Ringkøbing Idrætsforening () is an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

club based in the town of

Ringkøbing Ringkøbing (older spelling ''Ringkjøbing'') is a town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Central Denmark Region, Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. It has a population of 9,830 (1 January 2025).

, West

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

, Denmark, that competes in the

Denmark Series The Denmark Series () is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each following promotion group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group ...

, the fifth tier of the

Danish football league system The Danish football league system, also known as the football league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league structure for association football in Denmark, in which all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotio ...

. Founded in 1900, it is shortly known as 'RIF' and affiliated to the

DBU Jutland DBU Jutland () is the local governing body for association football and futsal in Jutland, Denmark. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Jutland is a member of the U ...

, the regional body of football in Jutland. The team plays its home matches at Green Arena, where it has been based since 1999. The club's history includes numerous promotions and relegations, and some spells of sustained success. It was perhaps most prominent between in the

Interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

when it was a regional powerhouse, winning Jutland championships in the A-series (third regional tier) in 1920 and 1935.

History

Ringkøbing IF was relatively successful in the first decades after its foundation in 1900. In 1935, the club won the Jutland championships in the A-tier, after beating Ølgod (5–3),

Holstebro BK Holstebro Boldklub (; also simply called Holstebro or HB) is an association football club based in the town of Holstebro, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded i ...

(4–3) and finally

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

(3–1) in the finals. The latter was played at Herning Stadion on 4 June, and the result meant that Ringkøbing promoted to the ''JBU Mellemrækken'', the second regional division at that time. After some decades of struggles, Ringkøbing IF promoted to Series 1, the second highest regional tier in 1960, after a 6–2 win over league table rivals Grønbjerg IF. Some years later, however, the club would suffer relegation to the lower tiers. Some time would pass before Ringkøbing would reach the second regional tier again. Only in 1985 would the club reach Series 1 again, after finishing second in the Series 2 group. In the 2011–12 season, Ringkøbing IF secured promotion to the

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division () is a professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Football Association (Danish FA; DBU) as part of the nation-wide Da ...

, the third tier of Danish football, in the last round of competition by winning 2–4 away over local rivals

. This was the first time in club history that they reached the divisions; the three highest national leagues of Denmark.

Former players

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ringkobing IF Football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1900 1900 establishments in Denmark Ringkøbing Sport in the Central Denmark Region