Elverum Fotball
association football club in Elverum, Norway

Elverum Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Elverum IL from Elverum, Norway. They compete in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier in the Norwegian football league system.
History
It was founded on 30 June 1907 under the name Elverum Footballklub.
Elverum played in the 2. divisjon for many years. In 1995, it won its group and was promoted to the 1996 1. divisjon, but was relegated after one year. Between 2000 and 2004, Elverum was relegated and promoted every other year; they played in the 3. divisjon from 2005 to 2010.
The public source identifies “Elverum Fotball” as association football club in Elverum, Norway. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Elverum, Fotball and association.
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