Ulricehamns IFK

Ulricehamns IFK is a Swedish football club located in Ulricehamn in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County.^[1]

Ulricehamns IFK

Full name	Ulricehamns Idrottsförening Kamraterna
Nickname(s)	UIFK
Founded	1992
Ground	Lassalyckans IP Ulricehamn Sweden
Chairman	Bengt-Olof Foss
Coach	Marcus Sjöbring Fredrik Wigestål
League	Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland
2011	Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, 9th
Home colours

Background

Ulricehamns IFK is a football club based in Ulricehamn that was formed in 1992 through the merger of the football section of Ulricehamns IF and IFK Ulricehamn. Both clubs had a rich football history with UIF being over 80 years old and IFK Ulricehamn over 50 years old. The new club title created considerable debate and the choice of Ulricehamns Idrottsförening Kamraterna (UIFK) enabled both parties to see their own club name in the new title. The new club's colours of blue and black is a compromise from the merger. The amalgamation of 2 historic clubs represents a concerted attempt to place Ulricehamn on the Swedish football map by laying a solid foundation to progress to Division 2.^[2]

Since their foundation Ulricehamns IFK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.^[3] They play their home matches at Lassalyckans IP in Ulricehamn.^[4]

Ulricehamns IFK are affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 2nd 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 5th 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 3rd 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 4th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 6th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 12th Relegated 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 6th 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 10th Relegation Playoffs 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 8th 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 8th 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 3rd Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 12th Relegated 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 8th 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Södra 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 7th 2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland "4th" * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player - GK  SWE Jesper Hallqvist - GK  SWE Alexander Carlén - GK  SWE Andreas Ahlberg - DF  SWE Linus Falk - DF  SWE Niklas Wiberg - DF  SWE Tobias Arvidsson Wengbrand - DF  SWE Mikael Sjögren - DF  SWE Gusten Gustafsson - DF  SWE Dennis Jalmarsson - DF  SWE Jesper Gabrielsson - DF  SWE Adam Bengtsson - MF  SWE Ulf Lunnebjer Svensson

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  SWE Anders Dungel - MF  SWE Niklas Bergving - MF  SWE Emil Laposa - MF  SWE Azad Rakh - MF  SWE Oscar Fritzson - MF  SWE Oskar Gottfridsson - MF  SWE Albert Lindhagen' - MF  SWE Sebastian Johansson' - FW  SWE Tobias Söderman - FW  SWE Bekim Haxha - FW  SWE Mattias Lindgren - FW  SWE Victor Blomgren

Attendances

In recent seasons Ulricehamns IFK have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 180 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 4 2006 249 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2007 99 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2008 Not available Div 4 Västergötland Södra Tier 6 2009 Not available Div 4 Västergötland Södra Tier 6 2010 139 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 2011 195 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [10]