Rakkestad IF

{{short description|Norwegian sports club}}

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| fullname = Rakkestad Idrettsforening

| nickname = RIF

| founded = 11 November 1914

| ground = Rakkestad stadion,
Rakkestad

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| manager = Lars-Jørgen Myrvold

| league = 4. divisjon

| season = 2019

| position = 12th

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Rakkestad Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Rakkestad, Østfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, skiing and speed skating.

It was founded on 11 November 1914. Home field is Rakkestad Stadium, and club colors are blue and white.{{cite web|url=http://www.rakkestadif-fotball.no/company.htm|title=Klubbfakta|publisher=Rakkestad IF|language=Norwegian|accessdate=12 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127043208/http://www.rakkestadif-fotball.no/company.htm|archivedate=27 January 2010}}

The men's football team currently plays in the 4. divisjon, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the 2. divisjon in 1998, and after that had three spells in the 3. division: 1999, 20012005 and 20092010. Its best player ever is Bent Skammelsrud.

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