Borstahusens BK is a

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club located in Borstahusen,

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Background

The club was founded on 20 January 1922 at a meeting at Borstahusen. By the 1930s the club used the name Borstahusens BK and Borstahusens IF but in the 1960s the title IK Atleten was used. In 1969 the club played at its highest level in Division 2 Södra Götaland, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. Following relegation at the end of the 1969 season the club changed their name back to Borstahusens BK. Borstahusens BK currently plays in Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra which is the sixth tier of

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. They play their home matches at the Ulkavallen IP in Landskrona. The former Landskrona BoIS,

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, and Sweden youth international

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spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons with the club. The club is affiliated to

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Season to season

IK Atleten competed in the following divisions in the 1960s: In the next two decades Borstahusens BK competed in the following divisions: In recent seasons Borstahusens BK have competed in the following divisions:

Footnotes

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External links

Borstahusens BK
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Borstahusens BK on Facebook
Football clubs in Landskrona 1922 establishments in Sweden