Wikipedia - FK Jerv
Fotballklubben Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine. They currently play in the 2. divisjon, the third tier of Norwegian football.
History
The club was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv.
In the 1970s and 1980s the team had a number of foreign coaches, including Bo Johansson who managed the team in 1984 and 1985 and went on to coach several clubs and national teams. In November 2007 Jerv signed another well-known ex-footballer Tore André Dahlum as coach.
In 2021, Jerv were promoted to the top division, Eliteserien, for the first time in their history. They were promoted through the play-offs, where they beat Brann in the final. The score was 4–4 after extra time, but Jerv won 8–7 on penalties.
FK Jerv has no women's section, as this split away in 1999 to form a new club Amazon Grimstad FK.
Jerv har fostret opp en rekke store spillere, blant annet Svein Mathisen, Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen og Steinar Pedersen. Klubben har også hatt en rekke store trenere, blant annet Reidar Sundby, Knut Torbjørn Eggen og Arne Sandstø.
I 2021 vant Jerv OBOS-ligaen og rykket opp til Eliteserien for første gang i klubbens historie. Klubben gjorde en imponerende sesong i Eliteserien i 2022, og endte på en respektabel 10. plass.
Jerv spiller sine hjemmekamper på Levermyr stadion, som har en kapasitet på 3300 tilskuere. Stadionet er kjent for sin gode atmosfære og entusiastiske publikum.
Klubbens rivaler er Arendal Fotball, som også holder til i Grimstad. Rivaliseringen mellom de to klubbene er kjent som "Slaget om Grimstad".