IFK Västerås 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 Västerås

Västerås

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås were formed in 1898 and at their best played in series games in Sweden for several seasons in Sweden's next highest division; the first season in 1924/1925, and last time in 1987. The club has also had successes in athletics. The club is active in soccer, skiing

Skiing

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, figure skating

Figure skating

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, and bowling

Bowling

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. The club has formerly been active in ice hockey

Ice hockey

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, but this section is, as of 2009, inactive.

Since their foundation IFK Västerås has participated mainly in the upper and middle 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...

 Västmanland which is the seventh tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Swedbank Park

Swedbank Park

Swedbank Park is a multi-use stadium in Västerås, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Västerås SK Fotboll. The stadium holds 7,044 people and was opened in 2008. It replaced Arosvallen as the home of Västerås SK....

 in Västerås.

IFK Västerås are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund

Västmanlands Fotbollförbund

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

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Season to season

In their early history IFK Västerås competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1924-25	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska	6th
1925-26	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska	4th
1926-27	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska	2nd
1927-28	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska	2nd
1928-29	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	7th
1929-30	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	6th
1930-31	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	8th
1931-32	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	4th
1932-33	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	8th
1933-34	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	8th
1934-35	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	2nd
1935-36	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	8th
1936-37	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	4th
1937-38	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	5th
1938-39	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	8th
1939-40	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	8th
1940-41	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	7th
1941-42	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	7th
1942-43	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	8th
1943-44	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	4th
1944-45	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	3rd
1945-46	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	3rd
1946-47	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	5th
1947-48	Tier 2	Division 2	Nordöstra	10th	Relegated
1948-49	Tier 3	Division 3	Norra	9th	Relegated

In recent seasons IFK Västerås have competed in the following divisions:

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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	Västra Svealand	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
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	Västra Svealand	7th
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	Västra Svealand	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
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	Västra Svealand	8th
1997 Division 2 1997 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1997.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	8th
1998 Division 2 1998 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1998.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	10th	Relegation Playoffs
1999 Division 2 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	6th
2000 Division 2 2000 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2000.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	12th	Relegated
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	9th	Relegation Playoffs
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	3rd
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Östra Svealand	9th
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	5th
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	6th
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	2nd
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	11th	Relegated
2011	Tier 7	Division 5	Västmanland

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

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Västerås have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	121	Div 3 Östra Svealand	Tier 4
2006	80	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2007	Not available	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6
2008	Not available	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6
2009	70	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6
2010	45	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6

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

Notable Players

Stefan Pettersson

Stefan Pettersson (footballer)

Stefan Bengt Pettersson is a former Swedish footballer, who began his career in the Swedish Allsvenskan with the club IFK Norrköping, before leaving for IFK Göteborg during the 1984 season...

 Joachim Lantz

Joachim Lantz

Joachim Lantz is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Mjällby AIF.-External links:**...

 Gabrijel Radojičić

External links

• IFK Västerås - Official Website