Smedby AIS

Smedby AIS
Full name Smedby Allmänna Idrottssällskap
Nickname(s) SAIS
Founded 1929
Ground Mirum Arena
Norrköping
Sweden
Ground Capacity 2,500
Chairman Per-Arne Sterner
Head Coach Mats Olsson
League Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland
2014 Division 2 Södra Svealand, 12st (Relegated)

Smedby AIS is a Swedish football club located in Norrköping.[1]

Background

Smedby AIS (or SAIS for short) is a football club from southeast Norrköping based in the district of Smedby. The club was founded on 3 October 1929 and played in the third tier of Swedish football for the first time in 1961 and again in 1967–70, 1978, 1980–81 and 2003.[2]

Since their foundation Smedby AIS has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Mirum Arena in Norrköping.[3]

Smedby AIS are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[4] With an active youth section the club has over 1,500 members and has produced players like Hasan Cetinkaya, Niclas Fredriksson, Linus Hellman and Christos Christoforidis.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 3rd
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 7th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 5th
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 11th Relegated
2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 7th
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 12th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

Current squad

As of 22 September 2015 [8]

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

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Jacob Karlsson
3 Sweden DF Arkadi Malke
4 Sweden MF Philip Johansson
6 Sweden DF Martin Kolaj
8 Sweden MF Anton Bäckstedt
10 Sweden FW Paul Chamoun
11 Sweden MF Martin Gustafsson
12 Sweden DF Daniel Rann
13 Sweden DF Tobias Häll
14 Sweden MF Jasmin Feratovic
No. Position Player
15 Sweden DF Joakim Petersson
16 Sweden DF Erik Johansson
17 Sweden MF Carl Strömlid
22 Sweden DF David Kristiansson
24 Sweden DF Marcus Ljung
25 Sweden FW Felix Wahlgren
45 Sweden FW Haris Sijaric
93 Sweden GK Christoffer Hagsell
99 Sweden MF Marcus Kemppainen

Attendances

In recent seasons Smedby AIS have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 Not available Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 5
2006 106 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2007 121 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4
2008 124 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2009 99 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2010 114 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2011 173 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2012 124 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2013 138 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2014 126 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9]

External links

Footnotes

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