Lerums IS

Lerums IS is a Swedish football club located in Lerum in Lerum Municipality, Västra Götaland County.^[1]

Lerums IS

Full name	Lerums Idrottssällskap
Nickname(s)	LIS
Founded	1927
Ground	Aspevallen Rydsberg konstgräs Lerum Sweden
League	Division 3 Mellersta Götaland
2009	Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Background

Lerum IS is a sports club that was formed in 1927 and specialises in football. LIS run a ladies team and a large and relatively successful youth section, the latter of which has over 1000 members and is one of the biggest clubs in the Gothenburg area.

Since their foundation, Lerums IS has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland, which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They play their home matches at the Aspevallen in Lerum.^[3]

Lerums IS are affiliated to the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Lerums IS have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2008 Not available Div 4 Göteborg A Tier 6 2009 120 Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2010 104 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]