Kvidinge IF

Kvidinge IF is a Swedish football club located in Kvidinge situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County.^[1]

Kvidinge IF

Full name	Kvidinge Idrottsförening
Nickname	KIF
Ground	Kvidinge IP Kvidinge Sweden
Chairman	Krister Martinsson
Head coach	Bobby Svensson
League	Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra
2010	Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra A, 12th (Relegated)
Home colours

Background

Kvidinge Idrottsförening were formed on 13 June 1913 and from their inception to well into the 1930s specialised in athletics. Football was played only sporadically and it was not until 1931 that the club for the first time participated in a league.^[2]

Since their formation Kvidinge IF football club has participated in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club's first major football success was 1941–42 when the club won Skåneserien Division 2. It took until 1962 before any further success when they won the Skåneserien Division 6, a feat that was repeated again in 1967. In 1972 Kvidinge IF won the Division 5 and gained promotion to Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra.^[3] The most successful period in the club's history followed reaching its peak in the 1980s when KIF played two seasons in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland, then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1980 and 1986.

The club currently plays in Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra which is the ninth tier of Swedish football.^[4] They play their home matches at the Kvidinge IP in Kvidinge.^[5]

Kvidinge IF are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.^[6]

Season to season

In their successful period in the 1970s and 1980s Kvidinge IF competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1973 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 10th 1974 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 8th 1975 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Mellersta 9th 1976 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 4th 1977 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 5th 1978 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 9th 1979 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted 1980 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 12th Relegated 1981 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 6th 1982 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 4th 1983 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 3rd 1984 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 3rd 1985 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted 1986 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 12th Relegated [7] [8]

In recent seasons Kvidinge IF have competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1999 Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra A 2nd Promoted 2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra 12th Relegated 2001 Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B 12th Relegated 2002 Tier 8 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra B 8th 2003 Tier 8 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra B 3rd Promotion Playoffs 2004 Tier 8 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra A 10th 2005 Tier 8 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra A 7th 2006* Tier 9 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra A 7th 2007 Tier 9 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra A 9th 2008 Tier 9 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra B 3rd Promotion Playoffs 2009 Tier 8 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra 10th Relegation Playoffs 2010 Tier 8 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra A 12th Relegated 2011 Tier 9 Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [9] [10] [11]

Attendances

KIF's record attendance at Kvidinge idrottsplats was in 1977 when 4,610 people attended the home match with Malmö FF in the Svenska Cupen.