Akropolis IF

Akropolis IF

Full name	Akropolis Idrottsförening
Founded	1968
Dissolved	2024[1]
Ground	Grimsta IP Spånga, Stockholm
Website	www.akropolisif.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Akropolis IF was a Swedish football club formed by Greek immigrants in 1968 in Spånga.^[2]

The club was named after the Acropolis of Athens, and the Parthenon is depicted on its badge.

The club went bankrupt and was dissolved in 2024.

Background

Akropolis IF was a sports club which was founded in Stockholm in the spring of 1968. Basketball started in the autumn 1968 followed by football in the spring of 1969. Youth activities commenced in 1975.

The club formerly had close affiliations, since terminated, with other Stockholm football clubs such as AIK and BP .

In 1987, Akropolis advanced for the first time to Division 3. In 2006, the club made it to the second division, where they have stayed since. In 2012, Akropolis was relegated to Division 2, where they stayed until 2013 when they were once again promoted. In 2014, Akropolis was promoted from Division 2 to Division 1 again. As newcomers in Division 1, Akropolis secured qualifiers to Superettan in their second last game against IFK Luleå.^[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoff – Relegated 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoff – Promoted 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd 2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Qualifiers 2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd 2017 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Qualifiers 2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 2 Superettan 5th 2021 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoff – Relegated 2022 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[4] [5] [6]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 108 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2006 117 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5 2007 213 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2008 277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2009 355 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2010 277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2011 373 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[7]

Footnotes

1. "Akropolis IF begärd i konkurs: "Klubben begraven"". mitti.se/ (in Swedish). Mitt i. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
2. "Akropolis IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 5 November 2010.
3. "Akropolis IF – Föreningens historia". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
4. "GAIS – Lagfacta -Akropolis IF". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
5. "Södra Svealand - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
6. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
7. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

External links

• Official website