Melleruds 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 Mellerud

Mellerud

Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,796 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 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

Melleruds Idrottsförening were founded on the 28th July 1908 at a meeting in the Jacobssons café at Köpmantorget in Mellerud. The first club chairman was Eric Widlund.

Since their foundation Melleruds IF 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. They play their home matches at the Rådavallen in Mellerud.

Melleruds IF are affiliated to the Dalslands Fotbollförbund

Dalslands Fotbollförbund

The Dalslands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Dalsland.- Background :...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Melleruds IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2009 - Division II, Mellersta Götaland

2008 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2007 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2006 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2005 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2004 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2003 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2002 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2001 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2000 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

1999 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

1998 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1997 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1996 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1995 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1994 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1993 - Division II, Västra Götaland

Attendances

In recent seasons Melleruds IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2001	Not available	Div 4 Bohuslän/Dal	Tier 5
2002	377	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2003	445	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 3
2004	285	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2005	302	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 3
2006	241	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2007	233	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 4
2008	223	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 4
2009	177	Div 2 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 4
2010	252	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.

Notable Players

Andreas Johansson Ibrahim Khalil Tahini

Ibrahim Khalil Tahini

Ibrahim Khalil Tahini is a Sierra Leonean international footballer of Lebanese descent. He currently plays as a forward for IK Oddevold in Sweden.-Early life:...

External links

• Melleruds IF - Official Website
• Melleruds IF Facebook