IFK Fjärås

IFK Fjärås

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Fjärås
Founded	1932
Ground	Ögärdets IP Fjärås Sweden
Chairman	Klas Palm
Head Coach	Fredrik Robertsson
Coach	Gad Amkell-Landrén
League	Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland
2014	Division 4 Halland Elit, 1st
Home colours Away colours

IFK Fjärås is a Swedish football club located in Fjärås in Kungsbacka Municipality.^[1]

Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (IFK) Fjärås was formed in 1932 at Westergård by some lads who wanted to start a football club. The oldest archived annual meeting minutes from the end of the 1930s indicate that the club activities included not only football but also walking, hiking and cross-country training for its members.^[2]

IFK Fjärås now has over 800 members and is organised into three sections, namely men's, women's and a youth section. The club runs 25–30 teams and has around 350 active players. The main operations are based in Ögärdets IP at the Fjärås Fritidscentrum (Fjärås Leisure Centre). This is where the clubhouse is located along with two grass pitches for 11-a-side teams and a pitch for the seven-a-side teams.^[3]

Since their foundation IFK Fjärås has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.^[4] Their best season was in 1998 when they finished 11th in Division 2 Västra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football.^[5] The club play their home matches at the Ögärdets IP in Fjärås.^[6]

IFK Fjärås are affiliated to Hallands Fotbollförbund.^[7] The women's team played in the Swedish top division in 1978 and 1979.^[8]

Recent History

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

2014 – Division IV Elit, Halland
2013 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2012 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2011 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2010 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2009 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2008 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2007 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2006 – Division IV, Halland
2005 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2004 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
2003 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland
2002 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland
2001 – Division IV, Halland
2000 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland
1999 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland
1998 – Division II, Västra Götaland
1997 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 182 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 4 2006 Not available Div 4 Halland Tier 6 2007 249 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2008 207 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2009 222 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2010 213 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [12]

The attendance record of around 1,200 was set on 5 September 1998 against GAIS.^[13]

Footnotes

1. "IFK Fjärås – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
2. "IFK Fjärås – Historisk återblick". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
3. "Mer om IFK Fjärås". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
4. "Sydvästra Götaland - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
5. "IFK Fjärås – Klubbfakta". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
6. "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
7. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IFK Fjärås – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 5 February 2011.
8. "IFK Fjärås – Klubbfakta". Retrieved 5 February 2011.
9. "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Fjärås". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
10. "Sydvästra Götaland - IFK Fjärås – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
11. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
12. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
13. "IFK Fjärås – Klubbfakta". Retrieved 2011-02-05.

External links

• IFK Fjärås – Official Website