Borens IK is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in
Motala
Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. M ...
in
Östergötland County
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Background
Borens Idrottsklubb were founded on 25 May 1932 by men who previously played for other Motala football clubs. Arvid Lindgren became the club's first chairman and other members of the committee were Edvard Elf, Tage Kihlström, Helmer Törnqvist and Bengt Rundgren. The club currently has around 900 members. Their greatest victory was on 21 October 1933 when they defeated Hästholmen 22–0. Their heaviest defeat was in the 1944–45 season when they went down 1–11 to
BK Kenty
BK Kenty is a Swedish sports club located in Linköping.
Background
Bollklubben Kenty was formed on 10 April 1932 by John Schön, Gösta Dahlqvist, Enar Johansson and Folke Dättermark – all teenagers. The Kenty name has its origins in ...
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Since their foundation Borens IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
. The club currently plays in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Borens IP in Motala.
Borens IK are affiliated to
Östergötlands Fotbollförbund
The Östergötlands Fotbollförbund ''(Östergötland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Östergötland County.
Background
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Recent history
In recent seasons Borens IK have competed in the following divisions:
2011 – Division III, Nordöstra Götaland
2010 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2009 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2008 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2007 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2006 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2005 – Division III, Nordöstra Götaland
2004 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2003 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2002 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2001 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
2000 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
1999 – Division IV, Östergötland Västra
Attendances
In recent seasons Borens IK have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Borens IKnbsp;– Official website
Football clubs in Östergötland County
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Sweden
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