Assi IF
Encyclopedia
Assi IF are a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund
Risögrund
Risögrund is a locality situated in Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 782 inhabitants in 2005....

, Kalix Municipality
Kalix Municipality
Kalix Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Kalix.In 1924 Töre Municipality was detached from Nederkalix Municipality, forming a municipality of its own...

, Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...

, currently playing in Division 3 Norra Norrland.

Background

Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when Karlsborgs IK and Risöns AIS merged under the influence of the AB Statens Skogsindustrier. The men's team has played in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

 in Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5. The club's most successful period was in the late 1990s when they spent 3 seasons in in Division 2 in 1996
Division 2 1996
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1996.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

, 1998
Division 2 1998
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1998.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

 and 1999
Division 2 1999
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

. The women's team has played one season in the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....

.

The club has made considerable development in recent years and is now the largest in Eastern Norrbotten with 800 members of whom around 350 are active. The club run a large number of teams many of which face log trips for competitive matches.

The club won the Midnattsolscupen
Midnattsolscupen
Midnattsolscupen is a football tournament which is played annually in July in the Tornedalen in northern Sweden.-Background:...

 (Midnight Sun Cup) in 1991, 1995 and 1999.

The club is affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund
Norrbottens Fotbollförbund
The Norrbottens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

.

Season to season

class="wikitable">
Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 2nd
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted
1996
Division 2 1996
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1996.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 10th Relegated
1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted
1998
Division 2 1998
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1998.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 9th
1999
Division 2 1999
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 10th Relegated
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 12th Relegated
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 3rd
2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 9th Relegated
2003 Tier 6 Division 5 Norrbotten Mellersta 1st Promoted
2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 3rd
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 3rd
2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 2nd
2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra 2nd Promoted
2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 8th
2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 9th
2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 4th
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new tier being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Current Squad for the 2010 Season


Staff and board members

Lennart Vikström - President Ingela Resin - Secretary Soren Hahto – Treasurer Bertil Johansson - Director

External links

Official Website Men’s Team Assi IF Facebook
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK