Brynäs IF is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

located in

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

Background

Brynäs Idrottsförening was formed in 1912 and has played one season in the highest Swedish division,

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 ...

(

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). The club won the Swedish Championship in 1925. Brynäs IF merged with

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home ...

and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979 and 1981 seasons, but the merger was split up in 1982. Brynäs IF FK are affiliated to the

Gestriklands Fotbollförbund The Gestriklands Fotbollförbund ''(Gestrikland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gästrikland in Norrland. Background Gestriklands Fotb ...

Achievements

* Swedish Champions ** Winners (1): 1925

Cups

* Svenska Mästerskapet: **Winners:

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Season to season

In their early years Brynäs IF competed in the following divisions: In the 1960s and 1970s Brynäs IF had their most successful period and competed in the following divisions: In recent seasons Brynäs IF have competed in the following divisions:

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Tord have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

:A. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league

was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a

play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...

in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of

Mästerskapsserien Mästerskapsserien (Championship League) was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions. The top six teams from Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan ...

, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.

Footnotes

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brynas IF Fotboll Allsvenskan clubs Association football clubs established in 1912 Sport in Gävle 1912 establishments in Sweden