Karlslunds IF FK is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in the Karlslund neighbourhood in western
Örebro
Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ...
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Background
Karlslunds IF's football team has participated mainly in the lower divisions of 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 ...
but has enjoyed periods of success most notably an appearance in Division 1 Norra in 2009 and a few seasons in Division 2 in the 1980s. The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra which is the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Karlslund Arena in Örebro.
The club is affiliated to the
Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund
The Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund ''(Örebro County Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Örebro County.
Background
Örebro Läns Fotbollfö ...
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Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons Karlslunds IF FK have had the following average attendances:
Current squad
Other sports
Since their foundation on 27 April 1920
Karlslunds IF
Karlslunds IF is a Sweden, Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Örebro.
Karlslunds IF runs one of the biggest programme for athletics in Örebro, Sweden, with some 4000 members and more than 200 coaches coaching eight differ ...
has been active in a number of sports including:
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Bandy
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– Karlslunds IF BF
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Baseball
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Softball
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, KIF Eagles Baseball & Softball
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Bowling
Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...
– KIF Bowling and Strike & CO Örebro
* Ladies Football –
KIF Örebro DFF
KIF Örebro DFF is a Swedish women's football club based in Örebro. Founded in 1980 as the women's football section of multi-sports association Karlslunds IF, the club's first team currently plays in the Damallsvenskan, the top level of the wome ...
* Men's Football – Karlslunds IF HFK
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Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
– Örebro Gymnastikförening – KIF
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Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
– Örebro Simallians
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Skiing
Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...
– Karlslunds IF skidor
Karlslunds IF runs the biggest programme for athletics in Örebro, Sweden, with some 4000 members and more than 200 coaches coaching eight different sports. Currently women's soccer (known as KIF Örebro DFF) and men's Nordic skiing are the most successful.
Footnotes
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Sport in Örebro
Association football clubs established in 1920
1920 establishments in Sweden