Råslätts SK is a
Swedish football club located in
Jönköping
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The city is the seat of Jönköping Munici ...
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Background
Råslätts Sportklubb is a sports club from the residential area of Råslätt in south Jönköping. The club was founded on 31 January 1970 and specialises in football, although in their years they also had an
ice hockey
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section. For one season in 1990, the club enlisted
Predrag Radosavljevic previously with
Red Star Belgrade
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in the former Yugoslavia. Preki made a huge impact on the team, but left the club after the end of the season and later played for, among others,
Everton FC
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,
Portsmouth FC
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and U.S. national team in the World Cup 1998 in France. In the early 1990s the club was known as FC Jönköping but in 1994 the club reverted to the name Råslätts SK.
Since their foundation, Råslätts SK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland, which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Råslätts IP in Jönköping.
Råslätts SK are affiliated to
Smålands Fotbollförbund
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Background
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Recent history
In recent seasons Råslätts SK have competed in the following divisions:
2018 – Division II, Östra Götaland
2017 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
2016 – Division IV, Småland Elit Västra
2015 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2014 – Division II, Västra Götaland
2013 – Division II, Västra Götaland
2012 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2011 – Division III, Nordöstra Götaland
2010 – Division IV, Småland Elit Västra
2009 – Division III, Nordöstra Götaland
2008 – Division III, Nordöstra Götaland
2007 – Division IV, Småland Västra Elit
2007 – Division IV, Småland Elit Norra
2006 – Division IV, Småland Nordvästra
2005 – Division IV, Småland Nordvästra
2004 – Division IV, Småland Nordvästra
2003 – Division IV, Småland Nordvästra
2002 – Division IV, Småland Nordvästra
2001 – Division V, Småland Nordvästra
2000 – Division V, Småland Nordvästra
1999 – Division V, Småland Nordvästra
Attendances
In recent seasons Råslätts SK have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Råslätts SKnbsp;– Official website (Swedish)
Råslätts SK on Facebook(in Swedish)
Football clubs in Jönköping County
Association football clubs established in 1970
1970 establishments in Sweden
Sport in Jönköping
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