Swedish football club
Football club
Västerås IK Fotboll is a Swedish football club located in Västerås .[ 1]
Background
Since their foundation in 1913, Västerås IK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system . Their peak came early in the club's history when Västerås IK competed in the inaugural 1924–25 Allsvenskan season . The club's stay in the top tier was short-lived, however, and they were relegated at the end of the season having won only two games. As of the 2014 season[update] , the club plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand, which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.[ 2] They play their home matches at the Apalby IP in Västerås.[ 3]
Västerås IK are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund .[ 4]
Season to season
In their early seasons Västerås IK competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Group
Position
Movements
1924–25
Tier 1
Allsvenskan
11th
Relegated
1925–26
Tier 2
Division 2
Mellansvenska Serien
3rd
1926–27
Tier 2
Division 2
Mellansvenska Serien
3rd
1927–28
Tier 2
Division 2
Mellansvenska Serien
9th
Relegated
1928–29
Tier 3
Division 3
Mellansvenska
8th
1929–30
Tier 3
Division 3
Mellansvenska
11th
Relegated
[ 5]
[ 6]
In recent seasons Västerås IK Fotboll have competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Group
Position
Movements
1993
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
12th
Relegated
1994
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
2nd
Promotion Playoffs
1995
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
1996
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
10th
Relegated
1997
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
1998
Tier 4
Division 3
Norra Svealand
2nd
Promotion playoff
1999
Tier 4
Division 3
Norra Svealand
11th
Relegated
2000
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
2nd
Promotion playoff – promoted
2001
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
4th
2002
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
5th
2003
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
1st
Promoted
2004
Tier 3
Division 2
Västra Svealand
9th
2005
Tier 3
Division 2
Norra Svealand
6th
2006 *
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
5th
2007
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
5th
2008
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
8th
2009
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
5th
2010
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
10th
Relegation playoff
2011
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
6th
2012
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
3rd
2013
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
11th
Relegation playoff
2014
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
10th
2015
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
9th
2016
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
14th
Relegated
2017
Tier 5
Division 3
Östra Svealand
7th
2018
Tier 5
Division 3
Östra Svealand
6th
2019
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
10th
Relegated
2020
Tier 6
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
2021
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
8th
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [ 7]
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[ 9]
Attendances
In recent seasons Västerås IK Fotboll have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average attendance
Division / Section
Level
2005
187
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 3
2006
242
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2007
175
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2008
177
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2009
183
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2010
141
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2011
200
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2012
119
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2013
167
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2014
120
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2015
121
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2016
122
Div. 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
2017
106
Div. 3 Östra Svealand
Tier 5
2018
153
Div. 3 Östra Svealand
Tier 5
2019
?
Div. 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [ 10]
The attendance record for Västerås IK was 3,924 spectators for the match against Sandvikens IF in Division 2 Norra on 16 September 1945.[ 11]
External links
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