IK Frej

IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby.^[1] It currently plays in Division 3, the fifth tier in Swedish football.

IK Frej

Full name	Idrottsklubben Frej
Nickname(s)	Kyrkråttorna
Founded	5 February 1968; 57 years ago (1968-02-05)
Ground	Vikingavallen, Täby
Capacity	2,650
Chairman	Joakim Landén
Manager	Alni Sharifpour
League	Division 3 Norra Svealand
Home colours Away colours

Background

IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 members, most of whom are active in the football section. Approximately 50% of the youngsters aged 7–17 years in Täby Kyrkby are members of the club.^[2]

The club is named after the Norse god Freyr, Frej in Swedish, and has a picture of a viking with a horned helmet in their crest.

Since 1968 IK Frej has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club played in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football, between 2015 and 2019.^[3] They play their home matches at the Vikingavallen in Täby.^[4]

In 2021, after several years of financial difficulties, IK Frej withdrew from Division 1 to join Division 4 instead. Affiliated club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, that had provided resources in forms of funds and loan players for several years, decided to form Hammarby Talangfotbollsförening that took the place of IK Frej in Division 1.^[5][6][7]

IK Frej are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[8]

Coaching staff

First team

Name Role Joakim Landén Chairman Alni Sharifpour Head coach Mahan Baghdadi Assistant coach

History

• Daniel Lundkvist (2021–2022)^[9]
• Alni Sharifpour (2022–)^[10]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 8th 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 7th 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 4th 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 7th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2015 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Not relegated 2016 Tier 2 Superettan 10th 2017 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Not relegated 2018 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2019 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2020 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[11] [12] [13]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2002 155 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2003 224 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2004 260 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2005 258 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3 2006 155 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5 2007 167 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2008 212 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2009 248 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2010 210 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2011 409 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2012 316 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2013 312 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2014 503 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2015 1,049 Superettan Tier 2 2016 921 Superettan Tier 2 2017 907 Superettan Tier 2 2018 863 Superettan Tier 2 2019 756 Superettan Tier 2 2020 0 Division 1 Tier 3 Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[14]

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Norra
  • Runners-up (1): 2014