:Vålerengens IF
{{short description|Norwegian sports club}}
{{Other uses|Vålerenga (disambiguation)}}
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| full_name = Vålerengens Idrettsforening
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| founded = 1913
| colours = {{color box|blue}} {{colour box|white}} {{colour box|red}} Blue, White, Red
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| website = {{URL|http://www.vif.no/}}
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Vålerengens Idrettsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club from the neighbourhood Vålerenga in Oslo, founded on 29 July 1913.
It has sections for football, ice hockey, american football, handball, floorball and skiing. The football team, ice hockey team and the american football team are all multiple national champions.
Former sports include athletics, bandy, basketball and wrestling. The club became national champions in bandy for women in 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1988.
The board of directors of Vålerengens IF is chaired by Stein Morisse.[http://kxweb.no/portal/public/showContentCategory.do?id=7228 Board of directors]
Major clubs
=Vålerenga Ishockey=
{{See also|Vålerenga Ishockey}}
Vålerenga Ishockey is the most successful club in Norway and the ice hockey club in Scandinavia with most titles, with 29 regular season titles and 26 playoff championships. They play their home games at Jordal Amfi, close to the neighborhood where the club was established.
=Vålerenga Fotball=
{{See also|Vålerenga Fotball}}
The association football club has won five league titles since the club was founded in 1913. They play their home games at Intility Arena.
Other clubs
=Vålerenga Trolls=
Vålerenga Trolls is the American football department of the club. They play their games at Jordal Idrettspark.
=Vålerenga Sjakklubb=
Vålerenga Sjakklubb, also known as Vålerenga Sjakk, is the chess department of the club. In March 2018, then-world champion Magnus Carlsen, joined the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/magnus-carlsen-klar-for-valerenga-_-onsker-a-spille-_sjakkens-mesterliga_-1.13942183 |title=Magnus Carlsen klar for Vålerenga – ønsker å spille "sjakkens mesterliga" |year=2018 |publisher=NRK |access-date=11 October 2018 |language=no}} Vålerenga Sjakklubb will participate in the 2018 European Chess Club Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/sjakk/NRK-ekspert-legger-merke-til-Carlsens-pengeavtale--Veldig-interessant-262673b.html |title=NRK-ekspert legger merke til Carlsens pengeavtale: – Veldig interessant |year=2018 |publisher=Aftenposten |access-date=11 October 2018 |language=no}}
=Vålerenga Baseball=
Vålerenga Baseball began play in 2022, going undefeated in the regular season and winning both the Eliteserien{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - Eliteserien 2022 |url=https://stats.soft-baseball.no/en/events/2022-eliteserien/schedule-and-results |publisher=NSBF |access-date=11 December 2023}} and Norwegian Championship{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - NM i Baseball 2022 |url=https://stats.soft-baseball.no/en/events/2022-nm-i-baseball/schedule-and-results |publisher=NSBF |access-date=11 December 2023}} in their first season. In 2023, the club recorded a second undefeated regular season, a shared Norwegian Championship{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - NM i Baseball 2023 |url=https://stats.soft-baseball.no/en/events/2023-nm-i-baseball/schedule-and-results |publisher=NSBF |access-date=11 December 2023}} and runner-up in the Eliteserien.{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - Eliteserien 2023 |url=https://stats.soft-baseball.no/en/events/2023-eliteserien/schedule-and-results |publisher=NSBF |access-date=11 December 2023}}
In 2024, the club finished second at the WBSC Europe Federation Cup Qualifiers in Slovenia{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - Baseball European Federation Cup Qualifier 2024 - Group Slovenia |url=https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2024-baseball-federation-cup-qualifier-slovenia/schedule-and-results}} and won the Norwegian Championship.{{cite web |title=Schedule & Results - NM i Baseball 2024 |url=https://stats.soft-baseball.no/en/events/nm-i-baseball-2024/schedule-and-results}}
They play their home games at Rommen Baseball Park in Oslo.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.vif.no}}
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Category:Sports clubs and teams in Oslo
Category:Association football clubs established in 1913
Category:Bandy clubs established in 1913
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1913
Category:Defunct athletics clubs in Norway
Category:Defunct bandy clubs in Norway
Category:Handball clubs in Norway