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liquidation. The preferred solution was to be incorporated into IF Fram—this was possible because while Fram had given up its senior team to form Larvik
Fotball, Fram still existed as an active club. The new club could be built on a foundation wall of Fram if it accepted to take over Larvik Fotball's spot in the Second Division team. Fram's board of directors accepted this in January 2005, so did the Football Association of Norway.
146:. The new team Larvik Fotball took over Fram's spot in the league pyramid, in the Fourth Division (fifth tier). Curiously, Halsen and Tjølling played in the same league. The 2000 season ended with promotion for Larvik Fotball. In May 2001 the club debuted in the Norwegian football cup (and was eliminated by
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Fotball survived their first Second Division season, but Dag Vidar Kristoffersen resigned. The club hired
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438:"Kjell Vidar Larsen tar trenerjobben i LF".
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303:"Larvik Fotball klare for 2. divisjon".
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558:"Fram tilbake i toppfotballen".
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185:Aftermath
137:Nanset IF
129:Halsen IF
74:Norwegian
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125:IF Fram
99:History
85:IF Fram
52:Founded
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