Editing Tromsø IL (section)

=== 1920–39: The pre-war years ===
The club was founded on 15 September 1920, and given the name '''Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag''' (Tromsø Gymnastics Association's Football Team), or Turn for short. The first match after the formal foundation was against cross-town rivals [[IF Skarp]], a 0–0 draw. However, it would not take long before success came to Turn, and in 1927, the club won its first district championship.

In 1930, the club changed its name to '''Tromsø Idrettslag''' because the Norwegian Sports Association thought the club's name was too close to the name of Tromsø Gymnastics Association. However, this was only temporary, and the club changed its name to '''Tor''' in 1931. 1931 would also be the year the club won its first [[Northern Norwegian Cup]], the highest possible achievement for a Northern Norwegian club at the time. The club beat [[Mo IL]] 3–1 in the final. The year after, the Norwegian Sports Association ruled the club could not be named Tor, and so '''Tromsø Idrettslag''' was again chosen, this time permanently. Tromsø also won its second district championship in 1932, but was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Northern Norwegian Cup. The 1930s proved to be a good decade for Tromsø, as the club won district championships in 1933, 1936 and 1937. However, sports activities came to an end in 1940 because of [[World War II]], and the club did not play again before 1945.