Brynäs IF Fotboll
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Brynäs IF is a Swedish
Sweden
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 football club
Football (soccer)
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 located in Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

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Background

Brynäs Idrottsförening was formed in 1912 and has played one season in the highest Swedish division, Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 (1974
Allsvenskan 1974
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1974.-League standings:- References :...

). The club won the Swedish Championship
Swedish football champions
Swedish football champions is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football...

 in 1925. Brynäs IF merged with Gefle IF
Gefle IF
Gefle IF is a Swedish football club located in Gävle. The club's name is the old spelling of the town Gävle. The club, formed 5 December 1882, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Gefle IF and Brynäs IF merged and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979...

 and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979 and 1981 seasons, but the merger was split up in 1982. Brynäs IF FK are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund
Gestriklands Fotbollförbund
The Gestriklands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gestrikland in Norrland.- Background :...

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Achievements

  • Swedish Champions
    Swedish football champions
    Swedish football champions is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football...

    • Winners (1): 1925

Season to season

In their early years Brynäs IF competed in the following divisions:
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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1928-29 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska 5th
1929-30 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska 4th
1930-31 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska 4th
1931-32 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska 2nd Promoted
1932-33 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 7th
1933-34 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 10th Relegated
1934-35 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska Östra 4th
1935-36 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska Västra 2nd
1936-37 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska Västra 4th
1937-38 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska Västra 4th
1938-39 Tier 3 Division 3 Uppsvenska Västra 3rd

In the 1960s and 1970s Brynäs IF had their most successful period and competed in the following divisions:
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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1960 Tier 4 Division 4 Gästrikland 3rd
1961 Tier 4 Division 4 Gästrikland 2nd
1962 Tier 4 Division 4 Gästrikland 1st Promoted
1963 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 7th
1964 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
1965
Division 2 1965
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1965.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Västra Götaland :- Östra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 7th
1966
Division 2 1966
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1966.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 4th
1967
Division 2 1967
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1967.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
1968
Division 2 1968
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1968.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Svealand 6th
1969
Division 2 1969
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1969.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :*Sandåkerns SK - Hammarby IF 1-2*Hälsingborgs IF - Örgryte IS 0-4...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
1970
Division 2 1970
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1970.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 5th
1971
Division 2 1971
Statistics of the Swedish football Division 2 in the 1971 season.- Norrland :- Svealand :- Norra Götaland :- Södra Götaland :- Allsvenskan promotion playoffs :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 4th
1972
Division 2 1972
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1972.- Norra :- Mellersta :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 5th
1973
Division 2 1973
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1973.- Norra :* The match between IFK Luleå and IFK Sundsvall was not played because of bad weather.- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 1st Promoted
1974 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated
1975
Division 2 1975
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1975.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 2nd
1976
Division 2 1976
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1976.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 7th
1977
Division 2 1977
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1977.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 9th
1978
Division 2 1978
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1978.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...

Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 14th Relegated
1979 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promotion Playoffs


In recent seasons Brynäs IF have competed in the following divisions:
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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 11th Relegated
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 4th
1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 4th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 6th
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 5th
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Gästrikland 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 5th
2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 4th
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 4th
2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 2nd Promoted
2006
Division 2 2006
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

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Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 9th
2007
Division 2 2007
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 10th Relegation Playoffs
2008
Division 2 2008
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 11th Relegated
2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland 9th
2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland 9th Relegation Playoffs
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland

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

Footnotes

A. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...

, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off
Allsvenskan play-offs
The Allsvenskan play-offs was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish football champions between 1982 and 1990. The cup was created to increase the average attendance for Allsvenskan since public interest had dropped remarkably in the previous years. The four best placed teams in...

 in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien
Mästerskapsserien
Mästerskapsserien was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions. The top six teams from Allsvenskan qualified for Mästerskapsserien while the four bottom had to play the promotion and relegation Kvalsvenskan league with four and two teams from...

, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.

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