Skene IF

Skene IF

Full name	Skene Idrottsförening
Founded	1921
Ground	Vävarevallen Skene Sweden
Chairman	Sven Andersson
Head Coach	Thorbjörn Ivarsson & Patrik Johansson
League	Division 3 Mellersta Götaland
2009	Division 3 Mellersta Götaland, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Skene IF is a Swedish football club in Skene in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland County.^[1]

Background

Skene Idrottsförening was founded in 1921 thanks to Borås Cotton who provided land for a football field. The club's first committee comprised Torsten Lydén, the club's first chairman, along with Knut Hultin and Sven Andersson. In 1942, again thanks to Borås Cotton, the Skene sports ground was developed into a fully modern facility with the new name Vävarevallen.^[2]

Since their foundation Skene IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football but have finished in a relegation position.^[3] They play their home matches at the Vävarevallen in Skene.^[4] The home match against Viken in 1948 was attended by 2,120 spectators but the attendance record for a football match at Vävarevallen was set in 2003 when 2,259 attended the youth international match between Sweden and England.^[5]

Skene IF are affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[6]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 3rd 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 1st Promoted 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 3rd 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 8th 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 7th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 11th 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 10th 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 7th 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 12th Relegated 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 8th 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 11th Relegated 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Södra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 339 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 3 2006 316 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 2007 236 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 2008 147 Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2009 148 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 2010 108 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [10]

Footnotes

1. "Skene IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
2. "Skene IF – Historik". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Mellersta Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
4. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Mellersta Götaland". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
5. "Skene IF – Historik". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
6. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skene IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
7. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Skene IF". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
8. "Mellersta Götaland - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
9. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2010-11-10.
10. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-13.

External links

• Skene IF – Official Website
• Skene IF – Football Team Website
• Skene IF Facebook