Östers IF explained

Clubname:Öster
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Fullname:Östers Idrottsförening
Ground:Visma Arena,
Växjö
Capacity:12,000
Chairman:Sven Johannesson
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Martin Foyston
League:Superettan
Season:2022
Position:3rd
Website:http://www.ostersif.se/
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Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan.

The club has previously also competed in ice hockey (see separate article), bandy, and bowling. Öster was formed on 20 April 1930 as Östers Fotbollförening, before adopting the name "Östers IF" in 1932. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.[1]

In 1968, their first season in Allsvenskan, Öster became the first team ever to win the national title at their first attempt (newly promoted IF Elfsborg won the league in 1961 but had played in, and been winners of, the championship in the past).[2] This win ignited the team's 'golden age' which lasted until the early 1980s and saw them win a total of four Swedish championships.

On 31 March 2011, Öster broke ground on their new arena, Myresjöhus Arena,[3] which was inaugurated in August 2012. The arena hosted four games of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 tournament.[4]

History

Öster (English: "East") was named after a district in the city of Växjö. They were not part of the upper divisions in the early days of swedish football and only made their first appearance in the third tier in 1947. During the 1950s and early-1960s the club made a push to raise the level of football by inviting and playing against foreign teams such as Flamengo, Juventus and Fluminense. This coupled with an increase in the amount of training helped the team establish themselves in the second tier.

In 1961 Öster had their first chance ever to qualify for Allsvenskan but ended up in last place in the four team promotion playoffs. Success in the promotion playoffs would instead come six years later in 1967 when they beat IK Brage in the deciding game in front of a home crowd of 26,404 people. Öster defied the odds during their first season in the top division and won the league on goal difference after a total of four teams had ended the season on exactly the same number of points. Following their championship title the club had ten years of solid Allsvenskan finishes before becoming dominant in the late-1970s and early-1980s where they won the league three times in four years.

After that successful era followed a slow decline over the next couple of decades which culminated in their relegation to the second tier in 1998. After that the club has found it hard to reestablish itself in Allsvenskan and has only made short one year appearances.

Current squad

[5]

Out on loan

Personnel

Current technical staff

Head coach: Martin Foyston
Assistant coach:
Goalkeeper coach: Rasmus Ryden
Physical Coach: Rikard Engström
Head of youth department: Peter Wibrån

Coaches

[6]

Achievements

League

Cups

Attendances

In recent seasons Östers IF have had the following average attendances:

SeasonAverage AttendanceDivision / SectionLevel
20042,670SuperettanTier 2
20053,517SuperettanTier 2
20065,364AllsvenskanTier 1
20072,791SuperettanTier 2
20081,817Div 1 SödraTier 3
20091,919Div 1 SödraTier 3
20102,145SuperettanTier 2
20112,637SuperettanTier 2
20124,733SuperettanTier 2
20135,751AllsvenskanTier 1
20143,289SuperettanTier 2
  • Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[7]

Footnotes

A Current youth players who at least have sat on the bench in a competitive match.

B. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No clubs were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smålands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se . 13 January 2011.
  2. [:sv:IF Elfsborg]
  3. Web site: Första spadtaget på Myresjöhus Arena . 5 April 2011 . 22 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322092035/http://www.ostersif.se/Artiklar/nyheter/forsta_spadtaget_pa_myresjohus_arena.aspx . dead .
  4. Web site: Sweden awarded UEFA Women's EURO 2013 . 4 October 2010 . 5 April 2011.
  5. Web site: Östers IF squad. Soccerway. 18 April 2022.
  6. http://www.osterfotboll.com/uploads/publiktrycket_april_2007.pdf
  7. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 9 December 2010.
  8. Web site: Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931– . svenskfotboll.se. 25 November 2009. sv.