IFK Mariestad is a Swedish football team based in

Mariestad Mariestad () is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,611 inhabitants in 2019. Until 1997 it was the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden betw ...

currently playing in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland .

Background

IFK Mariestad was formed on the 18 December 1985 when the men's football section broke away from Mariestad Bois to form an independent club. Their home ground is at the Lekevi IP. From its beginnings in Division 6 IFK have progressed slowly and followed their business plan with key objectives and milestones. The club's goal has always been to become an established Division 3 team and in 1999 this target was achieved. However as a newcomer in Division 3 the standard of football was found to be higher than expected and they were relegated back to Division 4 at the end of the season. The club won Division 4 Västergötland Norra again in 2001 being undefeated throughout the season. This time IFK spent two seasons in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland before relegation. In the subsequent seasons iFK have been playing fifth tier football in the

Swedish football league system The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...

. In 2009 they were unfortunate to miss promotion by 2 points to Götene IF. The club is affiliated to the

Västergötlands Fotbollförbund The Västergötlands Fotbollförbund ''(Västergötland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Västergötland. Back ...

. The other main club in the town is

Mariestads BK Mariestads BK is a Swedish football club located in Mariestad, currently playing in Division 5 Västergötland Norra. Background Mariestads Bollklubb was formed in July 1929 by Alla Lindqvist. The club name is often abbreviated as MBK or nicknam ...

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Mariestad have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

External links

IFK Mariestad
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