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{{short description|Norwegian handball club}}
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| fullname    = Stavanger Idrettsforening Håndball
| short name  = SIF
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| founded     = {{start date and age|1905|05|17}}
| ground      = [[Stavanger Idrettshall]], [[Stavanger]]
| capacity    = 4,100 
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| league      = 4. Divisjon (men), 2. Divisjon (women)
| season      = 2024-25
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| website     = https://www.sifhandball.com
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'''Stavanger IF''' is a Norwegian sports club, best known for their [[team handball|handball]] team, based in [[Stavanger]]. The club also has a football team.<ref name=snl>{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Stavanger_Idrettsforening|publisher=Store Norske Leksikon|title=Stavanger Idrettsforening|access-date=19 May 2025|language=no}}</ref>
In the 1980's and 1990's they played in the [[REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)|top Norwegian division]] and have won two Norwegian championships and silver medals 4 times.<ref name=snl />

From 2000 to 2009 the senior men's team was in a union with [[Viking HK]]. When the team was relegated in 2009 from the top division, Stavanger IF decided to withdraw from the cooperation.<ref name=snl /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/rogaland/nyheter/stavanger/2009/03/25/stavanger-rykker-ned/|publisher=Dagsavisen|title=Stavanger rykker ned|date=25 March 2009|access-date=19 May 2025|author=Lars Fisketjøn|language=no}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Viking HK]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.sifhandball.com/}}
* {{facebook|stavangerhandball}}

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[[Category:Handball clubs in Norway]]
[[Category:Sport in Stavanger]]
[[Category:1905 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Athletics clubs in Norway]]
[[Category:Multi-sport clubs in Norway]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1905]]
[[Category:Handball clubs established in 1905]]

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