Rynninge IK is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in Rynninge in north-eastern
Örebro
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Background
Rynninge Idrottsklubb were founded in 1932 and have concentrated on the sports of football and handball. The club now only participates in football but in the 1940s the club's handball team reached the quarterfinals of the Swedish Handball Championship.
Since their foundation Rynninge IK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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and has hovered mostly between Divisions 3 and 4 although in recent years this has been replaced by Divisions 2 and 3. The club currently plays in Division 2 Norra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Grenadjärvallen in Örebro. This venue has been the club's home ground since 1944.
Rynninge IK are 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
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In 2013 the team managed to get into the final stage of
Svenska Cupen
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. They played their home games for that competition at
Behrn Arena
Eyravallen, currently known as Behrn Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Örebro, Sweden and home stadium for Örebro SK in Swedish top flight Allsvenskan. The stadium holds 12,645 people and was built in 1923. The stadium h ...
.
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons Rynninge IK have had the following average attendances:
Current squad
Footnotes
External links
Rynninge IKnbsp;– Official website
Rynninge IK Facebook
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Sport in Örebro
Football clubs in Örebro County
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Sweden