It was established on 24 May 1945 as a merger of Charlottenlund IL, Charlottenlund AIL and SK Skjold. In 1953 it lacked a section for handball, but had sections for Nordic skiing, speed skating and track and field.[2][3]
The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. In 2009 it contested a playoff to win promotion to the Second Division, but lost to Kolstad.
The team handball part of the club has a team in First Division, the second tier of Norwegian handball.