Vasalunds IF

Vasalunds IF

Full name	Vasalunds Idrottsförening
Founded	1934
Ground	Skytteholms IP, Solna, Stockholm
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Niclas Fröberg
Manager	Pascal Simpson
League	Division 1 Norra
2015	Division 1 Norra, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Skytteholms IP

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

History

Vasalunds was formed in 1934 and is currently playing 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 original name was restored before the 2008 season.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 2nd 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 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 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 * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[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 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[3]

Squad

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Johan Falkmar 3 DF Sebastian Huenul Helgesson 4 DF Johannes Nordström (captain) 5 DF Magnus Tappert 6 MF Fredrik Crona 7 MF Joel Johansson 8 MF Danny Tadaris 9 FW Aydin Ünsal 10 MF Ferid Ali 11 FW Sencer Soguk 12 DF Paris Assouchidis 13 DF Rodrigo Gomez 14 DF Joel Qviberg

No. Position Player 15 MF David Zlotnik 16 MF Christian von Koch 17 FW Aaron Bazoukou 18 MF Jonas Desai 19 MF Joakim Pettersson 20 MF Ismail Kuzey 21 DF Ali Sheaib 22 FW Philip Andersson 23 DF Luka Dobrijevic 24 MF Hugo Bassey 25 MF Lamine Nekrouf 26 MF Axel Björnström 30 GK Kevin Angleborn 32 GK Paul Lindqvist

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Johan Wickner
• Assistant Coach: José Ortega
• Goalie Coach: Mario Bes
• Fitness Coach: Daniel Hadžiegric

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)
• Kenneth Wrede (2008–09)

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1993, 2008
• Division 1 Östra:
  • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992

External links

• Vasalunds IF

Footnotes

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-13.
2. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Vasalunds IF". Retrieved 03.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.