Tromsdalen UIL

Tromsdalen UIL is a Norwegian sports club founded in 1938, from Tromsdalen in the municipality of Tromsø. It has sections for football, athletics, skiing and gymnastics.

The men's football team plays in Second Division, after being relegated from the 2014 First Division. Their home games are played at Tromsdalen Stadion, which seats 3,000 spectators. Their colors are red and blue.

Football

The team was promoted to the Norwegian first division in 2003, but was relegated after one season. The club was reintroduced to the second highest flight of Norwegian football, which in the mean time had changed its name to Adeccoligaen, in 2005. After a poor start to the 2006 season, Tromsdalen was in the relegation zone for most of the season. But a very good ending of the season, beating many top clubs, Tromsdalen survived the drop and played in Adeccoligaen in the 2007 season as well. However, they were relegated to Norwegian Second Division in 2007. The stay there wasn't long; Tromsdalen finished champion in Fourth Group of Norwegian Second Division in 2008 and returned to Adeccoligaen for the 2009 season. After two seasons in Adeccoligaen, Tromsdalen was relegated to the Second Division.

Reserve teams in Norwegian football

Reserve teams in Norwegian association football play in the ordinary league system. They are always attached to their first teams with a "2" suffix, must play in a lower league than the first team, and cannot play in the Premier League or First Division. Furthermore, if a club's first team plays in the First Division, the reserves team cannot play in the Second Division either.

Controversy

Reserve teams have in general been criticized for fielding uneven teams from week to week, with many first-team players one week and more youth players the next. They have also been criticized for keeping smaller clubs out of the Second Division, meaning a more centralized football culture. In 2009 manager Ivar Morten Normark proposed to throw the reserve teams out of the ordinary league pyramid, and other managers like Dag Eilev Fagermo agreed. In a survey, 19 of 31 responding Second Division clubs wanted the reserve teams out, as did 30 of the 49 responding Third Division clubs.

Tromsdalen

Tromsdalen (Northern Sami: Romssavággi or Sálašvággi) is a valley in the city of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet. The 5.13-square-kilometre (1,270-acre) village area located in this valley has a population (2013) of 16,071; giving the area a population density of 3,133 inhabitants per square kilometre (8,110/sq mi).

Tromsdalen (English: Troms valley) is connected to the island of Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge. European route E8 runs through the northern part of Tromsdalen. The Tromsdalselva river flows through the valley. The Arctic Cathedral is located in the valley.

Popular attractions in Tromsdalen are the Arctic Cathedral and the Fjellheisen aerial tramway to the top of a nearby fell; the tramway ends at an elevation of 420 metres (1,380 ft) where the view is stunning. The mountain Tromsdalstinden is located at the eastern end of Tromsdalen and reaches an elevation of 1,238 metres (4,062 ft). The climb to the top of this mountain is very popular with the Tromsø residents, since mountain climbing equipment is not needed.