Upsala 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 Uppsala

Uppsala

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Background

Upsala IF was formed on the 11th December 1904 when IK Swithiod and Erikslunds IK decided to merge. It was intended that the new club would be named Allmänna Idrottsklubben, Uppsala, but the club were refused entry into the Riksidrottsförbundet (Swedish Sports Confederation) because of the similarity to a name used by AIK in the northern suburbs of Stockholm. The name was eventually changed at the beginning of 1907 to Upsala Idrottsförening and the club joined the RF.

UIF provides a classic example of a multi-sport club with five active sections covering boxing, football / youth football, athletics, handball and orienteering. Over the years the club had as many as 14 sports in its programme including bandy, ice-hockey, chess, tennis, cycling, skiing, walking and swimming but these sports are no longer active. The club currently has nearly 2,000 members.

Since their foundation Upsala IF 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 Norra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Ekebydalens IP in Uppsala.

Upsala IF are affiliated to Upplands Fotbollförbund

Upplands Fotbollförbund

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

. In the 2011 season Upsala IF FF are competing in Division 7

Swedish football Division 7

Division 7 is the ninth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 47 sections with 9 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 47 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Upsala IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2010 - Division IV, Uppland

2009 - Division IV, Uppland

2008 - Division IV, Uppland

2007 - Division IV, Uppland

2006 - Division IV, Uppland

2005 - Division IV, Uppland

2004 - Division V, Uppland Norra

2003 - Division IV, Uppland

2002 - Division IV, Uppland

2001 - Division III, Norra Svealand

2000 - Division IV, Uppland/Gotland Höst

2000 - Division IV, Uppland Östra

1999 - Division III, Norra Svealand

Attendances

In recent seasons Upsala IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2009	Not available	Div 4 Uppland	Tier 6
2010	71	Div 4 Uppland	Tier 6

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

External links

• Upsala IF - Official Website