Editing Tromsø IL

{{Short description|Norwegian association football club}}
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| nickname = Gutan ({{langx|en|The Boys}})
| fullname = Tromsø Idrettslag
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| ground = [[Romssa Arena]]
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| chairman = Helge Kræmer
| manager = [[Jørgen Vik]]
| league = [[Eliteserien]]
| season = [[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]
| position = [[Eliteserien]], 13th of 16
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'''Tromsø Idrettslag''' ({{langx|se|Romssa Valáštallansearvi}})<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/samediggi-ja-romssa-vala_tallansearvi-_til_-soahpan-oktasa_barggus-1.16356594 | title=Sámediggi ja Romssa valáštallansearvi (TIL) soahpan oktasašbarggus | date=29 March 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/dal-lea-alheim-stadionas-romssas-samegielnamma-1.16356755 | title=Dál lea Alheim Stadionas Romssas sámegielnamma | date=29 March 2023 }}</ref> is a Norwegian professional [[Football club (association football)|football club]] based in [[Tromsø]]. They play their home games at the [[Romssa Arena]] which has a seating capacity of 6,801. Tromsø play in the [[Eliteserien]].

Despite never winning the Eliteserien title, they have finished as runner-up in [[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]] and [[2011 Eliteserien|2011]]. They have won the [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]] twice: in [[1986 Norwegian Football Cup|1986]] and [[1996 Norwegian Football Cup final|1996]], and were runner-up in [[2012 Norwegian Football Cup final|2012]]. Their wins make them the northernmost football club in the world to have won a national title. Tromsø has competed in several [[UEFA competitions]]: the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], and [[UEFA Europa League]].

== History ==

=== 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.

=== 1945–1969: Two Northern-Norwegian cup championships ===
Tromsø started the post-war years in a good fashion, winning the club's sixth district championship in 1946. In 1949, Tromsø won its second Northern Norwegian cup. This time, the final match was played at Harstad Stadium, and Tromsø were to play [[FK Bodø/Glimt]]. Tromsø won 3–1, just like in 1931.

Tromsø then won five consecutive district championships between 1950 and 1954, before the club was introduced into the Norwegian league system (Northern Norwegian clubs could still not be promoted to the top division, however). The club's third and last Northern Norwegian cup came in 1956. Tromsø met [[Harstad IL]] – the champions of the previous three years – in [[Harstad Municipality|Harstad]], making Harstad the favourites. However, Tromsø won the match 2–0.

Clubs from Northern Norway were allowed into the Norwegian [[Norwegian football cup|cup]] in 1963, and Tromsø participated for the first time in 1964, advancing to the second round after beating [[FK Mjølner]]. The club was eliminated in the second round by [[Nidelv IL]]. The 1960s were also a period of stadium expansions for the club, with both Valhall Stadium and [[Alfheim Stadium]] getting grass fields. Because of the inclusion of Northern Norwegian clubs in the Norwegian Cup, the Northern Norwegian Cup was eventually dropped. Tromsø played its last Northern Norwegian Cup match in 1969.

=== 1970–1985: Build-up for the top division ===
With Northern Norwegian clubs accepted in the cup, the only thing left to be included in was the top division. This occurred in 1972, when FK Mjølner moved to the [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]]. However, at the time, Tromsø was fighting in the bottom of the Northern Norwegian 2nd division (Until 1979, the 2. divisjon was divided in three different groups, two southern and one northern – with the winners of the southern groups being promoted to the top division, while the winner of the northern group would have to face the 2nd placed teams of the two southern groups), and was eventually [[relegation|relegated]]. In 1975, Tromsø would be back in the 2. divisjon after winning [[promotion (sports)|promotion]] the year before. However, the club was once more relegated, this time after only one season in the second highest level of the league system. Tromsø was back in the 2. divisjon in 1978, and won it this time. However, the qualification matches against the two southern teams [[Hamarkameratene]] and [[Fredrikstad FK]] were lost 3–0 and 1–0 respectively. The next year, 1979, marked the first year with an all-Norwegian 2. divisjon, giving equal chances for all teams, regardless of geographical position. Tromsø did not do too well and was again relegated.

Tromsø was immediately promoted back to the 2. divisjon after not losing a single match in the 3. divisjon in 1980. Then followed relegation in 1981 and promotion in 1982, before the club finally managed to establish itself in the 2nd division. Two decent seasons in 1983 and 1984 were followed by a second-place finish in 1985, which meant the club would again play qualification matches for the top division. First, [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] were beaten 1–0. Then, Tromsø won the decisive match against [[Moss FK]] 1–0, after a legendary penalty kick save by goalkeeper [[Bjarte Flem]]. Tromsø became the third and, for the time being, latest Northern Norwegian club to qualify for the top division, the other two being FK Mjølner and [[FK Bodø/Glimt]].

=== 1986–2001: 16 years in the top division ===
The first season in the top division would be very hard for Tromsø, the club eventually had to play qualification to survive. The club was highly successful in the [[Norwegian football cup|cup]] the same year, however, beating top division champions [[Lillestrøm SK]] 4–1 in the final match, a match that had been thought to be a walk in the park for Lillestrøm before it was played.

An experiment in the 1987 season proved valuable to Tromsø: tied matches would be decided on penalty shootouts, awarding three points for a win, two for a shootout win, one for a shootout loss and zero for a loss. Thanks to [[Bjarte Flem]]'s exceptional penalty saves, Tromsø won seven out of nine shootouts this year. The experiment was dropped after the season. However, the system with three points for a victory was kept. In 1988, Tromsø ended fifth in the league, the season of Bjarte Flems' infamous own goal.

The 1989 and 1990 seasons would become the two most successful top division seasons to date, with Tromsø winning a bronze and a silver medals, respectively. The club's coach during this time, [[Tommy Svensson]], would eventually coach the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] to a bronze medal in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].

The following seasons saw Tromsø end sixth, eighth, sixth and seventh (all safe mid-table positions) before the expansion of the [[Eliteserien|Norwegian top flight]] from 12 to 14 teams in 1995, when Tromsø again ended sixth.

In 1996, ten years after the club's first cup championship, Tromsø would again qualify for a cup final. This time, the opponents were FK Bodø/Glimt, which made the final match historical, the first time in history two Northern Norwegian clubs would play each other in a cup final. This also meant that the club winning the match would have bragging rights as the best club in Northern Norway. Tromsø eventually won the match, after a late 2–1 goal by [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] in his last match before leaving for [[Rosenborg BK]]. The 1996 cup championship was the club's last championship to date. Tromsø also ended 5th in the league.

1997 did not go too well for Tromsø, and after earning only two points during the last seven matches of the season, the club ended 12th in the league and had to play qualification matches to survive. The opponents were [[Eik-Tønsberg]], and Tromsø won 4–0 and 2–1, which meant Tromsø would still be in the top division. Another poor season followed in 1998, but Tromsø avoided qualification matches this time, ending 11th in the league. 1999 saw Tromsø back in the mid-table sections when the club won sixth place, scored 70 goals, and became the first (and only) Northern Norwegian club to have the [[Norwegian top scorers|top scorer of the top division]] with [[Rune Lange]]'s 23 goals. Tromsø then had one of its best seasons ever in 2000, finishing fourth in the league.

In 2001, Tromsø was relegated from the top division for the first time in history. After two very strong opening wins, the club went on a seven-match losing streak where not a single goal was scored. Tromsø eventually ended last, scoring only 23 goals in 26 matches.

=== 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]].

== Honours ==
===League===
*'''[[Eliteserien]]'''
**Runners-up: [[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]], [[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]]
**Third: [[1989 1. divisjon|1989]], [[2008 Tippeligaen|2008]], [[2010 Tippeligaen|2010]], [[2023 Eliteserien|2023]]
*'''[[Norwegian First Division|1. divisjon]]'''
**'''Winners (2):''' [[2002 Norwegian First Division|2002]], [[2020 1. divisjon|2020]]
**'''Play-off winners:''' 1985
*'''[[2. divisjon|3. divisjon]]'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1980, 1982
**'''Play-off winners:''' 1970, 1974, 1977

===Cups===
*'''[[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (2):''' [[1986 Norwegian Football Cup|1986]], [[1996 Norwegian Football Cup final|1996]]
**Runners-up: [[2012 Norwegian Football Cup final|2012]]
*'''[[Northern Norwegian Cup|Northern Norwegian Championship]]'''
**'''Winners (2):''' 1931, 1949, 1956
**Runners-up: 1937, 1952

== Recent history ==
{{Main|List of Tromsø IL seasons}}
:{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! League
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
![[Norwegian Football Cup|Cup]]
!colspan=2|Other competitions
!Notes
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|[[2009 in Norwegian football|2009]]
|[[2009 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right |'''6'''
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|10||align=right|10
|align=right|35||align=right|36||align=right|'''40'''
||Quarter-final
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|Play-off round]]
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|-
|[[2010 in Norwegian football|2010]]
|[[2010 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right bgcolor=cc9966|'''3'''
|align=right|30||align=right|14||align=right|8||align=right|8
|align=right|36||align=right|30||align=right|'''50'''
||Fourth round
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|-
|[[2011 in Norwegian football|2011]]
|[[2011 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right bgcolor=silver|'''2'''
|align=right|30||align=right|15||align=right|8||align=right|7
|align=right|56||align=right|34||align=right|'''53'''
||Fourth round
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|Second qualifying round]]
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|-
|[[2012 in Norwegian football|2012]] 
|[[2012 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right |'''4'''
|align=right|30||align=right|14||align=right|7||align=right|9
|align=right|45||align=right|32||align=right|'''49'''
|bgcolor=silver|Final
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|Play-off round]]
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|-
|[[2013 in Norwegian football|2013]]
|[[2013 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''15'''
|align=right|30||align=right|7||align=right|8||align=right|15
|align=right|41||align=right|50||align=right|'''29'''
||Fourth round
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|Group stage]]
|''Relegated to [[1. divisjon]]''
|-
|[[2014 in Norwegian football|2014]]
|[[2014 1. divisjon|1. divisjon]]
|align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''2'''
|align=right|30||align=right|18||align=right|5||align=right|7
|align=right|67||align=right|27||align=right|'''59'''
||Third round
|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Second qualifying round]]
|''Promoted to [[Tippeligaen]]''
|-
|[[2015 Tromsø IL season|2015]] 
|[[2015 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|30||align=right|7||align=right|8||align=right|15
|align=right|36||align=right|50||align=right|'''29'''
||Second round
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|-
|[[2016 Tromsø IL season|2016]] 
|[[2016 Tippeligaen|Tippeligaen]]
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|7||align=right|14
|align=right|36||align=right|46||align=right|'''34'''
||Quarter-final
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|-
|[[2017 Tromsø IL season|2017]]
|[[2017 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right |'''11'''
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|12
|align=right|42||align=right|49||align=right|'''38'''
||Fourth round
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|-
|[[2018 Tromsø IL season|2018]] 
|[[2018 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right |'''10'''
|align=right|30||align=right|11||align=right|3||align=right|16
|align=right|41||align=right|48||align=right|'''36'''
||Fourth round
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|-
|[[2019 Tromsø IL season|2019]] 
|[[2019 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|{{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} '''15'''
|align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|16
|align=right|39||align=right|58||align=right|'''30'''
||Third round
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|
|''Relegated to [[1. divisjon]]''
|-
|[[2020 1. divisjon|2020]] 
|[[2020 1. divisjon|1. divisjon]]
|align=right bgcolor=#DDFFDD|{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} '''1'''
|align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|6||align=right|5
|align=right|60||align=right|29||align=right|'''63'''
||Cancelled
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|''Promoted to [[Eliteserien]]''
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|[[2021 Eliteserien|2021]] 
|[[2021 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right |'''12'''
|align=right|30||align=right|8||align=right|11||align=right|11
|align=right|33||align=right|44||align=right|'''35'''
||Second round
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|[[2022 Eliteserien|2022]]
|[[2022 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right |'''7'''
|align=right|30||align=right|10||align=right|13||align=right|7
|align=right|46||align=right|49||align=right|'''43'''
||Quarter-final
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|[[2023 Eliteserien|2023]]  
|[[2023 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right bgcolor=cc9966|'''3'''
|align=right|30||align=right|19||align=right|4||align=right|7
|align=right|48||align=right|33||align=right|'''61'''
||Fourth round
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|[[2024 Eliteserien|2024]]  
|[[2023 Eliteserien|Eliteserien]]
|align=right |'''13'''
|align=right|30||align=right|9||align=right|6||align=right|15
|align=right|34||align=right|44||align=right|'''33'''
||Third round
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== European merits ==

=== 1980s ===
Tromsø first played in a European competition in 1987, following the 1986 cup victory. That time, Tromsø IL met Scottish side [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] in the first round of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]. St Mirren won 1–0 in Scotland and drew 0–0 in Tromsø.

=== 1990s ===
In 1991, Tromsø IL would try their luck in Europe again, this time in the UEFA Cup. Tromsø met Austrian side [[FC Tirol Innsbruck|Tirol Innsbruck]] in the first round. A 2–1 loss in Austria (after [[Stein Berg Johansen]] had given Tromsø a very early lead after 30 seconds) and a 1–1 tie at home (after a goal by [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|Bjørn Johansen]]) were the results, meaning Tromsø were again eliminated early.

In 1995, Tromsø participated in the now-defunct [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], which was played during the summer before the European season starts and gives qualification to the UEFA Cup for the best teams of the tournament. Tromsø played in Group 3, along with [[FC Aarau|Aarau]], [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Ekeren]], [[Havnar Bóltfelag]] and [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]. The first match was an away match against Aarau, which ended 2–2. Tromsø then proceeded to beat Havnar Bóltfelag 10–0 at home and Universitatea Cluj 1–0 away. Before the last group match, which was at home to Germinal Ekeren, Tromsø were on top of the group, and a victory would ensure Tromsø's advancement to the knockout-stage of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, Tromsø lost 2–0 and eventually finished third in the group.

In 1997, the club would again play in the Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round, Croatian side [[NK Zagreb]] won 3–2 at home. Tromsø IL were down 3–0, but goals by Bjørn Johansen and [[Ole Martin Årst]] gave Tromsø a good result before the home match. The return match in Tromsø ended 3–2, as well, but this time in favour of Tromsø. [[Rune Lange]] scored the first goal, but Zagreb equalized before half time. The score was 2–2 after 90 minutes (Ole Martin Årst scored the second goal for Tromsø), and Zagreb looked like they would advance to the second round. However, one minute into [[injury time]], [[Svein Morten Johansen]] scored, and [[extra time]] would have to be played. Five minutes into the second period, [[Rune Lange]] scored the winning goal for Tromsø. It was a historic win, as it was not only the first time Tromsø managed to win a match in a European cup, but also the first time Tromsø managed to qualify for the second round of a European cup. In the second round of the Cup Winners' Cup, Tromsø would play [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. Tromsø defeated Chelsea 3–2 in the home match (after goals by [[Steinar Nilsen]], [[Frode Fermann]] and Ole Martin Årst), which became infamous for the heavy amounts of snow that fell during the match. However, the return match did not go well for Tromsø, who eventually lost 7–1 (9–4 on aggregate). Bjørn Johansen scored Tromsø's only goal in [[London]].

=== 2000s ===
In 2005, Tromsø would again play in the UEFA Cup, following their fourth-place finish in the Norwegian top division the year prior. Tromsø won the first qualification match against [[Esbjerg fB]] with 1–0 away after a goal by [[Lars Iver Strand]], the club's first ever win in an away match in a European cup. Esbjerg won the return leg in Tromsø 1–0, and [[penalty shootout (football)|penalties]] were needed to decide a winner. Tromsø only converted two of their five initial penalties ([[Runar Normann]] and [[Ole Andreas Nilsen]] scored), but since Esbjerg also missed three penalties, the teams had to shoot a sixth penalty. [[Stephen Ademolu]] scored while [[Lars Hirschfeld]] saved Esbjerg fB's penalty, and Tromsø advanced.

Tromsø drew [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Tromsø won 1–0 at home after a goal by [[Tamas Szekeres]] in the 77th minute, in a match filled with mud, rain and snow. Tromsø tied Galatasaray 1–1 at the feared [[Ali Sami Yen Stadium]], thanks to many important saves by [[Lars Hirschfeld]] and a goal in the first half from a shot by [[Patrice Bernier]] via [[Stephen Ademolu]]. Tromsø thus advanced to the group stage of the cup. This result was seen by many as a huge upset, and some Tromsø fans and players immediately declared it a historic win, likening it to the 1996 [[Norwegian football cup|Norwegian cup]] championship and the 1985 [[promotion (sports)|promotion]].

Tromsø lost the first group match, a home game against [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]. The final score was 2–1, and Ole Martin Årst scored Tromsø's goal. The second match saw Tromsø lose again, 2–0 away to [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]. Tromsø won their third match, 3–1 at home against [[Red Star Belgrade]]. [[Benjamin Kibebe]] scored the first goal, while Årst scored the two last goals. Tromsø lost the last match, against [[FC Basel|Basel]], 4–3, and were subsequently knocked out of the UEFA Cup. Lars Iver Strand scored twice and Årst once. The club ended last in its group.

Tromsø got off to a good start in the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League]], playing 0–0 away to [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] and then winning 4–1 at home (after two goals by [[Tommy Knarvik]], one by [[Morten Moldskred]], and one own goal) in the second qualifying round. Tromsø played [[NK Slaven Belupo|Slaven Belupo]] in the third qualifying round, marking the second time in history Tromsø played a Croatian club in a European cup. They won 2–1 at Alfheim, after Slaven scored late in the first half. Two goals in the second half within two minutes, the second by a lightly hurt Sigurd Rushfeldt, they won at home, and after 0–2 away, at a tricky home stadium, two goals by Rushfeldt (in the 14th and 81st minutes) won their way and win into the third and last qualifying round of the European league 2009. Now, they will play against one of the historically most successful clubs in Spain, [[Athletic Bilbao]]. Sigurd Rushfeldt has played in the Spanish league as a first targeter. Athletic won the first leg in [[Bilbao]] 3–2, including one goal from a controversial penalty when the Bilbao player appeared to dive. Another controversial penalty, this time awarded by French referee [[Tony Chapron]], ended Tromsø's chances, as they drew the home leg 1–1 and lost 3–4 on aggregate – two of the four goals coming from controversial penalty decisions.

===2010s===
Following the third-place finish in the [[2010 Tippeligaen]] season, Tromsø participated in the Europa League, entering in the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]] of the 2011–12 season. Tromsø's first tie was against Latvian club [[FC Daugava|Daugava]], which was won comfortably 7–1 on aggregate after winning 5–0 away and 2–1 at home. In the second round, Tromsø were eliminated by Hungarian side [[Paksi FC|Paks]].

Tromsø participated in the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League]] for the second consecutive year, after finishing second in the league in [[2011 Tippeligaen|2011]]. Tromsø entered the second qualifying round, drawing Slovenian side [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005)|Olimpija Ljubljana]], winning the tie 1–0 on aggregate after a goal in [[overtime (sports)|extra time]] by [[Miika Koppinen]] in the second leg in Tromsø. They then advanced past [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]] of Ukraine in the third qualifying round after a 1–1 draw at home and snatching a rare 1–0 away victory. In the play-off round, Tromsø lost to [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]. After winning the first match in Tromsø (3–2), Tromsø lost 1–0 in [[Belgrade]] and were eliminated on away goals.

Tromsø participated in the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League]] as Norway's [[UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking|fair play]] winner.<ref name="itromso.no">{{cite web | author=Lars Eidissen | title=Tromsø jublet for e-cupsjanse | year=2013 | url=http://fotball.itromso.no/eliteserien/article279082.ece | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511023310/http://fotball.itromso.no/eliteserien/article279082.ece | archive-date=11 May 2013}}</ref> Tromsø started qualification in the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|first qualifying round]]. After beating [[NK Celje|Celje]], [[Inter Baku PIK|Inter Baku]] and [[FC Differdange 03|Differdange]], Tromsø lost 3–2 on aggregate to [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] in the play-off round. Tromsø's conquerors, Beşiktaş, were then disqualified from the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|competition]] by the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], meaning Tromsø would replace the Turkish side in the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|group stage]]. After being reinstalled back into the competition the Norwegians were drawn in [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group K|Group K]] alongside [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]] and [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]. Tromsø finished bottom of the group, losing both home and away to Anzhi and Tottenham. Tromsø recorded their only point of the campaign in a 1–1 draw against Sheriff at the Alfheim Stadion.

=== Royal League ===
Tromsø also participated in the first [[Royal League]], which was played in late 2004 and early 2005. Despite playing fairly well, Tromsø ended last in their group, and were eliminated from the cup early.

=== European matches ===
'' Tromsø's goals are listed first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dfdfdf"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
!colspan=2| Opponents
! Home Leg
! Away Leg
! Aggregate
! Goal scorers
|- align="center"
| [[1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup|1987–88]]
| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1st]]
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} 
| [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
| 0–0
| 0–1
| 0–1
|
|- align="center"
| [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|1991–92]]
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[1991–92 UEFA Cup#First round|1st]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}} 
| [[FC Swarovski Tirol|Swarovski Tirol]]
| 1–1
| 1–2
| 2–3
| [[Stein Berg Johansen|SB Johansen]], [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|B Johansen]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="4"|[[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1995]]
|rowspan="4"|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]
|rowspan="4"|[[1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup#Group 3|Group 3]]
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} 
| [[FC Aarau|Aarau]]
| 
| 2–2
|rowspan="4"|3rd<br />7 pts.<br />+9 [[Goal difference|GD]]
| [[Tore André Flo|Flo]], [[Stein Berg Johansen|S. B. Johansen]]
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} 
| [[Havnar Bóltfelag|HB]]
| 10–0
| 
| [[Thomas Hafstad|Hafstad]] (2), [[Tore André Flo|Flo]] (3), [[Per Egil Swift|Swift]] (3) [[Stein Berg Johansen|S. B. Johansen]] (2)
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|Romania}} 
| [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| 
| 1–0
| [[Stein Berg Johansen|SB Johansen]]
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} 
| [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Ekeren]]
| 0–2
| 
|
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1997–98]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
| [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup#First round|1st]]
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} 
| [[NK Zagreb]]
| 4–2
| 2–3
| 6–5
| [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|B. Johansen]], [[Ole Martin Årst|Årst]] (2), [[Rune Lange|Lange]] (2), [[Svein Morten Johansen|S. M. Johansen]]
|- align="center"
| [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup#Second round|2nd]]
| {{flagicon|England}} 
| [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| 3–2
| 1–7
| 4–9
| [[Steinar Nilsen|Nilsen]], [[Frode Fermann|Fermann]], [[Ole Martin Årst|Årst]], [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|B. Johansen]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="6"|[[2005–06 UEFA Cup|2005–06]]
|rowspan="6"|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Denmark}}
| [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]]
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 1–1 (3–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
| [[Lars Iver Strand|Strand]]
|- align="center"
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#First round|1st]]
| {{flagicon|Turkey}}
| [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 2–1
| [[Tamás Szekeres|Szekeres]], [[Stephen Ademolu|Ademolu]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="4"|[[2005–06 UEFA Cup#Group E|Group E]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
| 1–2
| 
|rowspan="4"|5th<br />3 pts.<br />–2 [[Goal difference|GD]]
| [[Ole Martin Årst|Årst]]
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]
| 
| 0–2
| 
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}
| [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| 3–1
| 
| [[Benjamin Kibebe|Kibebe]], [[Ole Martin Årst|Årst]] (2)
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| 
| 3–4
| [[Lars Iver Strand|Strand]] (2), [[Ole Martin Årst|Årst]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="3"|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]]
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Belarus}}
| [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
| 4–1
| 0–0
| 4–1
| [[Tommy Knarvik|Knarvik]] (2), [[Morten Moldskred|Moldskred]], own goal
|- align="center"
| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3rd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Croatia}}
| [[NK Slaven Belupo|Slaven Belupo]]
| 2–1
| 2–0
| 4–1
| [[Morten Moldskred|Moldskred]], [[Sigurd Rushfeldt|Rushfeldt]] (3)
|- align="center"
| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Athletic Bilbao]]
| 1–1
| 2–3
| 3–4
| [[Morten Moldskred|Moldskred]], [[Joel Lindpere|Lindpere]], [[Sigurd Rushfeldt|Rushfeldt]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1st Q]]
| {{flagicon|Latvia}}
| [[FC Daugava|Daugava]]
| 2–1
| 5–0 
| 7–1
| [[Remi Johansen|R Johansen]], [[Magnus Andersen (footballer)|Andersen]] (2), [[Ruben Yttergård Jenssen|Yttergård Jenssen]], [[Mohammed Ahamed Jama|Mo]], [[Simen Stamsø Møller|Møller]], own goal
|- align="center"
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Hungary}}
| [[Paksi FC|Paks]]
| 0–3
| 1–1
| 1–4
| [[Magnus Andersen (footballer)|Andersen]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="3"|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]]
|rowspan="3"|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Slovenia}}
| [[NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005)|Olimpija Ljubljana]]
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 1–0
| [[Miika Koppinen|Koppinen]]
|- align="center"
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3rd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Ukraine}}
| [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]]
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 2–1
| [[Zdeněk Ondrášek|Ondrášek]], [[Aleksandar Prijović|Prijović]]
|- align="center"
| [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off]]
| {{flagicon|Serbia}}
| [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| 3–2
| 0–1
| 3–3 (1–2 [[Away goals rule|a]])
| [[Aleksandar Prijović|Prijović]], [[Fredrik Björck|Björck]], [[Kara Mbodj|Kara]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="7"|[[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]]
|rowspan="7"|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1st Q]]
| {{flagicon|Slovenia}}
| [[NK Celje|Celje]]
| 1–2
| 2–0
| 3–2
| [[Miika Koppinen|Koppinen]], [[Magnus Andersen (footballer)|Andersen]], [[Morten Moldskred|Moldskred]]
|- align="center"
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}
| [[Inter Baku PIK|Inter Baku]]
| 2–0
| 0–1
| 2–1
| [[Zdeněk Ondrášek|Ondrášek]], [[Magnus Andersen (footballer)|Andersen]]
|- align="center"
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3rd Q]]
| {{flagicon|Luxembourg}}
| [[FC Differdange 03|Differdange 03]]
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 1–1 (4–3 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
| [[Zdeněk Ondrášek|Ondrášek]]
|- align="center"
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Play-off]]
| {{flagicon|Turkey}}
| [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
| 2–1
| 0–2
| 2–3{{Cref2|A}}
| [[Thomas Kind Bendiksen|Bendiksen]], [[Josh Pritchard|Pritchard]]
|-
|- align="center"
| rowspan="3"| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Group K|Group K]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
| [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| 0–2
| 0–3
|rowspan="3"|4th <br />1 pt.<br />–9 [[Goal difference|GD]]
| 
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|RUS}}
| [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]]
| 0–1
| 0–1
| 
|- align="center"
| {{flagicon|MDA}}
| [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| 1–1
| 0–2
| [[Zdeněk Ondrášek|Ondrášek]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1st Q]]
| {{flagicon|EST}}
| [[FC Santos Tartu|Santos Tartu]]
| 6–1
| 7–0
| 13–1
| [[Magnus Andersen (footballer)|Andersen]] (4), [[Jonas Johansen|J Johansen]], [[Morten Moldskred|Moldskred]], [[Thomas Drage|Drage]] (2), [[Hans Norbye|Norbye]], [[Lars Gunnar Johnsen|Johnsen]], [[Runar Espejord|Espejord]], [[Simen Wangberg|Wangberg]] (2)
|- align="center"
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|FAR}}
| [[Víkingur Gøta]]
| 1–2
| 0–0
| 1–2
| [[Simen Wangberg|Wangberg]]
|- align="center"
|rowspan="2"|[[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|2024–25]]
|rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Conference League|Conference League]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round|2nd Q]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}}
| [[Kuopion Palloseura|KuPS]]
| 1−0
| 1−0
| 2−0
| [[Jens Hjertø-Dahl|Hjertø-Dahl]], [[Lasse Nordås|Nordås]]
|- align="center"
| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League#Third qualifying round|3rd Q]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}}
| [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| 0-1
| 2-2
| 2-3
| [[Jakob Napoleon Romsaas|Romsaas]] (2)
|}

{{Cnote2|A|On 30 August 2013, [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] was disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as per final ruling by the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref name="cas20130830">{{cite web|url=http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-7078-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/|title=CAS DISMISSES THE APPEAL OF BESIKTAS JK|publisher=[[Court of Arbitration for Sport]]|date=30 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902213720/http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-7078-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1|archive-date=2 September 2013}}</ref> They were replaced in the group stage draw by Tromsø, which had lost to Beşiktaş in the play-off round.<ref name="uefa20130830">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/020c-0e8604673719-030c5c229633-1000--tromso-replace-excluded-besiktas/|title=Tromsø replace excluded Beşiktaş|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=30 August 2013}}</ref>}}

== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
{{Updated|20 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.til.no/lag |title=A-lag spillere |work=til.no}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=DEN|pos=GK|name=[[Jakob Haugaard]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Leo Cornic]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Jesper Robertsen}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Vetle Skjærvik]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Anders Jenssen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Jens Hjertø-Dahl]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Yaw Paintsil]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Kent-Are Antonsen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=[[Ieltsin Camões]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Jakob Napoleon Romsaas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Ruben Yttergård Jenssen]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=CAN|pos=GK|name=[[Simon Thomas (soccer)|Simon Thomas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Sigurd Prestmo}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Vegard Erlien]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[August Mikkelsen]]|other= on loan from [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Daniel Braut|other= on loan from [[Sandnes Ulf]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=[[David Edvardsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Tobias Guddal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=DEN|pos=FW|name=Frederik Christensen}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Runar Norheim]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[Ruben Kristiansen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=GAM|pos=DF|name=Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=[[Ole Kristian Lauvli]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Mats Trige}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Mads Mikkelsen}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Johan Solstad-Nøis}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Johannes Lilletun Elvebu}}
{{Fs end}}

''For season transfers, see [[List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25]].''

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FIN|pos=DF|name=[[Miika Koskela]]|other=at [[AC Oulu]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref name=deadlineday>{{cite news|url=https://www.itromso.no/sport/til/i/kwzQ8a/hadde-lovet-nyheter-foran-et-fullsatt-blaarock-leverte-han-paa-deadline-day|title=Hadde lovet nyheter: Foran et fullsatt Blårock leverte han på "deadline day"|language=no|last=Elvevold|first=Lars|publisher=iTromsø|date=27 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Heine Åsen Larsen]]|other=at [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jbl.no/bryne-henter-tromso-spiller/s/5-103-1134888|title=Bryne henter Tromsø spiller|language=no|last=Sel|first=Tarjei|publisher=Jærbladet|date=27 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Isak Vik|other=at [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] until 31 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.til.no/nyheter/utlan-av-forsvarsspilleren|title=Utlån av fortsvarspilleren|language=no|publisher=Tromsø IL|date=11 February 2025|access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Sean Nilsen-Modebe|other=at [[Tromsdalen UIL|Tromsdalen]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref name=deadlineday/>
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Isak Vådebu|other=at [[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]] until 31 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asanefotball.no/nyheter/isak-vadebu-klar-for-asane|title=Isak Vådebu klar for Åsane|language=no|publisher=Åsane Fotball|date=26 April 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Filip Oprea|other=at [[Egersunds IK|Egersund]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eikfotball.no/nyheter/filip-oprea-pa-lan-i-fra-tromso|title=Filip Oprea på lån i fra Tromsø|language=no|publisher=Egersunds IK|date=27 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Tobias Vonheim Norbye|other=at [[Alta IF|Alta]] until 31 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itromso.no/sport/til/i/pP5RdW/ferdig-i-til-det-ble-som-det-ble|title=Ferdig i TIL: – Det ble som det ble|language=no|last=Eilertsen|first=Tobias Stein|publisher=iTromsø|date=19 March 2025|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=Elias Aarflot|other=at [[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]] until 31 December 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.raufossfotball.no/nyheter/elias-aarflot-er-pa-plass|title=Elias Aarflot er på plass!|language=no|publisher=Raufoss IL|date=28 January 2025|access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>
{{Fs end}}

=== All-time player stats ===
{{Updated|2 July 2011}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.til.no/Statistikk2/Adelskalenderen|title=Spiller for spiller fra 1921 frem til idag... !|work=til.no|access-date=2 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609010125/http://www.til.no/Statistikk2/Adelskalenderen|archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref>
*Most goals total: [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]], 140
*Most league goals total: [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]], 95
*Most matches total: [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|Bjørn Johansen]], 405
*Most league matches total: [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|Bjørn Johansen]], 326

== Staff ==

=== Coaching staff ===
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|Head coach:||[[Jørgen Vik]]
|-
|Coach:||Ola Rismo
|-
|Sport director:||Lars Petter Kræmer-Andressen
|-
|Goalkeeper coach:||Anders Rønning
|-
|Physio:||Tom-Erik Richardsen
|-
|Physio:||Martin Eidissen
|-
|Fitness coach:||Sigurd Pedersen
|-
|Kit manager:||Odd Egil Eggen
|-
|Security manager:||Hans-Thore Hanssen
|-
|Doctor:||Jorid Degerstrøm
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.til.no/lag|title=Lag|publisher=Tromsø IL|access-date= 21 January 2024 |language=no}}</ref>

=== Administrative staff ===
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|Chairman||Bjørn Nilsen
|-
|Director||Vegard Berg-Johansen
|-
|Director of football||Svein-Morten Johansen
|-
|Sports controller||Hege Christensen
|-
|Venue director||John Werner Larsen
|-
|Arrangement director||Christer Olsen
|-
|Media director||Brynjar Lorentsen
|-
|Marketing director||Trond Steinar Albertsen
|-
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.til.no/the-board/article/16tx4tw6yzfji15ecezo48qyiw/title/styret-i-tromso-idrettslag |title=Styret i Tromsø Idrettslag |publisher=Tromsø IL |access-date=22 September 2012 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911033138/http://www.til.no/the-board/article/16tx4tw6yzfji15ecezo48qyiw/title/styret-i-tromso-idrettslag |archive-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>

=== Managers 1986–present ===

{|
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="left"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Dagfinn Rognmo
|align=left|1986
|-
|align=left|Arne Andreassen
|align=left|1986–87
|-
|align=left|[[Tommy Svensson]]
|align=left|1988–90
|-
|align=left|[[Bo Petersson|Bosse Petterson]]
|align=left|1991
|-
|align=left|[[Per Mathias Høgmo]]
|align=left|1992
|-
|align=left|Arne Andreassen
|align=left|1992
|-
|align=left|Truls Jenssen
|align=left|1992
|-
|align=left|[[Harald Aabrekk]]
|align=left|1993–95
|-
|align=left|[[Terje Skarsfjord]]
|align=left|1996
|-
|align=left|[[Håkan Sandberg (footballer)|Håkan Sandberg]]
|align=left|1997–98
|-
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Terje Skarsfjord]]
|align=left|1999–01
|-
|align=left|[[Tommy Svensson]]
|align=left|2001
|-
|align=left|Trond Johansen
|align=left|2002–03
|-
|align=left|[[Terje Skarsfjord]]
|align=left|2003
|-
|align=left|[[Per Mathias Høgmo]]
|align=left|2004
|-
|align=left|[[Otto Ulseth]]
|align=left|2005
|-
|align=left|[[Steinar Nilsen]]
|align=left|2005
|-
|align=left|[[Ivar Morten Normark]]
|align=left|2006
|-
|align=left|[[Agnar Christensen]] ''(interim)''
|align=left|2006
|-
|align=left|[[Steinar Nilsen]]
|align=left|2006–08
|-
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Per Mathias Høgmo]]
|align=left|2009–12
|-
|align=left|[[Agnar Christensen]]
|align=left|2013
|-
|align=left|[[Steinar Nilsen]] 
|align=left|2013–2015
|-
|align=left|Bård Flovik 
|align=left|2015–2017
|-
|align=left|Truls Jenssen ''(interim)''
|align=left|2017
|-
|align=left|[[Simo Valakari]] 
|align=left|2017–2020
|-
|align=left|[[Gaute Helstrup]] 
|align=left|2020–2024
|-
|align=left|[[Jørgen Vik]]<br>Gard Holme
|align=left|2024
|-
|align=left|[[Jørgen Vik]]
|align=left|2025–
|}
|}

== Supporters ==
The official supporter club is called Isberget (''The Iceberg''). Their logo is a polar bear with a football and a red and white striped jersey holding a Tromsø IL scarf. It was founded before the 1996-season and has around 600 members. Members of Isberget can be found in 18 of Norway's 19 counties, with the majority living in and around Tromsø. A subgroup founded in 2004, called Isberget Sør (''The Iceberg South''), is for supporters living in [[Østlandet]], and organizes trips to Tromsø's away matches in the Østlandet and [[Sørlandet]] regions.<ref name="isberget.no">{{cite web | author=isberget.no | title=Om Isberget | year=2008 | url=http://www.isberget.no/supporter/om-isberget}}</ref>

Tromsø has a number of songs, with the more famous ones being Heia TIL and the 1996 cup final song, both by [[Sverre Kjelsberg]]. The 1996 cup final song is played at [[Romssa Arena]] when Tromsø scores a goal. A club fanfare used to be played while the teams entered the pitch during home matches. However, before the 2008 season the [[Football Association of Norway|NFF]] decided that all clubs should play Tippeligafanfaren (''The Tippeliga Fanfare'') when the teams entered the pitch. Tromsø now plays its fanfare before Tippeligafanfaren.<ref name="Norges Fotballforbund">{{cite web | author=Christoffer Solstad Steen | title=Misforståelse rundt avspilling av klubbsanger | date=7 April 2008 | url=http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=223340}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Tromsø IL}}
* {{official|http://www.til.no/}}
* [http://www.isberget.com/ "ISBERGET", Official supporter pages]
* [http://www.isbergetforum.com/ "Isberget diskusjonsforum", Supporter pages forum]
* [http://www.gutan.com/ "Gutan", Unofficial supporter pages]
* [http://gutan.mobilblogg.no/ "Gutan – MMS blogg", Unofficial supporter pages]

{{Tromsø IL}}
{{Eliteserien teamlist}}
{{1. divisjon (women) teamlist}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Sport in Tromsø]]