Swedish football club
Football club
Sundbybergs IK is a Swedish football club located in Sundbyberg .[ 1]
Background
Sundbybergs IK, (abbreviated as SIK), is a sports club based in Sundbyberg. The club currently has thirteen sections and around 3000 members catering for the sports of football, athletics, bandy, bowling, gymnastics, floorball, handball, orienteering, swimming, skiing (cross country and slalom), table tennis and general fitness.
The club was formed on 19 April 1893 by a group of youngsters who had gathered at a cafe in Sundbyberg as the result of an initiative by Gustaf Hammarin. The list of those who attended and the minutes of the meeting have been preserved in the club's archives. Sundbybergs IK has played in Sweden's highest bandy league in the 1948, 1951 and 1953 seasons.[ 2]
The football section was formed in 1904 and its most successful period was from 1924–25 until 1950–51 during which the club spent 17 seasons in Division 2 which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. The club's most famous player is Stefan Rehn who moved on to Djurgårdens IF , Everton F.C. , IFK Göteborg and Lausanne Sports and played 45 times for the Swedish national side.
In 2020 Sundbybergs IK plays in Division 3 Norra Svealand coached by Zoran Lukic . Division 3 is the fifth tier of Swedish football . They play their home matches at the Sundbybergs IP in Sundbyberg.[ 3]
The club is affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund .[ 4] The club's women's side played one season in the Damallsvenskan in 2000 but in 2019 they reside in Women's Division 3 Stockholm A.
Season to season
In their most successful period Sundbybergs IK competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Section
Position
Movements
1924–25
Tier 2
Division 2
Östsvenska
2nd
1925–26
Tier 2
Division 2
Östsvenska
2nd
1926–27
Tier 2
Division 2
Östsvenska
4th
1927–28
Tier 2
Division 2
Östsvenska
2nd
1928–29
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
3rd
1929–30
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
11th
Relegated
1930–31
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
2nd
1931–32
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
7th
1932–33
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
1st
Promoted
1933–34
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra
5th
1934–35
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra
7th
1935–36
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra
9th
Relegated
1936–37
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
1st
Promoted
1937–38
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
9th
Relegated
1938–39
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
3rd
1939–40
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
1st
Promoted
1940–41
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
5th
1941–42
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
7th
1942–43
Tier 2
Division 2
Norra
10th
Relegated
1943–44
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska Södra
1st
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1944–45
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra
4th
1945–46
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra
9th
Relegated
1946–47
Tier 3
Division 3
Östsvenska
1st
Promotion Playoffs
1947–48
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra
1st
Promoted
1948–49
Tier 2
Division 2
Nordöstra
3rd
1949–50
Tier 2
Division 2
Nordöstra
9th
Relegated
1950–51
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra
8th
Relegated
1951-52
Tier 4
Division 4
?
?
1952-53
Tier 4
Division 4
?
?
1953-54
Tier 4
Division 4
?
?
1954-55
Tier 4
Division 4
?
?
Promoted
1955–56
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
6th
1956–57
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
6th
1957–58
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
4th
1959
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
2nd
1960
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
1st
Promoted
1961
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
3rd
1962
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
3rd
1963
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
4th
1964
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
2nd
1965
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
5th
1966
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
4th
1967
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
5th
1968
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
7th
1969
Tier 2
Division 2
Svealand
10th
Relegated
1970
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
5th
1971
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
7th
1972
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
5th
1973
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
7th
1974
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
9th
1975
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
7th
1976
Tier 3
Division 3
Östra Svealand
12th
Relegated
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In recent seasons Sundbybergs IK have competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Section
Position
Movements
1999
Tier 5
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
2nd
2000
Tier 5
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
2nd
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2001
Tier 4
Division 3
Östra Svealand
6th
2002
Tier 4
Division 3
Östra Svealand
11th
Relegated
2003
Tier 5
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
10th
2004
Tier 5
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
4th
2005
Tier 5
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
7th
2006*
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
8th
2007
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Mellersta
5th
2008
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
7th
2009
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
7th
2010
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
9th
2011
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
9th
2012
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
4th
2013
Tier 6
Division 4
Stockholm Norra
2nd
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2014
Tier 5
Division 3
Östra Svealand
2nd
Promotion Playoffs –
2015
Tier 5
Division 3
Östra Svealand
1st
Promoted
2016
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
11th
2017
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
9th
2018
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
7th
2019
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
14th
Relegated
2020
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
4th
2021
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
2nd
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
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Attendances
In recent seasons Sundbybergs IK have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average Attendance
Division / Section
Level
2013
106
Div 4 Stockholm Norra
Tier 6
2014
98
Div 3 Östra Svealand
Tier 5
2015
136
Div 3 Östra Svealand
Tier 5
2016
172
Div 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2017
181
Div 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2018
Not Available
Div 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2019
?
Div 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2020
?
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
2021
?
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [ 10]
Notable players
Notable Managers
External links
National league teams (tiers 1–5)
Regional league teams (tiers 6–8)
Rivalries Cup competitions See also