Valsta Syrianska IK

Valsta Syrianska IK

Full name	Valsta Syrianska Idrotts- och Kulturförening
Founded	1993
Dissolved	2015
Ground	Midgårdsvallen, Märsta Stockholm Sweden
Capacity	2,400
Home colours Away colours

Valsta Syrianska IK was a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was established in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey. The club became defunct in 2015.

History

Valsta Syrianska IK was established in 1993 in Märsta, Stockholm. The club was formed following the merger of Valsta IK (Division 6 team) and the Syrianska association. The new club started in Division 6 and progressed through the Swedish football league system winning Division 6 in 1994, Division 5 in 1996, Division 4 in 1997 and Division 3 in 2000. Since 2006 the club has played in Division 1 Norra, the third tier of Swedish football until they were relegated to Division 2 after the 2011 season.

On 15 February 2015 it was announced that the club had reached bankruptcy, resulting in a withdrawal from the Swedish league system.^[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 3rd 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 6th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norra Svealand 4th Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2]

Attendances

Valsta Syrianska IK have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 131 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 3 2006 343 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2007 438 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2008 342 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2009 365 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2010 282 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2011 402 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2012 250 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[3]

See also

• List of Assyrian-Syriac football teams in Sweden

External links

• Valsta Syrianska IK

Footnotes

1. "Valsta Syrianska går i konkurs – Upsala Nya Tidning". 16 February 2015.
2. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Valsta Syrianska IK". Retrieved 5 September 2010.
3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.