Alta
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Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from Alta, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was newly promoted for the 2008 season; its last stint up to that time in the division came in 2005, when they finished last. The team finished 14th in the 2009 season. In 2012 a new relegation came after finishing last once again. It took them only one year to come back.
They play at Alta Idrettspark, or indoor at Finnmarkshallen when snow and other weather conditions render the pitch unusable. Their attendance record of about 3,000 was set in 1995 against Rosenborg. Notable former players include Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, Tore Reginiussen and Morten Gamst Pedersen.
On December 11, 2018 Alta I.F signed Bryant Lazaro as the head coach, appointed to start January 1 2019.
Alta momentálně hraje v 1. divisjon, což je druhá nejvyšší úroveň norských fotbalových lig. Klub se dostal do nejvyšší ligy dvakrát, a to v letech 1988 a 2003. Jeho nejlepším umístěním v nejvyšší lize bylo 9. místo v roce 2003.
Alta je známá především svou silnou mládežnickou akademií, která vychovala řadu talentovaných hráčů, včetně bývalého norského reprezentanta Tommyho Kalsaase. Klub má také silnou podporu místní komunity a jeho zápasy na domácím hřišti přitahují velké davy.