003 | 5. divisjon | ↑1st | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 23 | 38 | Promoted | |
| 2004 | 4. divisjon | ↑1st | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 23 | 58 | Promoted | |
| 2005 | 3. divisjon | 2nd | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 23 | 50 | ||
| 2006 | 3. divisjon | ↑1st | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 56 | First round | Promoted |
| 2007 | 2. divisjon | 2nd | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 27 | 52 | First round | |
| 2008 | 2. divisjon | ↑1st | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 61 | Second round | Promoted |
| 2009 | 1. divisjon | ↓15th | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 55 | 29 | Third round | Relegated |
| 2010 | 2. divisjon | ↓14th | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 70 | 14 | Second round | Relegated |
| 2011 | 3. divisjon | 6th | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 35 | Second qualifying round | |
| 2012 | 3. divisjon | ↓12th | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 82 | 24 | First round | Relegated |
| 2013 | 4. divisjon | 6th | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 29 | First round | |
| 2014 | 4. divisjon | ↓11th | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 95 | 14 | Relegated | |
| 2015 | 5. divisjon | 9th | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 79 | 24 | ||
| 2016 | 5. divisjon | 5th | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 44 | 32 | ||
| 2017 | 5. divisjon | 8th | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 52 | 25 | ||
| 2018 | 5. divisjon | 9th | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 53 | 19 | Avoided relegation through play-offs | |
| 2019 | 5. divisjon | ↑1st | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 51 | Promoted | |
SIF currently play their home matches at SIF Stadion, which is located inBekkefaret in Stavanger. Prior to the 2009 season in 1. divisjon, the stadium was upgraded with a new seated spectator stand and improved facilities for players and match officials. SIF Stadion has anartificial turf.
