Matfors 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 Matfors

Matfors

Matfors is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 3,239 inhabitants in 2005.The river Ljungan runs through Matfors. It is situated about 15 kilometers west of Sundsvall, a city with about 45,000 inhabitants...

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Background

Matfors Idrottsförening is a Swedish sports club situated in Matfors

Matfors

Matfors is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 3,239 inhabitants in 2005.The river Ljungan runs through Matfors. It is situated about 15 kilometers west of Sundsvall, a city with about 45,000 inhabitants...

 in Sundsvall Municipality

Sundsvall Municipality

Sundsvall Municipality is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden, where the city Sundsvall is the seat....

, Västernorrland County

Västernorrland County

Västernorrland County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Province :...

. It was founded in 1901 under the name of Thule skidklubb (Thule Skiing club). In 1916 the name was changed to Matfors IF. The club is currently active in football (men's and women's soccer), skiing and tennis.

Matfors IF 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...

 Medelpad 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 Thulevallen in Matfors.

The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund

Medelpads Fotbollförbund

The Medelpads Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Medelpad in Norrland.- Background :...

. Matfors IF played in the 2010 Svenska Cupen but lost 0-2 at home to Friska Viljor FC

Friska Viljor FC

Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.-Background:The club was formed in February 1994 but was previously the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor. From 1995 to 1998 the new club progressed...

 in the preliminary round.

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	Norrland	3rd
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	Norrland	6th
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	Norrland	12th	Relegated
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	3rd
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	7th
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	6th
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	5th
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	12th	Relegated
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Medelpad	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Medelpad	1st	Promoted
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	10th	Relegated
2006*	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	10th
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	8th
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	9th
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	10th
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	8th
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Medelpad	3rd

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

External links

• Matfors IF - Official Website