Friska Viljor FC is a

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football club located in

Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017. Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...

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Background

The club was formed in February 1994 but was previously the football section of the multi-sport club

IF Friska Viljor Idrottsföreningen Friska Viljor is a Swedish ski jumping and Nordic combined club from Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County. It formerly offered more sports. A football club named Friska Viljor FC was separated from IF Friska Viljor in Febru ...

. From 1995 to 1998 the new club progressed through the

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from Division 6 to Division 2. In 2003 the club won Division 2 Norrland and then participated in the promotion play-offs. They won 4–3 away to

Väsby IK FK Väsby IK FK was a Swedish football club located in based in the Stockholm suburb of Upplands Väsby. It was the football section of sports club Väsby IK. Background Väsby IK Fotboll was founded in 1924. From 1996 To 2004 Väsby IK FK play ...

and then lost 2–3 at home but were promoted to the Superettan on away goals. Second tier football in the Superettan in 2004 proved a disappointment as Friska Viljor finished in last place and were relegated. In subsequent years Friska Viljor FC has participated in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Norrland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Skyttis IP in Örnsköldsvik. Since 2004 the club has used an artificial turf surface. Friska Viljor reached the Semi final of the 1948 Svenska cupen. Friska Viljor FC are affiliated to the

Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund The Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund ''(Ångermanland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historic province of Ångermanland. It was establi ...

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Friska Viljor FC have had the following average attendances: In their opening home game in the Superettan in 2004 Friska Viljor FC had an attendance of 1,221 against

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. The club has previously also compet ...

. Other well attended home games were the 1,012 spectators for the match with

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

and 1,186 spectators for the match with

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

. The attendance record for Friska Viljor FC was 2,107 spectators for the match against

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...

on 1 May 2003.

Achievements

Norrländska Mästerskapet Norrländska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Champions of Norrland. As teams from a large part of northern Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Nam ...

: ** Winners (1): 1943 (as IF Friska Viljor)

Footnotes

External links

Friska Viljor FC
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