VMA IK is a
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football
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club located in
Arkelstorp
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in
Kristianstad Municipality,
Skåne County
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Background
VMA IK is derived from the three villages Vånga, Mjönäs and
Arkelstorp
Arkelstorp is a locality situated in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. At the end of 2010 it had 768 inhabitants. The name was written in the 1570s Archilstorp and is taken from the village on whose land the settlement grew after ...
in
Kristianstad Municipality. The club currently has around 400 members and specialises in both football and table tennis.
Football is played in all three villages. Senior football is concentrated in Vånga during the spring season and Arkelstorp in the autumn season. Some of the youth teams play in Mjönes.
Key dates in the development of football in the community are as follows:
* 1932: Arkelstorps IF, Mjönäs IF and Vånga IK are formed as separate clubs.
* 1949: Mjönäs IF change their name to Mjönäs IK.
* 1991: Cooperation on the youth side is started under the name of Spänger 91.
* 1992: Vånga IK and Mjönäs IK merge to form Vånga/Mjönäs IK.
* 2000: Vånga/Mjönäs IK and Arkelstorps IF share their B team.
* 2001: Vånga/Mjönäs IK and Arkelstorps IF share their A team successfully.
* 2002: VMA IK is formed and all operations are conducted now in joint association.
* 2003: In two seasons VMA have advanced from Division 5 and play in 2003 in Division 3.
* 2004: VMA win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 for the first time.
* 2005: Relegated from Division 2.
* 2009: Win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 again.
Since their foundation in 2002 VMA IK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Arkelstorps IP in Arkelstorp and Ädlavallen in Vånga.
VMA IK are affiliated to the
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
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Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons VMA IK have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
VMA IKnbsp;– Official website
Football clubs in Skåne County
Association football clubs established in 2002
2002 establishments in Sweden
Sport in Kristianstad
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