Matfors IF

Matfors IF

Full name	Matfors Idrottsförening
Founded	1901
Ground	Thulevallen Matfors Sweden
Chairman	Jan-Erik Engström
Director of Sport	Lennart Törnkvist
Coach	Lars Laban Andersson [1]
League	Division 4 Medelpad
2013	7th
Home colours Away colours

Matfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Matfors. ^[2]

Background

Matfors Idrottsförening is a Swedish sports club situated in Matfors in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County. It was founded in 1901 under the name of Thule skidklubb (Thule Skiing club). In 1916 the name was changed to Matfors IF. The club is currently active in football (men's and women's soccer), skiing and tennis.

Matfors IF currently plays in Division 4 Medelpad which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. ^[3] They play their home matches at the Thulevallen in Matfors. ^[4]

The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund. ^[5] Matfors IF played in the 2010 Svenska Cupen but lost 0–2 at home to Friska Viljor FC in the preliminary round.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 6th 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 3rd 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 7th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 6th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 5th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 12th Relegated 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 10th Relegated 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 10th 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 8th 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 9th 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 10th 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 8th 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 3rd 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 11th [6] 2013 Tier 7 Division 5 Medelpad 7th [7] * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [8] [9] [10]

Footnotes

1. Matfors IF – Truppen
2. "Matfors IF – Fotboll Klubb" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
3. "Medelpad - Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
4. "Tabell och resultat – Division 4 Herrar – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Matfors IF – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
6. Sweden 2012 Sixth Level (Division IV) Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
7. Matchfakta & Referat Höstfemman
8. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Matfors IF" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
9. "Matfors IF – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-09-22.
10. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

External links

• Matfors IF  – Official website