About

Sortland Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Sortland, Vesterålen. It was formerly a multi-sports club. The club was founded on 3 March 1901 as SK Fremskridt, practising Nordic skiing. Later, athletics and gymnastics were added and the club name changed to Sortland TIL, later IL Fram and in 1929 Sortland IL. In 1936, Sortland IL absorbed a small football club Varg, meaning that football and swimming were introduced in Sortland IL. After World War II, the club also had sections for speed skating, alpine skiing, orienteering, volleyball and handball. Sortland IL ceased being a multi-sports club in 1988–1989, when the various sections broke out and formed independent clubs, such as Sortland FIK for athletics. The club colours are black and white.