Mjøndalen IF Fotball is the football department of Mjøndalen Idrettsforening (MIF), a Norwegian sports club founded on 22 August 1910 in Mjøndalen, Buskerud.[1][2] The club is known locally as Mjøndar’n or MIF, and its official colors are brown and white.[2] The nickname “Bruntrøyene” (“the brown shirts”) derives from the team’s brown jerseys.[3]
Design and History
In March 2018, the board of Mjøndalen Idrettsforening adopted the first edition of an official profile handbook (profilhåndbok), which defines the emblem’s design, proportions, colors, and the permitted use of the club’s name and abbreviations.[4] The handbook specifies that the emblem’s chain (lenke) may appear in either brown or a metallic color, with both colors defined by Pantone codes.[5]
According to the club’s visual identity guidelines, the MIF mark is historically anchored to the club’s founding in 1910.[6] The emblem’s symmetry is built on a form in which two polygons stand at a 90-degree relationship to one another.[6] The handbook also establishes “MIF” as an acceptable short form of the club name.[6]
On 1 July 2025, Mjøndalen Toppfotball was established as a separate association to take over the club’s top-level football operations from 1 January 2026. The new organization’s chair confirmed that the emblem would remain unchanged, stating that Mjøndalen Toppfotball continues with the same emblem as Mjøndalen Idrettsforening.[1]
Meaning and Symbolism
The club’s brown and white colors are documented as its official colors, and the brown jersey is the basis for the team’s nickname “Bruntrøyene.”[2][3] The club’s stated values, which the 2025 reorganization explicitly preserved, are based on team spirit, effort, and camaraderie (lagånd, innsats og kameratskap).[1]
Typography and Design
The club’s profile handbook defines the emblem’s exact proportions and construction, including the geometric relationship between two polygons at 90 degrees.[6] The handbook also governs the use of the club’s name and the abbreviation “MIF” in connection with the emblem.[5] Specific typography details beyond these guidelines have not been publicly documented in the available sources.
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