Robertsfors IK
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Robertsfors IK 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
Football (soccer)
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 located in Robertsfors
Robertsfors
Robertsfors is a locality and the seat of Robertsfors Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,010 inhabitants in 2005.Robertsfors is named after the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who, together with John Jennings, founded an ironworks there in 1751....

. The club, formed 1907, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 2.

Background

Robertsfors IK was formed in 1907 and bore the name Robertsfors Gymnastik och Idrottsförening for a short time. In its early history the club specialised in gymnastics, athletics and football in the summer and skiing and ski jumping in the winter. In 1925 the club obtained the lease for Stantorsvallen where they still play.

The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland, the fifth tier of Swedish football. In 2005 they gained promotion to Division 1 Norra but their stay at the higher level was short-lived and they were relegated back to Division 2 Norrland at the end of the 2006 season. . A match many will remember from that season was when they won 7-2 against Enköpings SK
Enköpings SK
Enköpings SK is a Swedish football club located in Enköping.-Background:Since their foundation on 2 March 1914 Enköpings SK has participated mainly in the middle and upper divisions of the Swedish football league system. Their best period has been over the last decade with 6 seasons in the...

 FK, the league leaders. Robertsfors IK were vey unfortunate to be relegated from Division 1 Norra because of inferior goal difference.

The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund
Västerbottens Fotbollförbund
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.

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Västerbotten Södra 7th
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Västerbotten Södra 5th
1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Västerbotten Södra 1st Promotion Playoffs
1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Västerbotten Södra 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 4th
1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 3rd
1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted
2000
Division 2 2000
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2000.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 10th Relegation Playoffs
2001
Division 2 2001
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2001.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
2002
Division 2 2002
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2002.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2003
Division 2 2003
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2003.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
2004
Division 2 2004
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2005
Division 2 2005
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:...

Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd Promoted
2006
Division 1 2006
Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2006.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Enköpings SK and IF Sylvia won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...

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Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated
2007
Division 2 2007
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 7th
2008
Division 2 2008
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...

Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 6th
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 11th Relegated
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland

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

Attendances

In recent seasons Robertsfors IK have had the following average attendances:
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Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 351 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3
2006 380 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2007 256 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2008 214 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2009 215 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2010 177 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4

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

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