''Åshöjdens BK'' is a book series about a fictional
soccer club
In Association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as a ...
in northwestern
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
, created by
Max Lundgren
Max Lundgren (22 March 1937 – 27 May 2005) was a Swedish author of children's books. He debuted in 1962 with the book '' Hunden som äntligen visslade'', and has since written a total of about 50 books. Some of his books have become TV series, a ...
Plot
Appearing in a series of four novels, it depicts a soccer club being promoted across a
promotion and relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
-based
Swedish league system before losing the
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
qualifying game. In 1985, a
TV series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...
was made.
Sometimes, sports journalists talk of the "real Åshöjdens BK" when a club, often in rural districts, within some seasons quickly has been promoted from the lower to higher divisions. An example is
Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1.
History
Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 19 ...
's promotion during the early-mid 1990s.
Books
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Åshöjdens bollklubb (1967)
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Åshöjden går vidare (1968
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Kris i Åshöjdens BK (1969)
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Åshöjden i kvalet (1971)
References
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Fictional association football clubs
Series of children's books
Novels about association football
Works by Max Lundgren
Scania in fiction
Book series introduced in 1967