Friska Viljor FC

Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.^[1]

Friska Viljor FC

Full name	Friska Viljor Fotboll Club
Nickname(s)	Gulsvart (Yellow-Black) Viljorna (The Wills)
Founded	1994
Ground	Skyttis IP Örnsköldsvik Sweden
Chairman	Per-Olof Östman
Head coach	Pero Kapcevic
League	Ettan Norra
2024	Ettan Norra, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Home colours

Background

The club was formed in February 1994 from the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor, a club whose greatest achievement had been to reach the semifinal of the 1948 Svenska Cupen. From 1995 to 1998, the new club progressed through the league system from Division 6 to Division 2. In 2003, the club won Division 2 Norrland and then participated in the promotion play-offs: they won 4–3 away to Väsby IK FK and then lost 2–3 at home, and were promoted to the Superettan on away goals. Second-tier football in the Superettan in 2004 proved a disappointment as Friska Viljor finished in last place and were relegated.^[2] In subsequent years Friska Viljor FC participated in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system, winning the Division 3 promotion play-off to return to Division 2 Norrland (Swedish football's fourth tier) in 2015.

The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra (the third tier of Swedish football).^[3] They play their home matches at Skyttis IP in Örnsköldsvik.^[4] Since 2004, the club has used an artificial turf surface.

Friska Viljor FC are affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1994 Tier 7 Division 6 Ångermanland 3rd 1995 Tier 7 Division 6 Ångermanland 1st Promoted 1996 Tier 6 Division 5 Ångermanland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 1st Promoted 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 6th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 4th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 8th 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promotion play-offs – Promoted 2004 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 8th 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 7th 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 3rd 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 6th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 11th Relegated 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 5th 2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 3rd 2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promotion play-off 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 10th Relegation play-off 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promotion play-off 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promoted 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 13th Relegated 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promotion play-off - Promoted 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 7th 2019 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 3rd 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 4th * 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 Friska Viljor FC have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division/section Level 2005 397 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3 2006 188 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2007 285 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2008 276 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2009 355 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2010 131 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2011 147 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2012 163 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2013 134 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2014 166 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2015 166 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2016 284 Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 4 2017 294 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 2018 ? Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 4 2019 ? Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 4 2020 Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9]

In their opening home game in the Superettan in 2004 Friska Viljor FC had an attendance of 1,221 against Östers IF. Other well attended home games were the 1,012 spectators for the match with IFK Norrköping and 1,186 spectators for the match with IF Brommapojkarna.

The attendance record for Friska Viljor FC was 2,107 spectators for the match against IFK Göteborg on 1 May 2003.^[10]

Current squad

As of 7 February 2025^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE Hugo Backman 2 DF  SWE Calle Nordin 4 MF  SWE Ludvig Kallin 8 MF  SWE Fredrik Borgström 9 FW  SWE Hugo Svensson 10 FW  SWE Adam Näsmark 12 DF  SWE Jonathan Powell 14 MF  SWE Filip Siljander 15 MF  SWE Isak Sedin

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  SWE Abeyal Okubagebriael 19 MF  SWE Araya Zerai 20 MF  SWE Mahdi Afzali 22 DF  SWE Simon Hägglund 23 MF  FIN Jimi Kovalainen 25 FW  SWE Albin Svensson 30 GK  SWE Isac Ulander 80 MF  SWE Charles Sampson

Achievements

• Norrländska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (1): 1943 (as IF Friska Viljor)