Birkenes IL
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Full nameBirkenes Idrettslag
Founded18 November 1924
GroundBirkenesparken,
Birkeland
Birkeland
LeagueFifth Division
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| Full name | Birkenes Idrettslag | |
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| Founded | 18 November 1924 | |
| Ground | Birkenesparken, Birkeland | |
| League | Fifth Division | |
| 2015 | Fifth Division / Agder, 3rd[1] | |
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Birkenes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Birkeland, Agder. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, cycling, track and field, orienteering, biathlon, and Nordic skiing.
It is known for its biathletes. Gunn Margit Andreassen represented the club,[2] so does Lars Helge Birkeland.[3] Cyclist Dag Erik Pedersen also represented the club.
The men's football team played in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, in 1998. It currently resides in the Fifith Division.
