Nordic United FC is a
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football
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club located in
Södertälje
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.
Background
Assyriska Botkyrka FF was founded in 2011 after the shut down of
Assyriska FF
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's
reserve team
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Assyriska FF Ungdom (founded 2008), which was done to many other reserve teams in Sweden, due to changes in loan rules for young players in the country. Before 2008 the club was known as
Assyriska Rinkeby IF. Changes in identity have been the norm in recent years with the club being known as
Rinkeby AIF up to 2006. Assyriska Botkyrka FF, just as Assyriska FF Ungdom did, cooperated with
Assyriska Föreningen
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playin ...
.
Since their foundation they have participated in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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In 2013 the club changed its name to Assyriska United IK and relocated to
Södertälje
Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Södermanland and Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. As of 2017, it has 72,704 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea ...
.
Assyriska Botkyrka FF are affiliated to the
Södermanlands Fotbollförbund.
Recent history
''Assyriska FF Ungdom'' have competed in the following divisions:
2010 – Division III, Östra Svealand
2009 – Division III, Norra Svealand
F
''Assyriska Rinkeby IF'' have competed in the following divisions:
2008 – Division III, Norra Svealand
2007 – Division IV, Stockholm Norra
''Rinkeby AIF'' have competed in the following divisions:
2006 – Division IV, Stockholm Norra
2005 – Division IV, Stockholm Norra
See also
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List of Assyrian-Syriac football teams in Sweden
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Footnotes
Sport in Stockholm County
Football clubs in Stockholm County
Nordic United FC
Assyrian/Syriac football clubs in Sweden
Association football clubs established in 2011
2011 establishments in Sweden
Diaspora sports clubs
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