Österåker United FK

Österåker United FK is a Swedish football club located in Åkersberga.^[1]

Österåker United FK

Full name	Österåker United Fotbollsklubb
Nickname(s)	"United"
Founded	1928
Ground	Österåkers Friidrottsarena, Åkersberga
Capacity	600
Chairman	Anders Hammarbäck
Head coach	Mauricio Rojas
Coach	Philippe Lindström
League	Division 2 Norra Svealand
2024	Division 2 Norra Svealand, 10th of 14
Home colours Away colours

Background

Österåker United FK (as of 2023) currently plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They play their home matches at Österåkers Friidrotssarena in Åkersberga.^[3]

The original club (IFK Österåker FK) was founded after two local clubs (Runö IF and Åkersberga IF)^[4] merged in 1928. But in 2022, in anticipation of the 2023 season, the club merged and rebranded together with another local team,^[5] Åkersberga BK (founded in 1973).^[6] IFK Österåker FK was renamed Österåker United FK while Åkersberga BK was renamed Österåker United BK and became a "B-team".

The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[7]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 4th 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 7th 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 3rd 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 11th Relegated 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 10th Relegated 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 2nd 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 4th 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 4th 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 7th 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 9th 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 11th Relegated 2016 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 11th Relegated 2018 Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 2nd Promoted 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 10th 2021 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 5th 2022 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 2nd 2023 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 8th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [8] [9] [10]