Ulricehamns IFK 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 Ulricehamn

Ulricehamn

Ulricehamn is a locality and the seat of Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 9,250 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Ulricehamn, originally known as Bogesund has been populated at least since the Middle Ages. The town has had city privileges since at least the 15th century...

 in Ulricehamn Municipality

Ulricehamn Municipality

Ulricehamn Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Ulricehamn....

, Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

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Background

Ulricehamns IFK is a football club based in in Ulricehamn that was formed in 1992 through the merger of the football section of Ulricehamns IF and IFK Ulricehamn. Both clubs had a rich football history with UIF being over 80 years old and IFK Ulricehamn over 50 years old. The new club title created considerable debate and the choice of Ulricehamns Idrottsförening Kamraterna (UIFK) enabled both parties to see their own club name in the new title. The new club's colours of blue and black is a compromise from the merger. The amalgamation of 2 historic clubs represents a concerted attempt to place Ulricehamn on the Swedish football map by laying a solid foundation to progress to Division 2.

Since their foundation Ulricehamns IFK 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 club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at Lassalyckans IP in Ulricehamn.

Ulricehamns IFK are affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

The Västergötlands 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 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	2nd
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	5th
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	3rd
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	1st	Promoted
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	4th
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	6th
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydvästra Götaland	12th	Relegated
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	6th
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	8th
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	8th
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	3rd	Promoted
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	Mellersta Götaland	12th	Relegated
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	10th	Relegated
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	8th
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Västergötland Södra	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	7th
2011	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Ulricehamns IFK have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	180	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	249	Div 2 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 4
2007	99	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2008	Not available	Div 4 Västergötland Södra	Tier 6
2009	Not available	Div 4 Västergötland Södra	Tier 6
2010	139	Div 3 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Ulricehamns IFK - Official Website