Lundby IF is a football club formed in 1919 located in

Hisingen Hisingen () is the fifth-largest island of Sweden (after Gotland, Öland, Södertörn and Orust), with an area of . It is a river island, formed by the split of the Göta Älv at Bohus Fortress, Bohus, and is defined to the east and south by t ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

, Sweden. The club currently plays in Division 5.

History

1940s

In 1939–1940, during the time the team played in Division 3. After winning the league, the team was promoted to Division 2. The following year the club won the Division 2 Västra. After their win, the team place 8th for 1942–1943 season. From 1943 to 1944, the club came in 7th place. The 1944–1945 season Lundby IF placed 3rd and, in 1946–1947, the club came in 6th place in the same division.

1990s to Present

In 1995, the club won the Division 2 Västra Götaland and were promoted to Division 1 Södra. The following year Lundby played in Division 1 Södra and placed 12th. In 1997, the team were relegated back to Division 2 but were promoted back to Division 1 after winning Division 2.In 1998, the team placed 13th in Division 1. As a result, the team was demoted back to Division 2. In 2006, the team part took in the Svenska Cup and lost against

FC Trollhättan FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1. Background The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge. In their first ever le ...

. The team was unable to finish the 2006 season after the club went bankrupt. Following the bankruptcy, a new outlet was formed called Lundby IF 06. In 2015, "06" was removed from the club name. In 2019, coinciding with the clubs 100th year anniversary, the team once again re-entered senior football. After winning promotion two times in three years, the mens team compete in division 5 in 2025. In 2024, the club also started a womens team, which currently competes in division 5. Lundby IF are affiliated to the

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund Göteborgs Fotbollförbund ''(Gothenburg Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gothenburg and surrounding municipalities. Background Göteborg ...

Notable players

Former players include Teddy Lucic, Bosko Orovic,

Tobias Hysén Glenn Tobias Hysén (born 9 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Starting his career with Lundby IF in 1998, he went on to represent BK Häcken, Djurgårdens IF, Sunderland, IFK Göte ...

Dime Jankulovski Dime Jankulovski (; born 18 June 1977) is a Swedish Association football, football coach and former professional player who currently is the assistant coach of Västra Frölunda IF. He played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. ...

, Bengt "Fölet" Berndtsson, Teddy Olausson, and Torbjörn Lundblad.

References

Defunct football clubs in Sweden Association football clubs established in 1919 Football clubs in Gothenburg 1919 establishments in Sweden 1910s establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County {{Sweden-footyclub-stub