Founded in 2020, they took over the elite license from Nest-Sotra and began playing in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system.

[4] On 26 September 2019, Nest-Sotra announced that they would apply to the Football Association of Norway (NFF) to have their elite licence taken over by the planned club Øygarden FK, effective from the 2020 season.

[6] Nest-Sotra stated that economical difficulties played an important role for their decision.

[2] Nest-Sotra finished in seventh place in the 2019 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, a season where the team was deducted 4 points due to financial problems.

[9] Tommy Knarvik was appointed new head coach of the club two days later.