Hemmingsmarks IF 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 Hemmingsmark

Hemmingsmark

Hemmingsmark is a locality situated in Piteå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 398 inhabitants in 2005....

 in Piteå Municipality

Piteå Municipality

Piteå Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Piteå.-Localities:There are 14 localities in Piteå Municipality:The municipal seat in bold-Sister cities:...

 outside Piteå

Piteå

Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :...

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Background

Since their foundation Hemmingsmarks IF has participated 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 5

Swedish football Division 5

Division 5 is the seventh level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 53 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 53 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Norrbotten Södra which is the seventh tier of Swedish football. In 2005 they reached Division 2 Norrland but their stay was short-lived as they were relegated at the end of the season. HIF play their home matches at the Hifton in Hemmingsmark.

The club are affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

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

. Norrbottens FF demoted Hemmingsmarks IF to Division 5

Swedish football Division 5

Division 5 is the seventh level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 53 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 53 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 for the 2011 season as HIF are a feeder club to Infjärdens SK

Infjärdens SK

Infjärdens SK is a Swedish football team currently playing in Division 3 Norra Norrland .-Background:Infjärdens SK originates from three clubs:*Långnäs IF specialising in football, bandy, skiing, athletics and hockey....

 and are not permitted to play in the same division as their elite club. This unfortunate situation arose as ISK were relegated to Division 4

Swedish football Division 4

Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Norrbotten Södra at the end of the 2010 season.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	3rd
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	6th
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	4th
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
1998	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	2nd
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	5th
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	4th
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	8th
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	5th
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	1st	Promoted
2005 Division 2 2005 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	12th	Relegated
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	7th
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	6th
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	5th
2009	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	11th	Relegated
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Norrbotten Södra	4th

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Hemmingsmarks IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	303	Div 2 Norrland	Tier 3
2006	150	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2007	143	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2008	101	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2009	105	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2010	63	Div 4 Norrbotten Södra	Tier 6

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

External links

• Hemmingsmarks IF - Official Website
• Hemmingsmarks IF Facebook