Oathful 1814s
Oathful 1814s 
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| City: | Oathful | ||
| Founded: | 1995 | ||
| Head coach: | Nick Evans | ||
| League (2009): | NoAFF | ||
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| Greatest successes | |||
| Norwegian champion | 2001, 2004-2009 | ||
| EFAF Cup finalist | 2006 | ||
| EFL semifinals | 2007 | ||
| Contact | |||
| Internet: | 1814s.no | ||
| Data status | |||
| November 2, 2009 | |||
The Eidsvoll 1814s (also known as Eidsvoll 1814’s ) are an American football team from the city of Eidsvoll in Norway and play in the highest national league, the NoAFF . The name Eidsvoll 1814s refers to the fact that in 1814 the first Norwegian constitution was proclaimed in Eidsvoll and Norway was declared an independent state by this act.
history
The Eidsvoll 1814s were founded in 1995 and initially started in the 2nd division. In 1997, the 1814s fought their way to the semi-finals of the Norwegian Cup as a second division team and were only subject to the first division club Vålerenga Trolls from Oslo there .
The Eidsvoll 1814s have been playing in the first division since 1998 and in 2001 they won the final of the Norwegian championship for the first time. Between 2004 and 2010, the 1814s won seven championship titles in a row. Eidsvoll won the last of nine national titles so far in 2013. In 2014 and 2015, they failed in the final.
At European level, they were in the final of the EFAF Cup for the first time in 2006 , but lost in the final in Graz / Austria against the Turek Graz Giants with 37:20. In 2007 the team reached the Eurobowl semi-finals, but lost to the Vienna Vikings at 16:63 at home . In 2008 they had to admit defeat to the Finnish representative Seinäjoki Crocodiles with 16:22 in the quarterfinals .
Others
With two senior teams and three junior teams, the Eidsvoll 1814s are the largest football club in Norway.