Arboga Södra IF is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in
Arboga
Arboga () is a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,330 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the 13th century but the area has been inhabited sinc ...
in
Västmanland County
Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...
.
Background
Arboga Södra Idrottsföreningen were formed in May 1933 by sports enthusiasts in Södra Skogen in
Arboga
Arboga () is a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,330 inhabitants in 2010.
Overview
The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the 13th century but the area has been inhabited sinc ...
. A major project undertaken was the development of Ekbacken IP in 1967 and the restoration of the "Södragården" as a clubhouse. The municipality donated the building and construction materials to the club who themselves undertook the extensive renovation of the dilapidated building. The changing pavilion was built in 1975–76 and later extended with two dressing rooms, a meeting room and a kiosk.
Since their foundation Arboga Södra IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Ekbackens IP in Arboga.
Arboga Södra IF are affiliated to
Västmanlands Fotbollförbund
The Västmanlands Fotbollförbund ''(Västmanland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier and youth football in the eastern half of the historical province of ...
.
Recent history
In recent seasons Arboga Södra IF have competed in the following divisions:
2011 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2010 – Division IV, Västmanland
2009 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2008 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2007 – Division IV, Västmanland
2006 – Division IV, Västmanland
2005 – Division IV, Västmanland
2004 – Division IV, Västmanland
2003 – Division IV, Västmanland
2002 – Division IV, Västmanland
2001 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2000 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1999 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1998 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1997 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1996 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1995 – Division II, Västra Svealand
1994 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1993 – Division II, Västra Svealand
Attendances
In recent seasons Arboga Södra IF have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Arboga Södra IFnbsp;– Official website
Arboga Södra IF on Facebook
Sport in Västmanland County
Football clubs in Västmanland County
Association football clubs established in 1933
1933 establishments in Sweden
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