Adolfsbergs IK

Adolfsbergs IK is a Swedish football club located in Örebro in Örebro County.^[1]

Adolfsbergs IK

Full name	Adolfsbergs Idrottsklubb
Founded	1943
Ground	Lugnets IP Örebro Sweden
Chairman	Per Wiklund
League	Division 3 Västra Svealand
2009	Division 3 Västra Svealand, 9th
Home colours Away colours

Background

Adolfsbergs Idrottsklubb is a sports club from the district of Adolfsberg in Örebro. The club was founded on 8 November 1943 and was first involved in bandy and table tennis. From 1944 football was played at the Brunnsparken and since 1957 at the Lugnets IP in Sommarroskogen where there is also a clubhouse.

Since 1975 the club has only specialised in football. Adolfsbergs IK currently has 450 active players and around 20 teams. Along with BK Forward and Karlslunds IF HFK, Adolfsbergs IK arranges one of Sweden's largest youth tournaments, the Örebro Cup.^[2]

Since their foundation Adolfsbergs IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. In 2010 the club played in Division 3 Västra Svealand, which is the fifth tier of Swedish football, but they finished in a relegation position and in 2011 they will play in Division 4 Örebro Län.^[3] They play their home matches at the Lugnets IP in Örebro.^[4]

Adolfsbergs IK are affiliated to the Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 10th Relegated 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 1st Promoted 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 3rd 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 5th 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 10th Relegated 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 3rd 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 2nd 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 7th 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 10th Relegated 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Örebro Län 6th 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Örebro Län 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 5th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 12th Relegated 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Örebro Län 5th 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Örebro län 1st Promoted 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 12th Relegated 2014 Tier 6 Division 4 Örebro län 7th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[6] [7] [8]

Attendances

In recent seasons Adolfsbergs IK have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2006 Not available Div 4 Örebro Län Tier 6 2007 148 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2008 175 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2009 189 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2010 149 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[9]