Lucksta IF

Lucksta IF is a Swedish football club located in Lucksta in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County.^[2]

Lucksta IF

Full name	Lucksta Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	LIF
Founded	1920
Ground	Sörforsvallen Lucksta Sweden
Head coach	Micke Byström
League	Division 3 Mellersta Norrland
2023	Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, 1st (after 15 games)[1]
Home colours Away colours

Background

Lucksta Idrottsförening were founded in 1920 and their first match was played on 26 September 1920 against Matfors IF's B-team. The youth football section was first developed in the 1970s and the club currently serves over 150 young people.^[3]

Since their foundation Lucksta IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. In 2001 they were promoted to Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which was then the fourth tier of Swedish football. However their stay at this level lasted only two seasons before they were relegated back to Division 4 Medelpad. The club in 2010 played in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which is now the fifth tier of Swedish football. They have finished in a relegation position and for the 2011 season will again be back in Division 4.^[4] They play their home matches at the Sörforsvallen in Lucksta.^[5]

Lucksta IF are affiliated to the Medelpads Fotbollförbund.^[6]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 1st Våren (Spring) Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 3rd Kvalfyran (Autumn) 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 4th 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 7th 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 11th Relegated 1997 Tier 6 Division 5 Medelpad Promoted 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 7th 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 4th 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 8th 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 12th Relegated 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 4th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 4th 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad 9th 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 7th 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 3rd 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 2nd 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 10th Relegated 2023[1] Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 1st (after 15 games) Current * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

In recent seasons Lucksta IF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2009 Not available Div 4 Medelpad Tier 6 2010 102 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [10]

The attendance record for Lucksta IF was around 1,300 spectators for the match against IF Elfsborg for a cup match in April 2002.^[11]