Eskilstuna Södra FF is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Eskilstuna

Eskilstuna

Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....

 in Södermanland

Södermanland

', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is...

. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.

Background

Since their foundation, Eskilstuna Södra FF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 2 which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. Their best season was in 2011 when the club finished first in Division 3 Södra Svealand and promoted to Division 1 with 41 points, only two plus goals

Goal difference

In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....

 better than local rivals IFK Eskilstuna

IFK Eskilstuna

IFK Eskilstuna is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna in Södermanland County. In their early seasons IFK had a proud record as a Allsvenskan club but they now play in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football....

. They play their home matches at the Skogsängens IP in Eskilstuna.

Since 2006 the club have had a cooperation agreement with the top-level Eskilstuna football club, Eskilstuna City FK

Eskilstuna City FK

Eskilstuna City FK is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club is currently playing in Division 1.-Background:The club, formed on 1 November 1907 as IK City, is currently playing in Division 2 Södra Svealand, the fourth highest Swedish league. IK City played one season in the highest...

, which has enabled young City players to be loaned in the middle of season to Eskilstuna Södra FF.

Eskilstuna Södra FF are affiliated to Södermanlands Fotbollförbund

Södermanlands Fotbollförbund

The Södermanlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

. The club's B-team is Eskilstuna Södra TFF.

Recent History

In recent seasons Eskilstuna Södra FF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Södra Svealand

2010 - Division IV, Södermanland

2009 - Division IV, Södermanland

2008 - Division IV, Södermanland

2007 - Division IV, Södermanland

2006 - Division IV, Södermanland

2005 - Division III, Västra Svealand

2004 - Division III, Östra Svealand

2003 - Division III, Västra Svealand

2002 - Division II, Västra Svealand

2001 - Division II, Västra Svealand

2000 - Division II, Västra Svealand

1999 - Division III, Västra Svealand

1998 - Division IV, Södermanland

Attendances

In recent seasons, Eskilstuna Södra FF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2001	298	Div 2 Västra Svealand	Tier 3
2002	265	Div 2 Västra Svealand	Tier 3
2003	197	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 4
2004	142	Div 3 Östra Svealand	Tier 4
2005	178	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 4
2006	Not available	Div 4 Södermanland	Tier 6
2007	Not available	Div 4 Södermanland	Tier 6
2008	Not available	Div 4 Södermanland	Tier 6
2009	55	Div 4 Södermanland	Tier 6
2010	86	Div 4 Södermanland	Tier 6
2011	N/A	Div 3 Södra Svealand	Tier 5
2012	TBD	Div 2	Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.

External links

• Eskilstuna Södra FF - Official Website
• Eskilstuna Södra FF Facebook