Editing Tromsø IL (section)

=== 2002–present: Second spell in the top division ===
[[File:Tromsø IL.jpg|thumb|Tromsø IL]]
Tromsø won the [[1. divisjon]] in 2002, and was thus immediately re-introduced into the top division.

Tromsø is the Norwegian top division club that has since 2000 had the highest coach turnover: [[Terje Skarsfjord]] (who coached the club during its 1996 cup championship), Tommy Svensson (who made a brief return to the club in 2001 to save it from relegation, after a ten years absence from the club for the Sweden national team), Trond Johansen, [[Per Mathias Høgmo]], [[Otto Ulseth]], [[Steinar Nilsen]] and [[Ivar Morten Normark]].

The [[2003 Tippeligaen|2003]] season looked as if Tromsø would return to the first division, but they rescued their place in the Tippeligaen by scoring a winning goal three minutes into injury time in the season's final match against league champions Rosenborg BK. The arrival of [[Per Mathias Høgmo]] before the [[2004 Tippeligaen|2004]] season proved to be a success; Tromsø had another good season and finished fourth in the league, which qualified them for the [[Royal League]] and, as a result of third-placed team [[SK Brann]]'s victory in the cup that year, the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. After his first successful year, Høgmo opted to forego extending his contract and his former assistant [[Otto Ulseth]] was promoted to head coach.

The disappointing [[2005 Tippeligaen|2005 season]] start had Ulseth sacked after only 15 league matches, all the while Tromsø was struggling to avoid relegation. The head coach for the remainder of the season became Ulseth's former assistant [[Steinar Nilsen]], who managed to turn Tromsø's poor form around. After a club record five consecutive victories, Tromsø secured its place in the Tippeligaen with a 1–0 home win over [[Viking FK]] in the second-last matchday of the season. Tromsø also had the top scorer of the top division for the second time in history, as [[Ole Martin Årst]] finished the season with 16 goals. The club finished the season in eighth place.

The relegation of FK Bodø/Glimt meant Tromsø were the only team from Northern Norway in the [[2006 Tippeligaen|2006 season]]. Before the 2006 season, following [[Steinar Nilsen]]'s resignation, [[Ivar Morten Normark]] was made the new Tromsø manager. After a rather unsatisfactory start to the season, Tromsø began negotiating to terminate the contract with Normark on 26 July 2006. Until a new coach could be found, former assistant [[Agnar Christensen]] acted as head coach. On 4 August, Normark and Tromsø reached an agreement, meaning Normark would leave the club. On 11 August, Steinar Nilsen was appointed coach signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Nilsen managed to save Tromsø from relegation once more, leading the club to a tenth-place finish.

Since the end of 2007, Tromsø enjoyed domestic success, with the club finishing inside the league's top four on five occasions since the [[2008 Tippeligaen|2008 season]]. This meant the Tromsø would regularly take part in the qualification rounds for the UEFA Europa League. Built mainly on a strong [[Alfheim Stadion|home]] record, Tromso finished third in both the [[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]] and [[2010 Tippeligaen|2010 seasons]], before going one better the next season and finishing runners-up in the [[2011 Tippeligaen]], five points behind the [[List of Norwegian football league champions|Champions]] Molde FK. After a fourth-placed finish in the [[2012 Tippeligaen|2012 season]], Tromsø finished 15th at the end of a disappointing [[2013 Tippeligaen]] and were relegated to the [[1. divisjon]]. Spending most of the [[2013 Tromsø IL season|season]] in the bottom half of the table, Tromsø finished second last on 29 points, four points from safety. Tromsø were relegated to the [[2014 1. divisjon]], Norway's second tier, before gaining promotion straight back into the top-tier by finishing the season in second place with 59 points, ten points behind champions [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]].