IFK Vaxholm explained

Clubname:IFK Vaxholm
Fullname:Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Vaxholm
Short Name:IFK
Founded:18 April 1920
Ground:Vaxö IP
Vaxholm
Sweden
Capacity:1000
Chairman:Jesper Broqvist
Website:http://www.svenskalag.se/ifkvaxholm
Manager:Micke Berglund
League:Division 5 Stockholm Norra
Season:2018
Position:11th
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IFK Vaxholm is a Swedish football club located in Vaxholm.[1] They were founded 18 April 1920 by Captain Öhngren and they are a part of Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (IFK). As a part of IFK they wear the blue and white home colours. Ever since the 1940s IFK Vaxholm have played their home games at SEB-Vallen, or as the locals call it, Vaxö IP.

Background

IFK Vaxholm currently plays in Division 4 Stockholm Norra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.[2] They play their home matches at the SEB-Vallen in Vaxholm .[3] The ladies team currently plays in division 5 Stockholm A.The club has, except 2 senior teams, 18 different age groups between the ages of 5–15, they also have 2 employees working with the club and the youth section.

The club is affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[4]

IFK Vaxholm finished 8th place in the 6th tier 2017.

History

The 18 April 1920, a crowd of 50 people gathered to form a sports club in Vaxholm. At first they were i part of IFK Stockholm but in August 1921 they became an independent part of IFK. In 1984 they changed their namn to "Vaxholm/KA 1 IF" after a tie-up with "Vaxholms Kustartilleriregementes IF" but 1989 they changed back. They have had several different kinds of sports during the years:Skiing, bandy, table-tennis, ice hockey and football along with a couple of other sports. Now they only play football. IFK Vaxholm has almost 800 members and they are the biggest sports club in Vaxholm.

In 1974 the first, and only so far, IFK Vaxholm team made it to the "S:t Erikscupen" final. The girls lost VS Rågsveds IF with 5–0.

IFK Vaxholms home ground, Vaxö IP, was founded in 1943 and since 1988 the ground have had artificial grass.

According to Vaxholms website Jesper Winzerling is the best goalscorer in IFK Vaxholm history, 78 goals in 79 games. This statistics haven't been updated since 2007.

Season to season

This only apply to the men's 1st team.

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1999Tier 7Division 6Stockholm A2ndstyle="background:#2554C7;"-
2000Tier 7Division 6Stockholm A4th2 –
2001Tier 7Division 6Stockholm A4thstyle="background:#2554C7;"-
2002Tier 7Division 6Stockholm A3rd1 +
2003Tier 7Division 6Stockholm A1stPromoted
2004Tier 6Division 5Stockholm Norra4thstyle="background:#4CC417;"-
2005Tier 6Division 5Stockholm Norra2ndPromoted
2006*Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra10thstyle="background:#FBA0E3;"-
2007Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra5th5 +
2008Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra3rd2 +
2009Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra4th1 –
2010Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra3rd1 +
2011Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra10th7 –
2012Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra7th3 +
2013Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra4th4 +
2014Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra5th1 –
2015Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra10th5 –
2016Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra8th2 +
2017Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Norra8th-
  • League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[5] [6] [7]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Vaxholm have had the following average attendances:

SeasonAverage AttendanceDivision / SectionLevel
200577Division 5 Stockholm NorraTier 6
2006128Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
2007126Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
2008129Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
2009140Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201075Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201185Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201259Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201344Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201461Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201580Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
201693Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
2017105Division 4 Stockholm NorraTier 6
  • Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and from Vaxholms webpage.[8]

The 200-games Club

This is a list of players who have played more than 200 games for the club:

IFK Centralorganisation gives out an award if you have played more than 20 years for your club, and so far 3 men have got this prize in IFK Vaxholm:

Note! This list haven't been updated since 2006.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFK Vaxholm Fotboll Klubb . 2011-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110130044502/http://www2.idrottonline.se/default.aspx?id=291821 . 30 January 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Stockholm Norra - Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-09-13.
  3. Web site: Stockholms Fotbollförbund – stff.se . 2011-09-13.
  4. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IFK Vaxholm – Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-09-13.
  5. Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Vaxholm . 2011-09-13.
  6. Web site: IFK Vaxholm – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-09-13.
  7. Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2011-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 31 July 2010 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 2010-12-08.