Sandar IL was one of 42 clubs from Norway that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2016. They participated with one team in Boys 16. In addition to Sandar IL, 186 other teams from 38 different countries played in Boys 16. They were divided into 46 different groups, whereof Sandar IL could be found in Group 9 together with M. Reim Football School, Enebybergs IF and Walddörfer SV. Sandar IL continued to Play off B after reaching 4:th place in Group 9. In the playoff they made it to 1/64 Final, but lost it against Kubikenborgs IF with 0-3. In the Final, Cayyolu FC won over Hong Kong FC and became the winner of Play off B in Boys 16. Sandar comes from Sandefjord which lies approximately 180 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. Other than Sandar IL, the club Stridsklev IL does also originate from the area around Sandefjord.