The club, founded in 1918, was one of the founding members of the first Norwegian league, which was played in several seasons in the 1937/38 debut season . Until the outbreak of the Second World War , the team played in the back of the league season District III , but kept in the first class. After the game was resumed in the 1947/48 season , the club took second place in the season. So he had to relegate, because due to a concentration only the best of the season qualified for the Hovedserien 1948/49 , which will be held in two seasons . It was not until the 1957/58 season that the club managed to return to the first class, in which the team stayed until 1960. In the 1964 season he managed to return for one season and then played again two seasons in the first division between 1973 and 1974.
Raufoss IL had established itself in the second Norwegian division . After the turn of the millennium, the team occupied several top places in the league, but missed the renewed return to the top class. After she had reached the quarter-finals of the national cup and fourth place in the Adeccoligaen in 2003, she rose the following year to the third division. In the third class 2nd divisjon she missed the direct resurgence as runner-up, which was accomplished in the following year. Although the club occupied a non-relegation place in the second division with eleventh place, but received no license for the following year and had to relegate.
In the third division, Raufoss IL initially placed in the front division. After a fourth place in the first year, the team missed promotion in 2009 as runner-up behind Ranheim Fotball . This was achieved in 2015 as the relay winner with a seven point lead.
