In Rogaland, Ålgård has one of the largest groups of participants in the sport of football in the clubs and has many teams in the youth league.

Players like Birk Engstrøm, Kåre Sivertsen, Sverre Kristian Vaule, Rune Medalen, and Jørgen Rangnes have played for Bryne in Eliteserien.

The last players to be transferred to the larger clubs, are Marius Helle (Bryne), Edwin Kjeldner (FC Lyn Oslo) and Robert Tveit (Sandnes Ulf).

[citation needed] Ålgård FK joined Rogaland Fotballkrets in 1928, and finished in the final of the kretsmesterskapet (KM, "area championship") against Jarl, losing 5–2.

In the 1930s, Ravn Tollefsen moved from SIF, to Ålgård to work as a police officer, where he had played for "kretslaget" (a local team made of players without club association).

Ålgårds would attract Talent Alf Ravndal on its rooster but many players on the team remained from its previous seasons.

Sverre Fredriksen became the coach, but this was not enough, the club did not secure their place in Hovedserien and was relegated, home matches were played in Sandnes.

The referee had to be protected as he went to the dressing room after the match, as angry Ålgård players meant that the ball could not have crossed the line.

In 1964 the tide changed, and players who played many games earlier, lifted Ålgård to a great season.

It was no surprise, as Rogalands Avis expressed: This year Ålgård, who was relegated to 4th division in 1958, has a very good team.

In defence all players have good heading and tackling ability, and Alf Egil Jensen is a quality goalkeeper.

The runners Kåre Lima, Torjus Sivertsen, and Johnny Engstrøm always make things happen in the midfield.

Rogalands Avis[2]The first ever Ålgård-player got a cap for a Norwegian national youth team when Birk Engstrøm appeared in a Nordic tournament in Finland.

The club had great expectations for playing in the 3rd division in 1967, especially after Vålerenga was beaten with their best players at Ålgård in a friendly match before the season started.

ÅFK was the favorite for relegation, but Ålgård finally got their first home win in the end of August with 6–0 against Sandviken.

Again a slow start made Ålgård struggling in 1983, and in the summer the board chose to get a new manager to the club.

The club lost several players before the season of 1986, but Jan Erik Aunevik was back from military service and young promising Rune Medalen was promoted to the senior squad.

The team used three goalkeepers as their first choice in 1989, first Roger Årdal from Hana, then Øyvind Bjelland from Oltedal and finally U-19s Einar Fjeldheim.

But the team won 3rd division in their first season, became regional champions, but lost qualification matches against FK Jerv and Sandnes Ulf.

After playing half the games, Ålgård only had seven points and needed badly a win against local rival EIK.

Ålgård got former ÅFK-player Espen Sola on loan from Bryne, and Kim Cassim made a comeback from the reserve team.

Striker Marius Helle transferred to Bryne halfway through the season and was replaced by Geir Tharaldsen from SK Nord.

Eirik Sanne, Tharaldsen, Gustav Kjølberg and Ingve Aarrestad left the club, while Håkon Eikrem and Arnt Ove Ivesdal transferred from Bjerkreim, Jan Tore Lende Fadnes from Bryne and Espen Skogen from EIK.

In the summer break, the team was strengthened by Geir Andre Herrem and Oddgeir Salte from Bryne on loan for the remaining part of the season.

[3] The club surprised against relegated Manglerud Star and fought a draw at home, then won an important victory away at Fyllingen after a late goal by Rogvi Baldvinsson.

The match was finally turned when Sivertsen six minutes later curled the ball passed Arendals goalkeeper after getting a freekick just outside the penalty area.

ÅFK then lost 4–1 in a friendly match against Luton Town at Ålgård stadion where the team was reinforced by SIF-players Cato A. Hansen and Rolf Magne Olsen.

Things was not better in other relegation battling teams, except for Åsane who fought their way back from being hopelessly lost to getting a last chance against Ålgård in the last match of the season.

Two minutes before full-time, Jonas Vølstad Fjeldsbø got a freekick at the edge of the penalty area by the goal line.

ÅFK got Joakim Bjordal (from reserves), Stein Morten Hansen (Flekkefjord), Henrik Karlsen (Hana), Alexander Idland (Buøy) and Bård Tommy Karstensen (Sandnes Ulf) as replacements for players like Robert Tveit (Sandnes Ulf), Eikrem, Sivertsen (retired), Høvring and Lende Fadnes.