 It was founded in 1999 as a merger between the football departments of SK Snøgg and Heddal IL ahead of the 2000 season.After playing in the 2. divisjon for several years, Notodden finally promoted to 1. divisjon ahead of the 2018 season.They promoted due to winning play-off qualification against Fredrikstad FK from 1. divisjon over two matches (0–0 away and 5–3 home).