Saxemara IF is a
Swedish
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football club located in
Ronneby in
Blekinge County
Blekinge County ( sv, Blekinge län) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne County, Skåne, Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Kalmar County, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karl ...
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Background
Saxemara Idrottsförening was founded on 29 August 1949. The club's first chairman was Charles Månsson. The club initially conducted many activities including bandy, athletics, table tennis, orienteering and football. However SIF fairly quickly became a purely a football club.
Since their foundation Saxemara IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. SIF played two seasons in Division 2 Södra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1993 and 1994. They play their home matches at Hejan in Ronneby.
Saxemara IF are affiliated to
Blekinge Fotbollförbund
The Blekinge Fotbollförbund ''(Blekinge Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in Blekinge County.
Background
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Recent history
In recent seasons Saxemara IF have competed in the following divisions:
2016 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2015 – Division IV, Sydöstra Götaland
2011 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2010 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2009 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2008 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2007 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2006 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2005 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2004 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2003 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2002 – Division IV, Blekinge
2001 – Division IV, Blekinge
2000 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1999 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1998 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1997 – Division II, Södra Götaland
1996 – Division II, Södra Götaland
1995 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1994 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1993 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
Attendances
In recent seasons Saxemara IF have had the following average attendances:
Saxemara IF played a friendly match against the English club
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1993 at Brunnsvallen front of nearly 1,600 spectators. The match ended with a 3–1 victory for Wolverhampton.
Footnotes
External links
Saxemara IFnbsp;– Official website
Saxemara IF on Facebook
Football clubs in Blekinge County
Association football clubs established in 1949
1949 establishments in Sweden
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