Råsunda IS 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 Solna

Solna Municipality

Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....

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Background

Råsunda Idrotssällskap is a sports club from Råsunda in Solna which was formed in 1912. The club participates in football and bandy but in the past has also been active in ice-hockey and swimming. In 1947 the club played one season in Sweden's top bandy division.

Since their foundation Råsunda IS has participated mainly in the 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...

, reaching their pinnacle in 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 and 1971 when they played in Division 2 which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. The club currently plays in Division 3 Norra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Skytteholms IP in Solna.

Råsunda IS are affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund

Stockholms Fotbollförbund

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

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Recent History

In recent seasons Råsunda IS have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2010 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2009 - Division II, Norra Svealand

2008 - Division II, Norra Svealand

2007 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2006 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2005 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

2004 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

2002 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

2001 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

2000 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

1999 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

1998 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

1997 - Division III, Östra Svealand

1996 - Division III, Östra Svealand

1995 - Division III, Östra Svealand

1994 - Division IV, Stockholm Mellersta

1993 - Division III, Norra Svealand

Attendances

In recent seasons Råsunda IS have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	Not available	Div 4 Stockholm Mellersta	Tier 5
2006	73	Div 3 Norra Svealand	Tier 5
2007	119	Div 3 Norra Svealand	Tier 5
2008	94	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2009	93	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2010	70	Div 3 Norra Svealand	Tier 5

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

Current squad

Notable Players

Admir Ćatović

Admir Catovic

Admir Ćatović is a Bosnian-Swedish footballer who plays for AIK in Sweden.-Career:He scored his first goal as senior against Västra Frölunda IF when he gave AIK the lead after nine minutes in a 3-0 victory....

 Daniel Hoch

Daniel Hoch

Daniel Hoch is a Swedish football player, who plays as a striker for Väsby United.He moved from IF Brommapojkarna to AIK in 1997, where he got his senior debut. After nine seasons at AIK, he moved abroad to play for Danish Superliga club Aalborg BK in January 2006...

 Per Kaufeldt

Per Kaufeldt

Per Kaufeldt was an Swedish football player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Swedish team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.-External links:**...

 Kurt Liander

Kurt Liander

Kurt Liander is a former Swedish footballer and football manager.He played mostly for AIK and IFK Stockholm.He played 5 times for the Swedish national team.He also had a career as a manager.-External links:*...

 Krister Nordin

Krister Nordin

Hans Krister Nordin is a Swedish former professional football player, who played the bulk of his career with Swedish club AIK Fotboll in the Allsvenskan championship. He played two matches for the Sweden national under-21 football team.Born in Stockholm, Nordin started playing football with local...

 Bo Petersson

Bo Petersson

Bo Petersson is a Swedish football manager and former football player.-Career:He played for Älvsjö AIK, Råsunda IS, Spårvägens FF, Vasalunds IF, AIK, IFK Östersund, Visby AIK and Danderyds SK....

 Lennart Söderberg

Lennart Söderberg

Lennart Söderberg is a Swedish football manager and former football player.He played for AIK, GIF Sundsvall, Ljusdals IF and Ulriksdals SK....

External links

• Råsunda IS - Official Website
• Råsunda IS Facebook