Alta IF

Not to be confused with Älta IF.

Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from the town of Alta in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014.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.

Alta

Full name	Alta Idrettsforening
Founded	29 May 1927; 98 years ago (1927-05-29)
Ground	Alta Idrettspark, Finnmarkshallen
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Tron Møller Natland
Head coach	Mate Dujilo
League	2. divisjon
2024	2. divisjon group 2, 10th of 14
Home colours Away colours

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.^[1]

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
2001	2. divisjon	5	26	13	1	12	60	57	40	Second round
2002	2. divisjon	↑ 1	26	18	2	6	79	38	56	Third round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2003	1. divisjon	↓ 16	30	3	4	23	31	76	13	Second round	Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2004	2. divisjon	↑ 1	26	21	0	5	95	21	63	First round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2005	1. divisjon	↓ 16	30	5	5	20	28	62	20	Fourth round	Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2006	2. divisjon	2	26	16	6	4	75	36	54	First round
2007	2. divisjon	↑ 1	26	16	4	6	71	37	52	Third round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2008	1. divisjon	14	30	8	2	20	49	66	26	Third round
2009	1. divisjon	6	30	12	6	12	50	49	42	Fourth round
2010	1. divisjon	8	28	10	6	12	41	51	36	Third round
2011	1. divisjon	11	30	10	9	11	45	51	39	Quarter-final
2012	1. divisjon	↓ 16	30	4	10	16	30	61	21	Third round	Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2013	2. divisjon	↑ 1	26	18	3	5	71	35	57	Fourth round	Promoted to the 1. divisjon
2014	1. divisjon	↓ 13	30	9	7	14	33	51	34	Second round	Relegated to the 2. divisjon
2015	2. divisjon	6	26	12	6	8	65	43	42	First round
2016	2. divisjon	7	26	12	4	10	58	44	40	Third round
2017	2. divisjon	4	26	13	7	6	42	24	46	Second round
2018	2. divisjon	5	26	14	3	9	39	28	45	Third round
2019	2. divisjon	6	26	12	5	9	44	41	41	Third round
2020	2. divisjon	4	17	9	2	6	33	26	29	Cancelled
2021	2. divisjon	6	26	12	5	9	49	47	41	Third round
2022	2. divisjon	7	26	10	6	10	38	45	36	Second round
2023	2. divisjon	6	26	12	3	11	51	53	39	Third round
2024	2. divisjon	10	26	8	8	10	58	51	32	Third round

Source:^[2]

Current squad

As of 3 August 2025^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  LVA Maris Eltermanis 3 DF  UKR Yegor Smirnov 4 DF  FIN Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho 5 DF  NOR Jørgen Steffensen Lamark 8 MF  NOR Gabriel Olsen 10 FW  NOR Marius Larsen 12 DF  NOR Noah Skum 14 MF  NOR Felix Jacobsen 16 DF  NOR Niklas Antonsen 17 MF  NOR Alexander Degerstrøm 18 FW  NOR Peder Brekke 20 FW  NOR Trym Suhr-Stamnes

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  AUS Zaydan Bello 23 FW  NOR Christian Reginiussen 25 MF  NOR Kristian Holsbø 27 FW  NOR Gabriel Åkesson 29 GK  FIN Aleksi Honka-Hallila 32 DF  NOR Joakim Samuel Andersen 33 FW  NOR Magnus Opgård 34 GK  NOR Sindri Huxley Arnason 35 DF  NOR Felix Mäki-Helander 40 DF  NOR Eskil Dagsvold Berg-Hansen 41 FW  NOR Jørgen André Amundsen 45 DF  NOR Peder Olafsen Eriksson

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  NOR Teo Ingilæ 15 MF  NOR Casper Andreas Kleiva 30 DF  NOR Tobias Vonheim Norbye

Former players

• Jonathan Norbye

Managers

• Isak Ole Hætta^[3]