BK Derby is a Swedish

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 football club

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 located in Linköping

Linköping

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Background

The club, formed on 15 April 1912, has played one season in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan

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, in 1977. The club then merged with IF Saab and formed Linköpings FF

Linköpings FF

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 in 1981. The club was reformed in 1984 and in 2003 merged with BK Wolfram. The club then played two seasons under the name BK Derby/Wolfram, but soon changed back to the original name.

BK Derby currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland Västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football

Swedish football league system

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. They play their home matches at the Kungsbergets IP in Linköping.

The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

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Season to season

In their most successful period BK Derby competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1971	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	1st	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
1972 Division 2 1972 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1972.- Norra :- Mellersta :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellersta	10th	Relegated
1973	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	4th
1974	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	1st	Promoted
1975 Division 2 1975 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1975.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	10th
1976 Division 2 1976 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1976.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	1st	Promoted
1977	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		14th	Relegated
1978 Division 2 1978 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1978.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	5th
1979 Division 2 1979 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1979.- Norra :- Södra :-Footnotes:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 2	Södra	13th	Relegated
1980	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	2nd
1981	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	4th
1982	Tier 3	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	1st	Derby/Saab FF - Promotion Playoffs

In recent seasons BK Derby have competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Östergötland Västra	11th	Relegated
2000	Tier 6	Division 5	Östergötland Mellersta	8th
2001	Tier 6	Division 5	Östergötland Mellersta	12th	Relegated
2002	Tier 7	Division 6	Östergötland Södra	1st	Promoted
2003	Tier 6	Division 5	Östergötland Mellersta	5th	Amalgamated with BK Wolfram
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	6th	BK Derby/Wolfram
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	7th	BK Derby/Wolfram
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	10th	Relegated
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Östergötland Östra	1st	Promoted
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	12th	Relegated
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Östergötland Västra	5th
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Östergötland Västra	10th
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Östergötland Västra	5th

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

Achievements

• Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
  
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  • Best placement (14th): 1977
    1977 in Swedish football
    The 1977 season in Swedish football, starting April 1977 and ending November 1977:- Official titles :- Notes :...
    
    
• Svenska Mästerskapet
  Svenska Mästerskapet
  Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...
  
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  • Runners-up: 1925
    1925-26 in Swedish football
    The 1925-26 season in Swedish football, starting August 1925 and ending July 1926:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- League transfers :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1925–26 :...
    
    

External links

• BK Derby - official website