IFK Karlshamn 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 Karlshamn

Karlshamn

Karlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,957 inhabitants of the city core and 30 918 in the municipality ....

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Karlshamn were formed on the 22nd July 1906. In addition to football other sports in the early years included athletics, swimming, rowing, shooting, tennis and gymnastics. In the 1920s boxing, wrestling, handball, orienteering and bandy were added.

Football is now the main activity, the first match being played against a foreign team on 12th August 1907. IFK Karlshamn currently plays in 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...

 Blekinge which is the sixth tier of Swedish football

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...

. They play their home matches at the Vägga IP in Karlshamn.

The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund

Blekinge Fotbollförbund

The Blekinge Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Blekinge County.- Background :...

. IFK Karlshamn have competed in the Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...

 on 20 occasions.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993 Division 2 1993 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1993.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	4th
1994 Division 2 1994 The 1994 Swedish Division 2 season.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	4th
1995 Division 2 1995 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1995.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	6th
1996 Division 2 1996 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1996.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	11th	Relegated
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	3rd
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	4th
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	7th
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	10th	Relegated
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	5th
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	8th
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	13th	Relegated
2005	Tier 6	Division 5	Blekinge	5th
2006*	Tier 7	Division 5	Blekinge	1st	Promoted
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Blekinge	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Blekinge	3rd
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Blekinge	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	12th	Relegated
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Blekinge	3rd

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

External links

• IFK Karlshamn - Official Website
• IFK Karlshamn Facebook