Frösö IF is a
Swedish football club located in
Frösön
Frösön (, ; "Frey's island"), (Old no, Frøys øy) is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland, Sweden. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is th ...
which is west of the city
Östersund
Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön ...
in
Jämtland.
Background
Frösö Idrottsförening was officially founded on 3 April 1921 when the formal constitution was laid down but records indicate that the sports club was in existence 10 years earlier, having been formed by a bunch of sports fans who got together in 1910. They called themselves "Bergviksgrabbarna" (Bergvik boys) and concentrated their efforts on football and track and field disciplines, including shot put and javelin. The club has since specialised in a wide range of sports including athletics, bandy, bowling, football, handball, floorball, karting, orienteering, skiing, table tennis, casting (fishing) and weightlifting.
Since their foundation Frösö IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
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 288 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels. Below those five leve ...
. The football club began to play friendly matches from 1923 to 1924. In 1964 Frösö IF competed for the first time in Sweden's third division and in 1968 they played one season in Sweden's second division which was followed by relegation. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Lövsta Aktivitetscenter in Frösön.
Frösö IF are affiliated to the
Jämtland-Härjedalens FF.
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons Frösö IF have had the following average attendances:
The attendance record for Frösö IF was around 1,500 spectators for the match against
IFK Östersund
IFK Östersund is a Swedish football club located in Östersund in Jämtland.
Background
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Östersund were founded on 7 March 1906 at the Café Temperance in Östersund. The club subsequently joined the IFK movem ...
in 1967.
Footnotes
External links
Frösö IFnbsp;– Official club website
Frösö IFnbsp;– Football club website
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Football clubs in Jämtland County
Orienteering clubs in Sweden
Association football clubs established in 1921
1921 establishments in Sweden