Bälinge IF

Bälinge IF

Full name	Bälinge Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	BIF
Founded	1936
Ground	Bälinge IP Bälinge Sweden
Chairman	Staffan Persson
League	Division 4 Uppland
2023	Division 4 Uppland, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Bälinge IF is a sports club from Bälinge, a village 10 kilometres north-west of Uppsala, Sweden.^[1]

Background

Bälinge Idrottsförening was established on 15 March 1936 and is currently active in men's and ladies' football, cross-country skiing, floorball, and table tennis. In the past the club has also run an ice hockey section. In the first years of Bälinge IF's history their sportsmen wore blue and yellow team colours. It was then decided that these colours could only be used by a Swedish national team so BIF had to switch to black and yellow.^[2]

Since 1942 Bälinge IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 4 Uppland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.^[3] They play their home matches at the Bälinge IP in Bälinge.^[4]

The club is most famous for its women's football team which participated in the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) for thirteen seasons since it was established in 1978. The team has never won the Swedish championships but it contributed with players to the Swedish national team, among these Josefine Öqvist who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The team now play at a much lower level: in Division 4 Uppland.

Bälinge IF women's football team played their home games at Studenternas IP Stadium in Uppsala, since the sports field in Bälinge was far too small to host premier games. The team colours are black and yellow.

Bälinge IF are affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Men's team

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 5th 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Norrland 10th Relegated 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland 1st Promoted 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 7th 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 6th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 4th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 7th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 11th Relegated 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland 3rd 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland 3rd 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegated 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland 6th 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 3rd 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 1st Promoted 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 10th Relegated 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 8th 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 4th 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 2nd 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 1st Promoted 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 11th Relegated 2014 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 7th 2015 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 5th 2016 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 5th 2017 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 6th 2018 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 5th 2019 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 10th Relegated 2020 Tier 7 Division 5 Uppland Norra 3rd 2021 Tier 7 Division 5 Uppland Norra 2nd 2022 Tier 7 Division 5 Uppland Norra 1st Promoted 2023 Tier 6 Division 4 Uppland 3rd * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[6] [7] [8]

Ladies' team

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1995 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 5th 1996 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 6th 1997 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 3rd 1998 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 3rd 1999 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 5th 2000 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 8th 2001 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 7th 2002 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 7th 2003 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 5th 2004 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 11th Relegated 2005 Tier 2 Division 1 Norrettan 1st Promoted 2006 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 9th 2007 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 9th 2008 Tier 1 Damallsvenskan 12th Relegated 2009 Withdrew 2010 Tier 5 Division 4 Uppland Västra 7th [9]

Footnotes

1. "Bälinge Idrottsförening". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
2. "Bälinge IF – Historik". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Uppland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
4. "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Uppland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Bälinge IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
6. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Bälinge IF". Retrieved 21 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Bälinge IF – everysport.com". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
8. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
9. "Tyresö FF – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 14 October 2010.

External links

• Bälinge IF – Official website