Älgarna-Härnösand IF explained
| Clubname: | Älgarna-Härnösand IF |
| Fullname: | Älgarna-Härnösand Idrottsförening |
| Founded: | 19 February 1919 |
| Coordinates: | 62.6361°N 17.9411°W |
| Capacity: | 2,500 |
| Coach: |  Lars Göran Wiklund |
| Position: | Division 2 Norrland, 9th |
| Website: | http://www.ifalgarna.se |
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Älgarna-Härnösand IF is a Swedish football team from Härnösand currently playing in Division 2 Norrland. The club is affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.[1] The club was originally called IF Älgarna before changing name during the annual meeting on 29 March 2020.[2]
History
In the early years, the club also had a bandy section. the club dominated bandy in Västernorrland in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the district championship in this sport in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and then again in 1946.[3]
The club played at their highest level in Division II, which was then the second tier of Swedish football, in seasons 1953/1954-1954/1955, 1959 and 1960. In 1941 and again in 1952 the club lost the final of the Norrland championship.
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Notes |
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| 1993 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 7th | | | 1994 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 8th | | | 1995 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 9th | Lost Relegation Playoffs | | 1996 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | Won Promotion Playoffs | | 1997 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 8th | | | 1998 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 7th | | | 1999 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 6th | | | 2000 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 10th | | | 2001 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 6th | | | 2002 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 4th | | | 2003 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 10th | | | 2004 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | | | 2005 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 11th | | | 2006* | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | | | 2007 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | | | 2008 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 1st | | | 2009 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norra Svealand | 7th | | | 2010 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 6th | | | 2011 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 11th | | | 2012 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 12th | | | 2013 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 3rd | | | 2014 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 5th | | | 2015 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | | | 2016 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | Lost Promotion Playoffs | | 2017 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 4th | | | 2018 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | | | 2019 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 12th | Relegation avoided** | | 2020 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 5th | | | 2021 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 1st | No playoff due to Covid-19 | | 2022 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 9th | | | 2023 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | | | |
- League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [4]
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- Though the team placed low enough to be relegated, they were effectively merged with Härnösands FF at the end of the season resulting in their assumption of Härnösands FF's place in Division 3.[7]
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Attendances
In recent seasons the club have had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
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| 2005 | 177 | Div 3 Mellersta Norrland | Tier 4 | | 2006 | Not available | Div 4 Ångermanland | Tier 6 | | 2007 | Not available | Div 4 Ångermanland | Tier 6 | | 2008 | 225 | Div 3 Mellersta Norrland | Tier 5 | | 2009 | 285 | Div 2 Norra Svealand | Tier 4 | | 2010 | 273 | Div 2 Norrland | Tier 4 | | 2011 | 209 | Div 2 Norrland | Tier 4 | |
- Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]
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Staff and board members
- President: Christer Solgevik
- Vice President: Håkan Lönnefors
- Treasurer : Bo Westin
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se . 12 January 2011.
- Web site: Älgarna-Härnösand IF. Älgarna-Härnösand IF. Swedish. 14 September 2020.
- Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), pp. 469-471 (in Swedish)
- Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – IF Älgarna . 8 September 2010.
- Web site: Norrland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2010-09-16.
- Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2010-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 2010-07-31 .
- Web site: Älgarna-Härnösand IF. 2022-04-22.
- Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 2010-11-14.
