Ålgård Fotballklubb is a men's football club located in Ålgård, Norway that was founded in 1915. Ålgård played in Hovedserien, then the highest division in Norway, for several years after World War II. The club has been playing mainly at the third tier level, and was last promoted to 2. divisjon in 2002. In Rogaland, Ålgård has one of the largest groups of participants in the sport of football in the clubs and has many teams in the youth league. The available talent keeps the club in 2. divisjon. When Bryne FK was promoted to Eliteserien in 1975, many players were transferred to the club in Jæren. Bryne is only 16 km from Ålgård. Players like Birk Engstrøm, Kåre Sivertsen, Sverre Kristian Vaule, Rune Medalen, and Jørgen Rangnes have played for Bryne in Eliteserien. Engstrøm earned a cap for Norway. The last players to be transferred to the larger clubs, are Marius Helle (Bryne), Edwin Kjeldner (FC Lyn Oslo) and Robert Tveit (Sandnes Ulf). Women players such as Sissel Grude and Dagny Mellgren have transferred out of the area to Klepp IL. Mellgren scored team Norway's winning goal in the finals of the 2000 Summer Olympics. History It was long presumed that the club was founded on 30 March 1925; its 50th anniversary in 1975 was celebrated. It was on a trophy cup after the celebration was completed that the inscription: "ÅFK 1915" was found. The 1925 date was when the club was reformed in 1925. The golden age Ålgård FK joined Rogaland Fotballkrets in 1928, and finished in the final of the kretsmesterskapet (KM, "area championship") against Jarl, losing 5–2. In 1936 they won against EIK 2–1 in the qualification at Sandnes Idrettspark and were promoted to class A. In the 1938/39 season, the Ålgård reputation grew in Norgesserien and they were leading after the matches in the autumn. In the last match of the season, Ålgård lost the championship to SIF 1–0. Ålgård made their best effort in the cup ever in 1939, but finally lost against Drafn in Drammen in the 4th round. In the 1930s, Ravn Tollefsen moved from SIF, to Ålgård to work as a police officer, where he had played for "kretslaget" (a local team made of players without club association). He maintained discipline in the team using his skills as a police officer. Those that acted badly previous to a game would be