IFK Luleå

IFK Luleå

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Luleå
Founded	1900
Ground	Skogsvallen Luleå Sweden
Capacity	5,000
Coach	Fredrik Waara Ilkka Wonkavaara
League	Division 1 Norra
2015	Division 1 Norra, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

IFK Luleå is a Swedish football club located in Luleå. The club, formed in 1900, is currently playing in the third tier of the Swedish league system, Division 1 Norra. The club merged with Luleå FF and played under the name Luleå FF/IFK from 1986 to 1989.

History

A chart showing the progress of IFK Luleå through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

IFK Luleå played one season in the Allsvenskan in 1971 but after a promising start their stay was short-lived as they were relegated at the end of the season. In the late 1980s and most of the 1990s the club enjoyed their heyday by playing in Division 1 Norra, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. Over the last decade IFK Luleå have been competing in the Division 2 Norrland which is now the fourth tier of the Swedish football league system. For 4 consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2009 they have experienced the frustration of finishing in second position and consequently missing out on promotion.

In 2010 under new coach Fredrik Waara did they finally finish in first place and receive promotion to Division 1 Norra where they finished in tenth place during the next two seasons.

The club is affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund.^[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 5th 1994 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 3rd 1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 6th 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 9th 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 7th 1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 14th Relegated 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 4th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promotion Playoffs 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promotion Playoffs 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 4th 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 2nd 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 2nd 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 2nd 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 2nd 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [2] [3] [4]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 362 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3 2006 336 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2007 487 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2008 280 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2009 699 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2010 485 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2011 866 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2012 441 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2013 560 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [5]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Vladimir Sudar 2 DF Anton Andersson 3 DF Viktor Viggo Pettersson 5 DF Carl-Johan Norrbin 6 MF Ibrahim Kallay 9 MF Sebastian Sandlund 10 FW Erido Poli 11 MF Patrik Wallin 12 MF Ludvig Karlsson

No. Position Player 14 MF Tomas Eriksson 15 DF Linus Johansson 16 MF Islam Burman 18 DF Emil Johansson 19 MF Patrik Pettersen 20 MF Viktor Pettersson 22 FW Max Wårell 23 DF James Baldwin 26 MF Vladimir Lazarev

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992

External links

• IFK Luleå – official site

Footnotes

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Norrbottens Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
2. "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Luleå". Retrieved 2010-09-10.
3. "Norrland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
4. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-14.