IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in
Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in
Division 3, the fifth tier in Swedish football.
Background
IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 members, most of whom are active in the football section. Approximately 50% of the youngsters aged 7–17 years in Täby Kyrkby are members of the club.
The club is named after the Norse god
Freyr
Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested Æsir, god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was ...
, ''Frej'' in Swedish, and has a picture of a
viking
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
with a
horned helmet in their crest.
Since 1968 IK Frej 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
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. The club played in
Superettan
Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...
, the second tier of Swedish football, between 2015 and 2019. They play their home matches at the Vikingavallen in Täby.
In 2021, after several years of financial difficulties, IK Frej withdrew from
Division 1 to join
Division 4
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instead. Affiliated club
Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, that had provided resources in forms of funds and loan players for several years, decided to form
Hammarby Talangfotbollsförening that took the place of IK Frej in Division 1.
IK Frej are affiliated to the
Stockholms Fotbollförbund.
Coaching staff
First team
History
* Daniel Lundkvist (2021–2022)
IK Frej Taby och Daniel Lundqvist gar skilda vagar
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* Alni Sharifpour (2022–)[Ny tranare for IK Frej]
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Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons IK Frej have had the following average attendances:
Achievements
League
* Division 1 Norra
** Runners-up (1): 2014
References
External links
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Football clubs in Stockholm County
Association football clubs established in 1968
1968 establishments in Sweden
Täby Municipality
1960s establishments in Stockholm County