Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping, abbreviated Assyriska IF, is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Norrköping

Norrköping

Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

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Background

Assyriska IF were founded in 1977 to serve the Assyrian community in Norrköping. Today there are players, officials and supporters of several different nationalities, not just the Assyrians.

Since their foundation Assyriska IF has participated mainly in the middle and 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...

. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Mamre IP in Norrköping.

Assyriska IF are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

The Östergötlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Östergötland County.- Background :...

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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	10th
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	4th
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	8th
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	6th
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2005	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	3rd
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2009	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	4th
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	8th

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	Not available	Div 4 Östergötland Östra	Tier 5
2006	82	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2007	70	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2008	98	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	116	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	144	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

External links

• Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping - Official Website
• Assyriska IF Norrköping Facebook