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List Of Swedish Youth Football Champions
Swedish youth football champions () is a collection of several different titles in Swedish football that have been awarded to the winners of youth tournaments. For club teams, Swedish junior championships have been organised for boys since 1982 and for girls since 2018. Swedish boys championships have been organised since 1988, while Swedish girls championships have been organised between 1994 and 1997, and since 2009. A Swedish under-16 championship for boys has been organised since 2019. For teams of the district football associations of the Swedish Football Association, a district junior championship for boys was played between 1962 and 1994. District boys championships have been organised since 1975, while district girls championships have been organised since 1982. Junior champions for club teams Boys The junior championships for club teams (, also or ) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors. A cup tournament, , was played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Sweden
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which are playing on the 7,900 pitches available in the country. Football was first played in Sweden in the 1870s, the first championship was decided in 1896 and the Swedish Football Association was founded in 1904. Despite being a relatively small country population-wise, both the men's and women's national teams and the club teams have gained rather large success from time to time. History Football, along with other organised sports, came to Sweden in the 1870s and was mainly exercised by gymnastics clubs which exercised most of the sports of the time. England and Scotland were the main sources of inspiration and it is thus not strange that football gained popularity fast, with the first agreement of rules made in 1885 by the clubs active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following relegation in the 2022 Allsvenskan season. Formed in 1907, the club has won five national championship titles and five national cup titles. Helsingborgs IF have also won Allsvenskan on two occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league. Helsingborg was a founder member of Allsvenskan, and between 1924 and 1968 they spent all but two seasons in the top division, and won the league five times. At the end of the 1968 season, HIF were relegated, and while most people initially expected a quick return, they went on to spend the next 24 seasons in the lower leagues before finally getting promoted back to the top flight in 1992. Having returned to Allsvenskan in 1993, Helsingborg remained in the top divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmar FF
Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the club have won one national championship title (2008) and three national cup titles (1981, 1987, and 2007). In total, KFF has made 35 seasons in Allsvenskan since the debut in the 1949. The club can be found at the 13th position in the all-time Allsvenskan standings, is one of 14 Swedish football clubs that have become both national champions and national cup champions, and one of 14 clubs that have always played in one of the three highest Swedish national football leagues. Kalmar FF's main local rivals are Östers IF and during the 1980s and 90s Kalmar AIK. History Early Years On 15 June 1910, the club IF Göta was created, however they were not allowed to enter the '' Riksidrottsförbundet'' due to a conflict regarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasalunds IF
Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund. History Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Essinge IK and changed its name to ''Vasalund/Essinge IF''. The merger was discontinued and the original name was restored before the 2008 season. Season to season Cup (Svenska Cupen) Attendances In recent seasons Vasalunds IF have had the following average attendances: Squad Coaches * Bo Petersson (1983–84) * Bo Petersson (1988–90) * Erik Hamrén (1992–93) * Kjell Jonevret (1993–94) * Roger Palmgren (2003–2004) * Bo Petersson (2004–05) * Peter Lenell (2008–2009) * Azrudin Valentic (2009–2011) * Babar Rehman (2013–2015) * Roberth Björknesjö (2015) * Pascal Simpson (2016) * Kalle Karlsson (2017) * Carlos Banda (2017) * Babar Rehman (2017) * Nebojša Novaković Nebojša ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Swedish football. Their homeground is Borås Arena, where they have played since 17 April 2005. The club was founded in 1904 by a group of 19 youngsters which all were 14–15 years old. ''Borås Fotbollslag'' was formed in Ordenshuset at Landala (today Knalleland) on 26 June 1904. The main protagonist in the formation, Carl Larson, who in addition to football also practiced Sport of athletics, athletics and wrestling, claimed the reason was that the main sports club in the city, Borås Athletic and Sports Society, would not exert football in their program. Carl Larson, however, found that there were too many clubs containing the city name Borås which contributed to the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammarby Fotboll
Hammarby Fotboll, more commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish professional association football, football club from Stockholm founded in 1915. The club is based at 3Arena (Stockholm), 3 Arena in Johanneshov but founded in the neighbouring Södermalm district of Stockholm City Centre, an area that is considered the club's heartland. Competing in Sweden's Swedish football league system, first tier, Allsvenskan, Hammarby are placed eighth in the all-time Allsvenskan table, and has won the league once, in 2001. The club has competed in the Svenska Cupen final five times, winning their first title in 2021. The club's colours are green and white, which are reflected in its crest and kit. Between 1918 and 1978, however, the club played in black-and-yellow striped home shirts, which since often form the club's away colors. It is known for its vociferous fans and for having the highest average attendance in the Nordic countries. Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 August 1940, Häcken has played 23 seasons in Allsvenskan, debuting in the league in 1983 Allsvenskan, 1983. The club is affiliated to Gothenburg Football Association and play their home games at Bravida Arena. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow and black. History The beginning The club was started by a group of 14- to 15-year-old youngsters who wanted not just to play football for fun but also to create an organisation and participate in the national league system. Originally they played under the name BK Kick, but that name had already been taken by another club, and so when they applied to join the Gothenburg Football Association, their local FA, they renamed themselves Bollklubben Häcken, referenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIK Fotboll
AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish professional football club from Stockholm, competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The club was founded 1891 and the football department was formed in 1896. AIK's home ground is Strawberry Arena, located in Solna, just north of Stockholm City Centre. League champions in 2018, AIK has 12 championship titles and is third in the all-time Allsvenskan table. The club holds the record for having played the most seasons in the Swedish top flight. In Europe, AIK reached the quarter-finals of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, qualified for the 1999–00 UEFA Champions League group stage, and competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage. History Kit The first shirt is black and the second shirt is white. Shorts are white or, on rare occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Örgryte IS
Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. However, the club is best known for its football department. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country. History The club was founded on 4 December 1887 by Willhem Friberg and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892; football had been brought to the club by lacemakers from the Newmilns club in Ayrshire in 1891. Today, a memorial on Heden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement park Liseberg. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the English Corinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup – Corinthian Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västra Frölunda IF
Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening () is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930, the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölunda competes in Division 2 Västra Götaland, the fourth-highest league in Sweden. The club is affiliated with the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund. On 20 December 2023, Västra Frölunda announced an affiliation agreement with IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it .... Under the terms of the agreement, IFK Göteborg will loan under-23 players to Västra Frölunda, while the latter will benefit from knowledge-sharing and a head coach paid by IFK Göteborg. Achievements * Division 1 Södra ** Champions (1): 1997 * Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IK Sirius Fotboll
Idrottsklubben Sirius, more commonly known as IK Sirius or Sirius, is a Swedish professional association football, football club located in Uppsala. The club is affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund. History Founding The sports club that became IK Sirius was founded on 9 August 1907, and got its current name on 5 April 1908 after having been discussing Svartbäckens IK and IK Spurt. At the time, several sports club existed in the city of Uppsala: IFK Uppsala, IF Thor, IF Heimdal, and Upsala IF. The sports club was founded for sport of athletics, athletics, and took up association football, football in 1908. The first success came in 1924 when they reached the Svenska Mästerskapet final (not to be confused with Svenska Serien, which never acquired an official status of deciding the Swedish Champions). In the final, they were trounced 5–0 by Fässbergs IF. The Allsvenskan years The club spent the next forty years in lower division anonymity, before favourable ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Forward
Bollklubben Forward, commonly known as BK Forward, is a football team from Örebro, Sweden. They play in Div 2 Norra Götaland. The club plays in a small multipurpose stadium called Trängens IP. The base of the club is in the western end of downtown, whereas the city's historically main club Örebro SK play in the eastern end. The club is affiliated to the Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund. The club is well known for its youth system, having created players like Jimmy Durmaz, Jiloan Hamad and Jacob Rinne. The club has also had some success playing bandy, playing in the top Swedish series in 1973/74. Season to season Attendances In recent seasons BK Forward have had the following average attendances: Achievements League * Division 1 Norra: ** Runners-up (1): 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 &nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
