IFK Trollhättan 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 Trollhättan

Trollhättan

Trollhättan is a city and the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 44,498 inhabitants in 2005. It is located 75 km north of Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg....

 in Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Trollhättan were founded on the 15th October 1920. Olle Bengtsson, who later became famous as a boxer, played football earlier in his career, appearing as centre half for IFK Trollhättan.

Since their foundation IFK Trollhättan has participated mainly in the middle 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 3 Nordvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. IFK Trollhättan reached their prime in the 1940s playing 4 seasons in Division 2, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Kamratgårdens IP in Trollhättan.

IFK Trollhättan are affiliated to Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

The Västergötlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

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Recent History

In recent seasons IFK Trollhättan have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2008 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

2007 - Division III, Mellersta Götaland

2006 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

2005 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2004 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2003 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2002 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

2001 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

2000 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

1999 - Division III, Mellersta Götaland

1998 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1997 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1996 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1995 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1994 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1993 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2002	Not available	Div 4 Västergötland Västra	Tier 5
2003	149	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2004	171	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2005	85	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	Not available	Div 4 Västergötland Västra	Tier 6
2007	106	Div 3 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 5
2008	Not available	Div 4 Västergötland Västra	Tier 6
2009	144	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	123	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• IFK Trollhättan - Official Website