The men's team currently plays in the Fifth Division, the sixth tier of the Norwegian football league system; whereas the women's team currently plays in the Third Division.

The club was founded in December 2001 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL.

The team started with an outfield player as goalkeeper and often lacked substitutes.

[2] The 2020 season was cancelled due to covid, but as the 2021 Norwegian Fourth Division progressed, Valdres ended last and was relegated to the sixth tier.

Still, the team secured a berth in the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup first qualifying round.