Hønefoss BK
Norwegian association football club
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Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008.
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| Full name | Hønefoss Ballklubb | ||
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| Nickname | HBK | ||
| Founded | February 4, 1895 | ||
| Ground | Aka Arena Hønefoss | ||
| Capacity | 4,256 (3,500 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Bjørn Aasen | ||
| Manager | Gunnar Halle[1] | ||
| League | 2. divisjon | ||
| 2024 | 3. divisjon group 6, 1st of 14 (promoted) | ||
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After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2009, where they finished 14th in 2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff against Fredrikstad. In 2011, Hønefoss won the 1. divisjon and was promoted to the Tippeligaen for the second time in three years. Their second spell in Tippeligaen lasted for two seasons, and they were again relegated to the 1. divisjon in 2013.
History
IF Liv multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged with Fossekallen sports club in 1986 to create Liv/Fossekallen, which in 1997 changed name to L/F Hønefoss multi-sports club. The same year, the football branch of the sports club became economic and organisationally independent under its new name L/F Hønefoss Fotball. In 2002, the football club changed name to its current name Hønefoss Ballklub, and in 2009 the football club was completely separated from the defunct L/F Hønefoss sports club.[2]
Hønefoss competed in the Tippeligaen in 2010, the top tier of Norwegian football after promotion at the end of the 2009 season. Hønefoss got a tough start in their first season in Tippeligaen and lost their first six matches, something that ended in head coach Ole Bjørn Sundgot being fired. Tom Guldbrandsen immediately took over the job as head coach, Hønefoss won their next match 1–0 away against Stabæk. The 2010 season ended in 14th place, which resulted in relegation playoff matches to stay in Tippeligaen. In the first match, Hønefoss won the semi-final against Ranheim, but lost the final later on against Fredrikstad, and therefore got relegated to the 1. divisjon.
In the 2011 season they won the 1. divisjon, one point ahead of Sandnes Ulf, and was again promoted to the Tippeligaen. Remond Mendy was the team's top scorer with 14 goals. The team's second season in the Tippeligaen started much better than in 2010, and after five games, they had two wins and three draws, and was fifth in the table. Hønefoss eventually finished the 2012 season in 13th place. In the 2013 season, the club collected 29 points and finished the season in 16th place and was relegated to the 1. divisjon along with Tromsø.[3]
Recent seasons
Season League Grp Tier Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 2001 1. divisjon II 9 30 10 10 10 45 54 40 Third round 2002 4 30 18 4 8 64 36 58 Second round 2003 5 30 16 7 7 55 41 55 Third round 2004 12 30 11 4 15 52 54 37 Third round 2005 4 30 17 5 8 52 41 56 Semi-final 2006 4 30 15 6 9 64 47 51 Third round 2007 10 30 8 11 11 34 52 35 Third round 2008 5 30 15 6 9 47 33 51 Second round 2009 ↑ 2 30 16 8 6 61 32 56 Third round Promoted to Tippeligaen 2010 Tippeligaen I ↓ 14 30 7 6 17 28 62 27 Fourth round Relegated to 1. divisjon after losing the promotion/relegation play-offs to Fredrikstad 2011 1. divisjon II ↑ 1 30 16 9 5 61 28 57 Fourth round Promoted to Tippeligaen 2012 Tippeligaen I 13 30 7 12 11 30 42 33 Third round 2013 ↓ 16 30 6 11 13 34 47 29 Third round Relegated to 1. divisjon 2014 1. divisjon II 11 30 12 4 14 39 55 40 Second round 2015 ↓ 16 30 7 7 16 35 52 28 Fourth round Relegated to 2. divisjon 2016 2. divisjon 2 III 3 26 12 6 8 49 35 42 Second round 2017 2 10 26 9 5 12 35 41 32 First round 2018 1 ↓ 13 26 5 5 16 38 67 20 Second round Relegated to 3. divisjon 2019 3. divisjon 6 IV 4 26 14 5 7 67 40 47 First round 2020 Season cancelled 2021 3. divisjon 2 IV 4 13 7 4 2 28 18 25 First round 2022 2 7 26 11 4 11 56 46 37 First round 2023 2 2 26 24 1 1 80 19 73 First round 2024 6 ↑ 1 26 24 2 0 117 17 74 Second round Promoted to 2. divisjon 2025 2. divisjon 2 III 7 26 13 3 10 57 48 42 First round 2026 2 Second round
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Current squad
- As of 1 September 2025[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
| Name | Year(s) |
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 Ole Asbjørn Underdal |
1987 |
| Per Ulseth |
1987–88 |
| Terje Liknes |
1989–91 |
| Kjell Ramberg |
1992 |
| Terje Liknes |
1993 |
| Paul Berg |
1994–96 |
| Roy Arild Fossum |
1997–00 |
| Lars Tjærnås |
2000 |
| Per Brogeland |
2001 |
| Lars Tjærnås |
2002–03 |
 Peter Engelbrektsson |
2004–06 |
| Kjell Sverre Hansen Wold |
2007 |
| Ole Bjørn Sundgot |
2008–10 |
| Reidar Vågnes |
2010 |
| Leif Gunnar Smerud |
2011–13 |
| Roar Johansen |
2013–14 |
| Rune Skarsfjord |
2014–15 |
 René Skovdahl |
2016 |
| Frode Lafton |
2016–18 |
| Tor Thodesen[6] |
2018 |
 Luke Torjussen[7][8] |
2019–22 |
 Marko Valdimar Jankovic |
2022 |
 Mika Pulkkinen[9] |
2022 |
| Gunnar Halle[10] |
2023–present |
Women's team
Hønefoss also has a women's team, which currently competes in the Toppserien, the top division of women's football in Norway.