Övertorneå SK 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 Övertorneå

Övertorneå

Övertorneå is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,965 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to Ylitornio...

 in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...

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Background

Övertorneå Sportklubb, or Ötå/Kuiva BK as the club was originally named from 1967 until 1979, began operations at a time when Övertorneå was suffering from depopulation. The club previously also ran handball and ice-hockey operations but the handball section has been discontinued and the ice hockey section formed their own club.

Over the years many young people and leaders have been active within the club. Övertorneå SK is today a modern and well run club, thanks to all volunteer leaders, parents, sponsors and others who in various ways support the enterprise.

Since their foundation the club 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...

. In 2010 the club won Division 4 Norrbotten Norra and gained promotion. The club currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Övertorneå IP in Övertorneå.

Övertorneå SK are affiliated to Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

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

. Every year, in the third weekend after midsummer, the club arranges the Övertorneå SK Matarengi market which is Övertorneå's biggest festival.

The club's highest scorer of all time is Ronny Stenberg with 145 goals in 144 matches.

Recent History

In recent seasons Övertorneå SK have competed in the following divisions:

2010 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2009 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2008 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2007 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2006 - Division V, Norrbotten Norra

2005 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2004 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2003 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

2002 - Division V, Norrbotten Norra

2001 - Division V, Norrbotten Norra

2000 - Division V, Norrbotten Malmfältserien

1999 - Division IV, Norrbotten Norra

Attendances

In recent seasons Övertorneå SK have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2008	Not available	Div 4 Norrbotten Norra	Tier 6
2009	119	Div 4 Norrbotten Norra	Tier 6
2010	144	Div 4 Norrbotten Norra	Tier 6

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

External links

• Övertorneå SK - Official Website