IK Oddevold
Encyclopedia
IK Oddevold is a Swedish
football club
located in Uddevalla
, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1. They play most of their home games at Rimnersvallen
, although there is a newly built stadium called Thordéngården.
IK Oddevold was started as a neighborhood club called Karlsbergs IF in 1932. The name was eventually changed to IK Brage, but when it was discovered that the name was already in use by another team
they changed their name to Blixtens IK, but soon settled on IK Oddevold. During the 1950s, IK Oddevold was initially unable to play at Rimnersvallen without the support of ship owner, Gustaf B. Thordarson, so they played at Oddevallen, which opened in 1951.
In 1996 "IKO" spent their only season in Allsvenskan
, the top-flight league, and as of the end of the 2009 season
, they are 46th on the all-time Allsvenskan table, which is essentially an all-time performance ranking for teams that have played in the Allsvenskan.
IK Oddevold hosts many youth activities. Good performance seems important to the club, which may help high school sports (soccer, handball
, track and field
, and swimming
) in Uddevalla. Each summer, the club organizes the soccer tournament Oddebollen for young people.
IK Oddevold are affiliated to the Bohusläns Fotbollförbund
. They currently play in Division 1 South (2011). They finished in first place in the lower league in 2010, after an exciting finale to the season when they pipped Karlstad BK
to the promotion spot.
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Magnus Kihlstedt
Dick Last
Sergei Aleinikov
Jim Hagan
Ibrahim Khalil Tahini
Jorma Vaihela
Frank Soo
Nanne Bergstrand
Torbjörn Nilsson
Lars-Olof Mattsson
Roy Hodgson
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
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
located in Uddevalla
Uddevalla
Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...
, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1. They play most of their home games at Rimnersvallen
Rimnersvallen
Rimnersvallen is a multi-use stadium in Uddevalla, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10.605 people....
, although there is a newly built stadium called Thordéngården.
Background
IK Brage
IK Brage is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club, formed 1925, has played 18 seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The 2010 season will be played in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
they changed their name to Blixtens IK, but soon settled on IK Oddevold. During the 1950s, IK Oddevold was initially unable to play at Rimnersvallen without the support of ship owner, Gustaf B. Thordarson, so they played at Oddevallen, which opened in 1951.
In 1996 "IKO" spent their only season in Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
, the top-flight league, and as of the end of the 2009 season
2009 in Swedish football
The 2009 season in Swedish football, starting January 2009 and ending December 2009:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- International qualifications :- 2009 Allsvenskan :...
, they are 46th on the all-time Allsvenskan table, which is essentially an all-time performance ranking for teams that have played in the Allsvenskan.
IK Oddevold hosts many youth activities. Good performance seems important to the club, which may help high school sports (soccer, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, and swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
) in Uddevalla. Each summer, the club organizes the soccer tournament Oddebollen for young people.
IK Oddevold are affiliated to the Bohusläns Fotbollförbund
Bohusläns Fotbollförbund
The Bohusläns Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Bohuslän.- Background :...
. They currently play in Division 1 South (2011). They finished in first place in the lower league in 2010, after an exciting finale to the season when they pipped Karlstad BK
Karlstad BK
Karlstad BK is a Swedish football club located in Karlstad in Värmland County.-Background:Since their foundation on 19 October 1923 Karlstad BK has participated mainly in the second and third tiers of the Swedish football league system. As of 2011 the club currently plays in Division 1 Norra, which...
to the promotion spot.
Season to season
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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Division 1 1993 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1993.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Landskrona BoIS won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 8th | |
| 1994 Division 1 1994 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1994.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Djurgårdens IF and Örgryte IS won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 5th | |
| 1995 Division 1 1995 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1995.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 1st | Promoted |
| 1996 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | 14th | Relegated | |
| 1997 Division 1 1997 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1997.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Västra Frölunda IF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... |
Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 14th | Relegated |
| 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 Götaland | 7th | |
| 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 Götaland | 10th | Relegated |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Nordvästra Götaland | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs |
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Nordvästra Götaland | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs |
| 2002 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Nordvästra Götaland | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Nordvästra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 2004 Division 2 2004 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 8th | |
| 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 | Västra Götaland | 6th | |
| 2006 Division 2 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... * |
Tier 4 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 3rd | |
| 2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 4 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 10th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... |
Tier 4 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 13th | Relegated |
| 2010 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 4th |
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Current Squad
Notable players
Markus JohannessonMarkus Johannesson
Markus Johannesson is a retired Swedish football defender.Johannesson started his career at Rölanda IF, but moved on to Eds FF and IK Oddevold before he was signed by Örgryte IS in 1997. In 2004, Johannesson left Örgryte IS for Djurgårdens IF. He won The Double with Djurgården in 2005 and was also...
Magnus Kihlstedt
Magnus Kihlstedt
Magnus Kihlstedt is a former Swedish football goalkeeper. As of 2004 he had 13 matches for the national team. He has become Danish league and cup champion with FC København.-Clubs:*Munkedals IF - 1988...
Dick Last
Dick Last
Dick Last is a Swedish football goalkeeper who plays for IK Oddevold in Division 1 Södra. He started his career at Munkedals IF, and also played for IFK Göteborg, IFK Norrköping, and IK Oddevold....
Sergei Aleinikov
Sergei Aleinikov
Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov is a former football player from Belarus, now coach.-Career:He played for the USSR national football team, making 77 appearances for the USSR, scoring six goals, from 1984–91, when USSR made the final of Euro 88, losing to the Netherlands 0-2...
Jim Hagan
Jim Hagan
Jim Hagan is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and football club manager. He was born in Monkstown.Hagan began his career in Northern Ireland with Larne and was voted Ulster young player of the year in the 1975-76 season. While playing for Larne he also worked as a booking clerk for...
Ibrahim Khalil Tahini
Ibrahim Khalil Tahini
Ibrahim Khalil Tahini is a Sierra Leonean international footballer of Lebanese descent. He currently plays as a forward for IK Oddevold in Sweden.-Early life:...
Jorma Vaihela
Jorma Vaihela
Jorma Johan Sigurd Vaihela was a Finnish international footballer who played as an inside forward.-Club career:Vaihela played club football in Finland for RU-38, PoPa and TuTo, and in Sweden for IK Oddevold....
Notable Managers
József NagyJózsef Nagy (footballer born 1892)
József Nagy was an Hungarian footballer and manager from Budapest. He is most noted for his career as a footballing manager; Nagy managed the Swedish national football team and Swedish clubs and then he moved onto Serie A where he managed three clubs, Pro Vercelli, Bologna and Genoa. He also...
Frank Soo
Frank Soo
Frank Soo was an English professional football player and manager of mixed Chinese and English parentage. Soo played as an inside forward.-Personal life:...
Nanne Bergstrand
Nanne Bergstrand
Nanne Bergstrand is a Swedish football manager. He is currently the manager of Kalmar FF. He earlier coached Helsingborgs IF and Östers IF.-Club:Kalmar FF* 2007 Svenska Cupen* 2008 Allsvenskan* 2009 Supercupen-External links:...
Torbjörn Nilsson
Torbjörn Nilsson
Torbjörn Anders Nilsson is a Swedish former football striker and coach. He is considered to be one of the best Swedish footballers of all time, having won the Swedish championship twice and the UEFA Cup once with IFK Göteborg, where he spent most of his career...
Lars-Olof Mattsson
Lars-Olof Mattsson
Lars-Olof Mattsson is a Swedish football coach and former professional player who currently manages the Sierra Leone national team, a job he took up in January 2011.-Career:...
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...