IFK Västerås Last updated February 07, 2025 • 2 min read From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Swedish football club
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IFK Västerås Full name Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås Founded 1898; 127 years ago (1898 ) Ground Solid Park Arena , Västerås Capacity 7,000 Chairman Björn Bisengård Head coach Azad Kalash League Division 3 Norra Svealand 2024 Division 4 Västmanland, 1st of 12 Website ifk.nu
Swedbank Park Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås , commonly known as IFK Västerås , or, especially earlier, Västerås-Kamraterna [ 1] , is a Swedish sports club club located in Västerås . [ 2]
The club currently plays in Division 4 Västmanland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. [ 3] They play their home matches at the Swedbank Park in Västerås. [ 4]
The club is active in football, skiing , figure skating , and bowling . The club has formerly been active in ice hockey , but this section is, as of 2009, inactive.
History Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås was first founded in 1898, defunct two years later, to be refounded in 1903 by C. Rudberg and it then recruited its members from Västerås högre allmänna läroverk . [ 1] The sports club was active in several sports such as athletics , orienteering and Nordic skiing . [ 1] Among the footballers in the first half of the 20th century were Frans Pettersson , David Jonason , Carl Jonason , Hille Johansson , Helge Andersson , and Sigfrid Roos , while Helmer Måhl represented the club in athletics. [ 1]
Since their foundation the IFK Västerås football team has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system . The football team played in series games in Sweden for several seasons in Sweden's next highest division; the first season in 1924–25, and last time in 1987. IFK Västerås are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund . [ 5]
Season to season In their early history IFK Västerås competed in the following divisions:
Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1924–25 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellansvenska 6th 1925–26 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellansvenska 4th 1926–27 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellansvenska 2nd 1927–28 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellansvenska 2nd 1928–29 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 7th 1929–30 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 6th 1930–31 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1931–32 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 4th 1932–33 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1933–34 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1934–35 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 2nd 1935–36 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 8th 1936–37 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 4th 1937–38 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 5th 1938–39 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 8th 1939–40 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1940–41 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 7th 1941–42 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 7th 1942–43 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 8th 1943–44 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 4th 1944–45 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 3rd 1945–46 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 3rd 1946–47 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 5th 1947–48 Tier 2 Division 2 Nordöstra 10th Relegated 1948–49 Tier 3 Division 3 Norra 9th Relegated
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In recent seasons IFK Västerås have competed in the following divisions:
Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 7th 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 8th 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 8th 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 10th Relegation Playoffs 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 6th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 12th Relegated 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 3rd 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand 9th 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 5th 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 6th 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 11th Relegated 2011 Tier 7 Division 5 Västmanland 1st Promoted 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 4th 2013 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2014 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2015 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2016 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2017 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 4th 2018 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 5th 2019 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 5th 2020 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [ 8] [ 9]
Attendances In recent seasons IFK Västerås have had the following average attendances:
Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 121 Div 3 Östra Svealand Tier 4 2006 80 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2007 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2008 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2009 70 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2010 45 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2011 ? Div 5 Västmanland Tier 7 2012 66 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2013 75 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2014 89 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2015 78 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2016 71 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2017 78 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2018 60 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2019 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 2020 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [ 10]
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