IK Franke 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...

 in Västmanland

Västmanland

' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...

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Background

Idrottsklubben Franke was formed in 1943 and its main activity has been football despite the initial success came in bandy when the club won the national juniors championship in 1958. At youth level the football club has fostered future national team players such as Gary Sundgren

Gary Sundgren

Kari Juhani "Gary" Sundgren is a retired Swedish footballer who played mostly for AIK Fotboll, as a defender .-Club career:...

 and Pontus Kåmark

Pontus Kåmark

Pontus Kåmark is a Swedish former footballer. He played for AIK, Leicester City, IFK Göteborg and Västerås SK.Born in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Kåmark, a defender, was part of the third-place Swedish squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup...

. In 2010 the first team has been coached by Peter Markstedt, the former Hammarby IF

Hammarby IF

Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...

 player.

Since their foundation IK Franke 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 men's team currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. The ladies team plays at a similar level. The teams play their home matches at the Råby IP in Västerås.

IK Franke 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

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	6th
1994	Tier 4	Division 3	Östra Svealand	9th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	6th
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	9th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
1998	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	7th
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	10th	Relegated
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	8th
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	4th
2005	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Västra Svealand	7th
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	2nd
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Västra Svealand	5th

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

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Franke have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	Not available	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 5
2006	110	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2007	115	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2008	Not available	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6
2009	Not available	Div 4 Västmanland	Tier 6
2010	120	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5

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

External links

• IK Franke - Official Website
• IK Franke Facebook