IFK Örebro is a Swedish

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club located in

Örebro Örebro ( ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...

Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Örebro were founded in 1900 and are

Närke Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the sou ...

's second oldest sports club. Many of Örebro's clubs have had their roots with IFK Örebro. The Örebro Sports Klub (ÖSK), Örebro Atletklubb and boxing club, Kelly, were all formed after severing their ties with IFK Örebro. In addition to football the club also has an active

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section. Since their foundation IFK Örebro has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the

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. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. IFK Örebro have played three seasons in Division 2, in 1933/34, 1935/36 and 1936/37, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Brickebackens IP in Örebro. IFK Örebro are affiliated to

Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund The Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund ''(Örebro County Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in Örebro County. Background Örebr ...

Recent history

In recent seasons IFK Örebro have competed in the following divisions: 2018 Division IV, Örebro Län
2017 Division IV, Örebro Län
2016 Division IV, Örebro Län
2015 Division IV, Örebro Län
2014 Division IV, Örebro Län
2013 Division IV, Örebro Län
2012 Division IV, Örebro Län
2011 Division III, Västra Svealand
2010 Division III, Västra Svealand
2009 Division III, Västra Svealand
2008 Division III, Västra Svealand
2007 Division IV, Örebro Län
2006 Division III, Västra Svealand
2005 Division IV, Örebro Län
2004 Division IV, Örebro Län
2003 Division IV, Örebro Län
2002 Division IV, Örebro Län
2001 Division IV, Örebro Län
2000 Division V, Örebro Län
1999 Division V, Örebro Län

Attendances

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

Footnotes

External links

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