Värtans IK 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 Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. The club was formed in 1924.

Background

Since their foundation Värtans IK has participated in the upper 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 5

Swedish football Division 5

Division 5 is the seventh level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 53 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 53 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Stockholm Mellersta which is the seventh tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hjorthagens IP in Stockholm.

Värtans IK are affiliated to the 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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Season to season

In their early history Värtans IK competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1934-35	Tier 3	Division 3	Östsvenska	1st	Promoted
1935-36	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	3rd
1936-37	Tier 2	Division 2	Östra	7th
1937-38	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	3rd
1938-39	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	6th
1939-40	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	4th
1940-41	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	9th	Relegated
1941-42	Tier 3	Division 3	Östsvenska Södra	6th
1942-43	Tier 3	Division 3	Östsvenska Södra	2nd
1943-44	Tier 3	Division 3	Östsvenska Södra	10th	Relegated

In recent seasons Värtans IK have competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	10th
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Stockholm Mellersta	6th
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Stockholm Mellersta	1st	Promoted
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Östra Svealand	1st	Promoted
1998 Division 2 1998 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1998.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	8th
1999 Division 2 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	4th
2000 Division 2 2000 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2000.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	7th
2001 Division 2 2001 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2001.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	9th
2002 Division 2 2002 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2002.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	8th
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	5th
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	1st	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	Norra Svealand	7th
2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	12th	Relegated
2010	Tier 7	Division 5	Stockholm Mellersta	5th
2011 2011 Division 5 (Part 2) For the first part of Swedish League Division 5, see 2011 Division 5 .Statistics of Swedish football Division 5 in season 2011. This is Part 2 which covers Stockholm, Södermanland, Uppland, Värmland, Västerbotten, Västergötland, Västmanland, Ångermanland, Örebro Läns and Östergötland.See also...	Tier 7	Division 5	Stockholm Norra	1st	Promoted

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Värtans IK have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	82	Div 3 Norra Svealand	Tier 5
2006	101	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2007	107	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2008	64	Div 3 Norra Svealand	Tier 5
2009	Not available	Div 4 Stockholm Norra	Tier 6
2010	Not available	Div 5 Stockholm Mellersta	Tier 7

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

External links

• Värtans IK - Official Website