Torns IF is a

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club located in Stångby, an urban area in

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Background

Torns Idrottsförening was formed in 1965 and is based in Stångby, just north of the city of

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. Torns IF is an expanding club with football as its primary focus. Currently around 350 children and youths play football for the club, and they are primarily from Stångby, Vallkärra, and the northern parts of the city of Lund. Since 1983 the club has operated its own full-sized indoor hall and cafeteria, Tornhallen. The Stångby Fair is arranged by Torns IF every autumn with arts and crafts exhibitors in Tornhallen. For 30 years (1983-2012) Torns IF arranged the Torn indoor tournament for girls and boys from age 7 to seniors and veterans during weekends from October to February. The club celebrated 50 years in 2015 and a book covering the history of the club was written. Torns IF has participated mainly in the lower and middle divisions of the

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. In the 2018 season the club plays in Division 1 Södra, which is at the third tier of Swedish football. The home matches are played at Tornvallen, Stångby in

. Torns IF is 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 F ...

Season to Season

Current squad

Notable players

Oskar Rönningberg Oskar Mikael Rönningberg (born 2 April 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Helsingborgs IF between 2006 and 2008 before his career was cut short because of an injury. He won two caps fo ...

Andreas Ekberg Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg (born 2 January 1985), known as Andreas Ekberg, is a Swedish football referee. Ekberg currently resides in Malmö. He has been a full-time international referee for FIFA since 2013. He became a professional refer ...

Astrit Selmani Astrit Selmani (born 13 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga, on loan from Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Born in Sweden, he represents the Kosovo national team. Club career Early ...

Footnotes

External links

Torns IF
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Torns IF Facebook
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