Vimmerby IF

Vimmerby IF

Full name	Vimmerby Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	VIF
Founded	1919
Ground	Vimarvallen Vimmerby Sweden
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Magnus Budo Eriksson
Head coach	Christer Eriksson
Coach	Johan Fröberg Kjell Carlsson
League	Division 2 Södra Svealand
Home colours Away colours

Vimmerby IF (founded in 1919) is a Swedish football club located in Vimmerby in Kalmar County. ^[1] VIF won the 2009–10 Swedish Futsal Championship ^[2] and were Sweden's representative in the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup.

Background

Since their foundation, Vimmerby IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club is currently playing in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vimarvallen in Vimmerby. ^[3]

In autumn 2009, the city council made the exciting decision to build an artificial turf training facility in conjunction with current Ceosvallen. The Arena Ceos Project will be the biggest project since the club was formed in 1919. VIF has worked earnestly for decades to bring about a relocation of the main arena and to get proper winter training opportunities. The municipality's commitment is to build and own the facility and to lease it to Vimmerby IF who will manage the operation of both artificial grass and other green spaces in the Ceosvallen. ^[4]

Vimmerby IF are affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund. ^[5]

Futsal

A great achievement for Vimmerby IF was winning the 2009–10 Swedish Futsal Championship. In the final against IFK Skövde who had won the previous 4 championships, VIK came back from 5–2 down with 5 minutes remaining to win 6–5 with a dramatic last minute winner. ^[6] The club were Sweden's representative in the 2010–11 UEFA Futsal Cup but were knocked out in the preliminary round in a group held at Hafnarfjörður in Iceland. The group comprised Kremlin-Bicêtre United (France), CFE/VDL Groep (Holland), Keflavík ÍF (Iceland) and Vimmerby IF with the winners Kremlin-Bicêtre United progressing into the next round.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 2nd 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 1st Promoted 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 11th Relegated 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 8th 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 1998 Tier 6 Division 5 Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 2nd 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordöstra 2nd 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Östra Elit 5th 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Östra Elit 8th 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Östra Elit 8th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Östra Elit 10th 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Östra Elit 4th 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Norra Elit 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th 2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

In recent seasons Vimmerby IFs have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2006 Not available Div Småland Norra Elit Tier 6 2007 397 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2008 406 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2009 480 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2010 589 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [10]

Footnotes

1. "Vimmerby IF – Fotboll Klubb" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
2. "SM i Futsal – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
3. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Östra Götaland" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
4. "Arena Ceos – Vimmerby IF" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Vimmerby IF – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
6. "SM i Futsal – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
7. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Vimmerby IF" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
8. "Östra Götaland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
9. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning" . Retrieved 2010-09-24.
10. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

External links

• Vimmerby IF  – Official website