IK Frej

IK Frej
Full nameIdrottsklubben Frej
Nickname(s)Kyrkråttorna
Founded5 February 1968; 56 years ago (1968-02-05)
GroundVikingavallen, Täby
Capacity2,650
ChairmanJoakim Landén
ManagerAlni Sharifpour
LeagueDivision 3

IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby.[1] It currently plays in Division 3, the fifth tier in Swedish football.

Background

IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 members, most of whom are active in the football section. Approximately 50% of the youngsters aged 7–17 years in Täby Kyrkby are members of the club.[2]

The club is named after the Norse god Freyr, Frej in Swedish, and has a picture of a viking with a horned helmet in their crest.

Since 1968 IK Frej has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club played in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football, between 2015 and 2019.[3] They play their home matches at the Vikingavallen in Täby.[4]

In 2021, after several years of financial difficulties, IK Frej withdrew from Division 1 to join Division 4 instead. Affiliated club Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, that had provided resources in forms of funds and loan players for several years, decided to form Hammarby Talangfotbollsförening that took the place of IK Frej in Division 1.[5][6][7]

IK Frej are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[8]

Coaching staff

First team

Name Role
Sweden Joakim Landén Chairman
Sweden Alni Sharifpour Head coach
Sweden Mahan Baghdadi Assistant coach

History

  • Sweden Daniel Lundkvist (2021–2022)[9]
  • Sweden Alni Sharifpour (2022–)[10]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th
1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 8th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 7th
2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 4th
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 7th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th
2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th
2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2015 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Not relegated
2016 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2017 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Not relegated
2018 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2019 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2020 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[11] [12] [13]

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Frej have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2002 155 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2003 224 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2004 260 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2005 258 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3
2006 155 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5
2007 167 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2008 212 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2009 248 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2010 210 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2011 409 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2012 316 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2013 312 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2014 503 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2015 1,049 Superettan Tier 2
2016 921 Superettan Tier 2
2017 907 Superettan Tier 2
2018 863 Superettan Tier 2
2019 756 Superettan Tier 2
2020 0 Division 1 Tier 3

Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[14]

Achievements

League

References

  1. ^ "IK Frej – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. ^ "IK Frej – Historia". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Norra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Norra Svealand". Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Rapport från Årsmötet 2021-02-03" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Angående samarbetet med IK Frej" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ^ "IK Frej Täby FF – Seniorverksamhet" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IK Frej – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  9. ^ IK Frej Taby och Daniel Lundqvist gar skilda vagarlaget.se Archived 8 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Ny tranare for IK Frejlaget.se Archived 8 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IK Frej". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Norra Svealand – Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  13. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  14. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 November 2010.