Vasalunds IF

Vasalunds IF
Full name	Vasalunds Idrottsförening
Founded	1934; 87 years ago
Ground	Skytteholms IP,; Solna, Stockholm
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Niclas Fröberg
Manager	Dalibor Savic
League	Superettan
2020	Superettan, 15th
Home colours	Away colours

Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[1]

History[]

Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Division 1 Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Essinge IK and changed its name to Vasalund/Essinge IF. The merger was discontinued and the original name was restored before the 2008 season. Vasalund are in close collaboration with Allsvenskan side AIK.^[2]

Season to season[]

Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
	Tier 4	Division 4	Östsvenska	3rd
	Tier 4	Division 4	Östsvenska	2nd	Promoted
1953-54	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	6th
1954-55	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	2nd
1955-56	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	7th
1956-57	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	1st	Promoted
1957-58	Tier 2	Division 2	Svealand	10th	Relegated
1959	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	9th	Relegated
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	6th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	12th	Relegated
	Tier 5	Division 5	Norra	5th
	Tier 5	Division 5	Norra	4th
	Tier 5	Division 5	Norra	4th
	Tier 5	Division 5	Norra	2nd	Promoted
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	8th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	3rd
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm/Uppland	5th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm/Uppland	7th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm/Uppland	3rd
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm/Uppland	2nd
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm/Uppland	4th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	7th
	Tier 4	Division 4	Stockholm Norra	1st	Promoted
	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	4th
	Tier 3	Division 3	Östra Svealand	1st	Promoted
1977	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	10th
1978	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	10th
1979	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	5th
1980	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	3rd
1981	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	3rd
1982	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	5th
1983	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	8th
1984	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	7th
1985	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	9th
1986	Tier 2	Division 2	Norra	6th
1987	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	11th
1988	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	3rd
1989	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	2nd
1990	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	2nd
1991	Tier 2	Division 1	Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra	2nd/1st	Promotion Playoffs, Round 1 - Not Promoted
1992	Tier 2	Division 1	Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra	2nd/2nd
1993	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Not Promoted
1994	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	4th
1995	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	3rd
1996	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	10th
1997	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	14th	Relegated
1998	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	4th
1999	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	2nd
2000	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	10th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	3rd
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	1st	Promoted
2003	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	7th	Vasalund/Essinge IF
2004	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	2nd	Vasalund/Essinge IF
2005	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	2nd	Vasalund/Essinge IF – Promoted
2006*	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	4th	Vasalund/Essinge IF
2007	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	3rd	Vasalund/Essinge IF
2008	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2009	Tier 2	Superettan		16th	Relegated
2010	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	5th
2011	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	6th
2012	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	4th
2013	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	7th
2014	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	5th
2015	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	11th
2016	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Not Promoted
2017	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	12th	Relegated
2018	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	1st	Promoted
2019	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	6th
2020	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	1st	Promoted
2021	Tier 2	Superettan		15th	Relegated

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

Cup (Svenska Cupen)[]

Season	Round
2012/13	Round 1
2013/14	Round 2
2014/15	Round 2
2015/16	Round 1
2016/17	Round 1
2017/18	Group stage
2018/19	Round 1
2019/20	Round 1
2020/21	Round 2

Attendances[]

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

Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	297	Div 2 Östra Svealand	Tier 3
2006	431	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2007	549	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2008	492	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2009	720	Superettan	Tier 2
2010	313	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2011	336	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2012	299	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2013	229	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2014	217	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2015	338	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2016	261	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2017	237	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2018	174	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2019	229	Ettan: Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2020	0	Ettan: Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2021	230	Superettan	Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.^[4]

Squad[]

As of 25 March 2021^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MDA	Radu Mîțu
2	MF	SWE	Frej Engberg
—	DF	SWE	Philip Wiström
3	DF	SWE	Nicolas Olofsson
4	DF	SLE	Ishmeal Koroma
5	DF	CIV	Ibrahim Doumbia
6	MF	KEN	Anthony Wambani
—	DF	JPN	Takuto Yasuoka
7	FW	SWE	Krsto Beko
8	MF	SWE	Marko Nikolić
—	FW	COD	Grace Tanda
—	MF	SWE	Daniel Söderberg
11	FW	GUI	Mai Traore
15	FW	SWE	Alexander Andue


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SWE	Elias Durmaz
17	MF	BRA	Leonardo Augusto
18	MF	SWE	Rawez Lawan
19	FW	KEN	Ovella Ochieng
21	DF	SWE	Peshraw Azizi
22	MF	SWE	Imad Zatara
24	MF	SWE	Adam Id Salem
25	MF	SWE	Charbel Georges
26	DF	SWE	Hampus Myske
36	GK	SWE	Dejan Vitkovic
—	DF	CAN	Dominick Zator (on loan from York United)
—	DF	GEO	Zurab Tsiskaridze
—	MF	KEN	Mohamed Katana

Coaches[]

Bo Petersson (1983–84)
Bo Petersson (1988–90)
Erik Hamrén (1992–93)
Kjell Jonevret (1993–94)
Roger Palmgren (2003–2004)
Bo Petersson (2004–05)
(2008–09)

Achievements[]

League[]

Division 1 Norra:
- Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2016
Division 1 Östra:
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992
Division 2 Östra Svealand:
- Runners-up (3): 1999, 2004, 2005
:
- Winners (1): 2018
:
- Winners (1): 2002

External links[]

Vasalunds IF

Footnotes[]

^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.
^ http://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/aik-fotboll-i-utokat-samarbete-med-vasalunds-if^{[bare URL]}
^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Vasalunds IF". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
^ "A-laget" (in Swedish). Vasalunds IF. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[1] "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.

[2] ttp://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/aik-fotboll-i-utokat-samarbete-med-vasalunds-if^{[bare URL]}

[3] "GAIS – Lagfacta – Vasalunds IF". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[4] "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.

[5] "A-laget" (in Swedish). Vasalunds IF. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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