It has sections for association football, team handball, gymnastics and track and field.

The club was founded as Hareid Turnlag on 28 December 1922, only practicing gymnastics.

Sections for football, handball and athletics were added after World War II, and the club name changed to reflect its multi-sport status.

[2] Within athletics, middle-distance runner Trine Pilskog represented Hareid IL.

[3] This article about a Norwegian football club is a stub.