Sandvikens AIK FK 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 Sandviken

Sandviken

Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...

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Background

Sandvikens AIK FK 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...

 Gestrikland 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...

. In 1954-55 season the club played in the 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...

. They play their home matches at the Arena Jernvallen in Sandviken.

The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

The Gestriklands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gestrikland in Norrland.- Background :...

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League

Best position: 12th place 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...

 in 1955

1st in Division 2: 1913, 1954

1st in Division 3 (4 times): 1929, 1939, 1961, 1992

1st District Series (5 times): 1981, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2008

Cup

Quarter-Finalist in the Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...

(9 times): 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924

1st in Distriktsmästerskapet (District Championship) (19 times): 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1961

Club History

1901-1904 - did not participate in the league

1905-1908 - Gävleserien

1909-1910 - did not participate in the league

1911-1913 - Gävleserien

1913-1917 - Div 2 Uppsvenskan

1918-1922 - did not participate in the league

1923-1928 - Div 2 Uppsvenskan

1928-1929 - Div 3 Uppsvenskan

1929-1933 - Div 2 Norra

1933-1934 - Div 3 Uppsvenskan

1934-1939 - Div 3 Uppsvenskan, västra

1939-1947 - Div 2 Norra

1947-1952 - Div 2 Nordöstra

1952-1953 - Div 3 Norra

1953-1954 - Div 2 Norrland

1954-1955 - Allsvenskan

1955-1956 - Div 2 Norrland

1956-1960 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

1961 - Div 3 Norra Svealand

1962-1964 - Div 2 Svealand

1965-1967 - Div 2 Norrland

1968-1971 - Div 3 Södra Norrland, nedre

1972-1975 - Div 3 Norra Svealand

1976-1979 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

1980-1985 - Div 4 Gästrikland

1986-1990 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

Vår 1991 - Div 2 Södra Norrland

Höst 1991 - Div 2 Norrland

Vår 1992 - Div 3 Södra Norrland B

1992-1994 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

1995-1999 - Div 4 Gästrikland

2000 - Div 3 Norra Svealand

2001-2002 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

2003 - Div 4 Gästrikland

2004-2005 - Div 3 Södra Norrland

2006-2008 - Div 4 Gästrikland

2009 - Div 3 Norra Svealand

2010 - Div 4 Gestrikland

External links

• Sandvikens AIK FK - Official Website