IK Tellus

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IK Tellus
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Full nameIdrottsklubben Tellus
Founded1921
GroundAspuddens IP
Tellusborg
Stockholm
Sweden
ChairmanPatrik Bodare
Head coachPär Svensson
CoachRichard Engh
League Division 3 Östra Svealand
2009 Division 3 Södra Svealand, 9th

IK Tellus is a Swedish sports club, having teams in football, bandy and handball. The club is located in Tellusborg, Stockholm. [1]

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Background

Tellusborgs IF was formed on 11 April 1921 and brought together several disparate groups of youngsters in Tellusborg after much negotiation. However, controversy about the club name remained and at a Sunday meeting at the Dövas Café on 11 April 1923 the name was changed to IK Tellus. [2]

Bandy

Football

Since their foundation IK Tellus has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Östra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. [3] They play their home matches at the Aspuddens IP in Tellusborg. [4]

IK Tellus are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund. [5]

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1999Tier 5Division 4Stockholm Mellersta12thRelegated
2000Tier 6Division 5Stockholm Södra2ndPromoted
2001Tier 5Division 4Stockholm Mellersta5th
2002Tier 5Division 4Stockholm Mellersta10th
2003Tier 5Division 4Stockholm Mellersta9th
2004Tier 5Division 4Stockholm Mellersta11thRelegated
2005Tier 6Division 5Stockholm Södra3rdPromoted
2006*Tier 6Division 4Stockholm Södra1stPromoted
2007 Tier 5Division 3Östra Svealand3rd
2008 Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand9th
2009 Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand9th
2010 Tier 5Division 3Östra Svealand8th
2011 Tier 5Division 3Södra Svealand10thRelegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [6] [7] [8]

Handball

The club is also playing handball. The women's handball team played the 1965–1966 season in the Swedish top division. [9]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Idrottsklubben Tellus" . Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "IK Tellus – Historia". Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Östra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Östra Svealand" . Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IK Tellus – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IK Tellus". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Östra Svealand - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "IK Tellus" (in Swedish). IK Tellus. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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