Follo FK

It was founded in September 2000 as an umbrella team for the football departments of five local teams; Ås IL, Oppegård IL, Langhus IL, Ski IL and Nordby IL.

Follo's had a good Norwegian Cup run in 2006, when they made it all the way to the quarter-finals, eventually losing at home 0–1 to the cup finalists Sandefjord. But on the way to the quarters they beat defending holders Molde.

Four years later, in 2010, they made it to the Norwegian Cup final, beating Tippeligaen club Lillestrøm 4–2 in the third round, and then later Rosenborg 3–2 in the semi-finals. Rosenborg were at the time unbeaten and on top of the Tippeligaen, while Follo were at the bottom of the Adeccoligaen. NRK's match commentator Hallvar Thoresen dubbed Follo's victory against Rosenborg the greatest Norwegian cup shock of all time.{{cite web |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/cupen/artikkel.php?artid=10027577 |title=Innbytter skjøt Follo til cupfinalen! |work=VG |date=2010-09-22 |access-date=2010-11-07 |language=no}} In the first cup final in the club's history, Follo lost 2–0 against Strømsgodset.

Thus, despite attaining their best league and cup finish ever, Follo were still relegated to the third tier of Norwegian football. The team managed to stay clear of the relegation zone by the margin of a single point, but were still relegated on account of a clerical error in which they did not finish their application for a 2011 license in time for the 15 September deadline.{{cite web |url=http://www.tv2sporten.no/fotball/adeccoligaen/sandnes-ulf-berget-plassen-i-adeccoligaen-3334295.html |title=Sandnes Ulf berget plassen i Adeccoligaen |work=TV 2 |date=2010-11-05 |access-date=2010-11-07 |language=no}}

Before the 2011 Second Division, Follo was considered one of the favourites to earn promotion back to Adeccoligaen,{{cite web |url=http://www.moss-avis.no/sport/moss-follo-og-notodden-rykker-opp-1.5971330 |language=no |title=Moss, Follo og Notodden rykker opp |work=Moss Avis |date=20 January 2011 |access-date=31 January 2011}} but when the season was finished Follo was number ten, only four points clear of another relegation.

On July 13, 2012, four players (three of them from Follo) were arrested by police due to match fixing allegations in games involving Follo and Asker Fotball.

[https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/10335260 Three more arrests in Norway's match-fixing probe] - Guardian Follo's 4–3 loss after being 3–0 up by Østsiden IL was deemed suspicious because of the odd score line and high bettings placed on this game.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/10331583 Norway authorities team up to beat match-fixing] - Guardian The 2012 season saw Follo earn promotion, but the club was relegated after only one season in the

First Division.

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• Norwegian Cup:
• Runners-up (1): 2010

{{Updated|7 February 2025}}[https://follo-fk.spoortz.no/contentcategory/948563002/ Spillerstall 2024], follo-fk.no, 31 May 2024

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{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Jabes Maturire}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Henrik Osen}}

{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Eirik Brekke}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Natnael Tomas}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Emil Henning}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Linus Lundmark}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Hans Kristian Heier}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Markus Ottesen}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Håvard Dalseth}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Erik Østbye}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Hans Lauritz Ruud}}

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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Øyvind Rishaug}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Robin Gonella}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Hassan Taheri}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Mikael Larsen}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Edonis Mulaj}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Mads Bådsvik}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Rene Aleksander Elshaug}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Vetle Joves}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Jonas Jorde}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Niklas Schmidt-Løvlund}}

{{Fs player|no=77|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Almin Hrustic}}

{{Fs player|no=90|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=Edward Tøgersen}}

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{{Reflist}}

• {{official website|http://www.follo-fotball.no}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180809102944/http://followers.nu/ Followers Supporters club] (archived 9 August 2018)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100923074828/http://www.e-infobank.com/ European Football Club Ranking] (archived 23 September 2010)

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