IFK Eskilstuna explained

Clubname:IFK Eskilstuna
Fullname:Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Eskilstuna
Ground:Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden
Capacity:8,800
Chairman:Bengt Bandstigen
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Lasse Ström
Most Scored Goals:Jocke Nygren
Coach:Matts Lundevall
League:Division 2 Södra Svealand
Season:2019
Position:Division 3 Södra Svealand, 1st (Promoted)
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Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Eskilstuna, or IFK Eskilstuna, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County. In their early seasons, IFK played in Allsvenskan, the top division of the Swedish football league, but now plays in Division 2 Västra Svealand, the fourth tier of Swedish non football.[1]

Background

IFK Eskilstuna was founded on the 9th of September, 1897, and maintains a long rivalry with Eskilstuna City FK. In 1910, IFK participated in the first Svenska Serien along with IFK Göteborg, Örgryte IS, AIK and IFK Norrköping.[2] Their first championship final match took place in 1921, when IFK defeated IK Sleipner 2–1 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium before 11,695 spectators. They competed in another championship final match in 1923, which resulted in a 5–1 loss to AIK.

In the early years, the club also played bandy and was playing in the then Swedish top-tier league Division 1 for two years in the 1930s.

IFK competed in the very first Allsvenskan season in 1924/25, and played a further 13 seasons in the Allsvenskan from 1924/25-1928/29, 1930/31-1935/36, 1942/43, 1957/58 and 1964. Their best season was in 1931/32 when they finished in fifth place. The marathon table of Allsvenskan teams shows IFK in 23rd position, their last season at the highest level being in 1964.

IFK reached the Allsvenskan qualifying stage in 1981 after winning Division 2 Norra by pipping Örebro SK to the top position. However, IFK failed to win the play-offs against Kalmar FF to progress to the higher level. The 1987 season proved another near miss when IFK finished in second place, to second place in Division I Norra; Djurgarden. In 1988 history was repeated, this time IFK finished second to Örebro SK.

In 1992, IFK were relegated from Division 1 and subsequently have competed in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.[3] They play their home matches at the Tunavallen in Eskilstuna.[4]

IFK Eskilstuna are affiliated with the Södermanlands Fotbollförbund.[5] The club have an active youth section. In 1970 and 1985, the junior team won the Swedish Junior Championship. Famous footballers who have played for IFK Eskilstuna include Kenneth Andersson and Sebastian Larsson.[6]

Season results

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1923–24Tier 2Svenska SerienÖstra Gruppen3rd
1924–25Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1925–26Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1926–27Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th
1927–28Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th
1928–29Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11thRelegated
1929–30Tier 2Division 2Norra1stPromoted
1930–31Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1931–32Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th
1932–33Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th
1933–34Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1934–35Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th
1935–36Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12thRelegated
1936–37Tier 2Division 2Östra6th
1937–38Tier 2Division 2Östra8th
1938–39Tier 2Division 2Östra2nd
1939–40Tier 2Division 2Östra3rd
1940–41Tier 2Division 2Östra1stPromotion Playoffs
1941–42Tier 2Division 2Östra1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
1942–43Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12thRelegated
1943–44Tier 2Division 2Östra1stPromotion Playoffs
1944–45Tier 2Division 2Östra6th
1945–46Tier 2Division 2Östra5th
1946–47Tier 2Division 2Östra7thRelegated
1947–48Tier 3Division 3Östra6th
1948–49Tier 3Division 3Östra3rd
1949–50Tier 3Division 3Östra7th
1950–51Tier 3Division 3Östra3rd
1951–52Tier 3Division 3Östra4th
1952–53Tier 3Division 3Östra3rdPromoted
1953–54Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1954–55Tier 2Division 2Svealand2nd
1955–56Tier 2Division 2Svealand5th
1956–57Tier 2Division 2Svealand1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
1957–58Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11thRelegated
1959Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1960Tier 2Division 2Svealand5th
1961Tier 2Division 2Svealand5th
1962Tier 2Division 2Svealand5th
1963Tier 2Division 2Svealand1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
1964Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11thRelegated
1965Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1966Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1967Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1968Tier 2Division 2Svealand4th
1969Tier 2Division 2Svealand3rd
1970Tier 2Division 2Svealand5th
1971Tier 2Division 2Svealand6th
1972Tier 2Division 2Mellersta3rd
1973Tier 2Division 2Norra8th
1974Tier 2Division 2Norra8th
1975Tier 2Division 2Norra3rd
1976Tier 2Division 2Norra8th
1977Tier 2Division 2Norra6th
1978Tier 2Division 2Norra4th
1979Tier 2Division 2Norra7th
1980Tier 2Division 2Norra7th
1981Tier 2Division 2Norra1stPromotion Playoffs
1982Tier 2Division 2Norra8th
1983Tier 2Division 2Norra11th
1984Tier 2Division 2Norra9th
1985Tier 2Division 2Norra5th
1986Tier 2Division 2Norra9th
1987Tier 2Division 1Norra2nd
1988Tier 2Division 1Norra2nd
1989Tier 2Division 1Norra9th
1990Tier 2Division 1Norra12th
1991Tier 2Division 1Östra7thSpring
Tier 2Division 1Östra (Höst)3rdAutumn
1992Tier 2Division 1Östra5thSpring
Tier 2Division 1Östra (Höst)7thRelegated – Autumn
1993Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand7th
1994Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand5th
1995Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand7th
1996Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand3rd
1997Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand3rd
1998Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand7th
1999Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand10thRelegated
2000Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand3rd
2001Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand6th
2002Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs
2003Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand6th
2004Tier 4Division 3Östra Svealand6th
2005Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand2ndPromoted
2006Tier 4Division 2Östra Svealand6th
2007Tier 4Division 2Östra Svealand8th
2008Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand12thRelegated
2009Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand7th
2010Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand4th
2011Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs
2012Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand4th
2013Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand5th
2014Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand10thRelegated
2015Tier 6Division 4Södermanland3rd
2016Tier 6Division 4Södermanland1stPromoted
2017Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand5th
2018Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand3rd
2019Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand1stPromoted
2020Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand
  • League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[7] [8] [9]

Attendance statistics

In recent seasons IFK Eskilstuna have had the following average attendance statistics:

SeasonAverage AttendanceDivision / SectionLevel
2005484Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 4
2006693Div 2 Östra SvealandTier 4
2007533Div 2 Östra SvealandTier 4
2008372Div 2 Södra SvealandTier 4
2009172Div 3 Södra SvealandTier 5
2010236Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2011708Div 3 Södra SvealandTier 5
2012329Div 3 Södra SvealandTier 5
2013?Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2014208Div 3 Södra SvealandTier 5
2015?Div 4 SödermanlandTier 6
2016222Div 4 SödermanlandTier 6
2017196Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2018228Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2019?Div 3 Södra SvealandTier 5
2019Div 2 Södra SvealandTier 4
  • Attendance statistics are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[10]

The attendance record at Tunavallen was set in 1963 when 22,491 spectators attended the match with GAIS.[11]

Achievements

League

Cups

Footnotes

A. 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 club 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.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFK Eskilstuna – Fotboll Klubb . 2010-11-28.
  2. Web site: IFK Eskilstuna – Föreningen. 2010-11-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103301/http://www1.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=406786. 19 July 2011. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Västra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se . 2010-11-28.
  4. Web site: Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Västra Svealand . 2010-11-28 . 4 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004121624/http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38697 . dead .
  5. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IFK Eskilstuna – Svenskfotboll.se . 2010-11-28.
  6. Web site: IFK Eskilstuna – Föreningen. 2010-11-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103301/http://www1.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=406786. 19 July 2011. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Eskilstuna . 2010-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926195929/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=IFK%20Eskilstuna . 26 September 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: Västra Svealand - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2010-11-28.
  9. Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2010-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 31 July 2010 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 2010-11-28.
  11. Web site: IFK Eskilstuna – Föreningen. 2010-11-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719103301/http://www1.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=406786. 19 July 2011. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931– . svenskfotboll.se. 2009-11-25. sv.

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