Höörs IS is a
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sports club located in
Höör
Höör (formerly spelled Hör, , old da, Hør) is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,865 inhabitants in 2010.
Name
The town was previously known as Hørg (in the 12th century), Hørgh (in the 15th centu ...
in
Skåne County
Skåne County ( sv, Skåne län, link=no ), sometimes referred to as Scania County in English, is the most southern county, or , of Sweden, basically corresponding to the traditional province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronobe ...
, with activities in
football
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and
athletics
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* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
. The club was founded in 1928.
Background
Since their foundation Höörs IS 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 5 Skåne Mellersta which is the seventh tier of Swedish football. Höörs IS is known for their connections with the Swedish top club
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...
. The exchange of players between the clubs has to this day been very successful. They play their home matches at the Färs & Frosta Arena in Höör. Höörs IS are affiliated to
Skånes Fotbollförbund
The Skånes Fotbollförbund ''(Scania Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.
Background
Skånes Fo ...
.
In the first half of the 20th century, the club also played
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
, taking part in the Skåne district championship in this sport.
Recent history
In recent seasons, the Höörs IS senior football club has competed in the following divisions:
* 1999 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Mellersta
* 2000 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Östra
* 2001 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Mellersta
* 2002 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Mellersta
* 2003 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Nordöstra
* 2004 –
Division 4
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Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Östra
* 2005 –
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes.
Synopsis
The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success o ...
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Östra
* 2006 –
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes.
Synopsis
The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success o ...
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Norra
* 2007 –
Division 3 Södra Götaland
* 2008 –
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes.
Synopsis
The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success o ...
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Norra
* 2009 –
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes.
Synopsis
The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success o ...
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Norra
* 2010 –
Division 3 Södra Götaland
* 2011 –
Division 3 Södra Götaland
* 2012 –
Division 3 Södra Götaland
* 2013 –
Division 3 Södra Götaland
* 2014 –
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes.
Synopsis
The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success o ...
Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Västra
* 2015 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Mellersta
* 2016 –
Division 5 Skåne
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...
Mellersta
Attendances
In recent seasons Höörs IS have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Höörs ISnbsp;– Official website
Sport in Skåne County
Football clubs in Skåne County
Association football clubs established in 1928
Bandy clubs established in 1928
Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden
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