IF VP Uppsala, earlier called IF Vindhemspojkarna, is a
Swedish
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football club located in
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Located north of the c ...
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Background
The club started as a
bandy club but branched out into many other sports. However, now all departments but the football has been terminated.
Since their foundation IF Vindhemspojkarna has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system. IF VP played in the Swedish second division in 2000 and 2001. The club currently plays in
Division 5 Uppland Västra which is the seventh tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Ekebydalen in Uppsala.
IF Vindhemspojkarna are affiliated to the
Upplands Fotbollförbund
The Upplands Fotbollförbund (Uppland Football Association) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Uppland.
Background
Upplands Fotbollför ...
. Their home colours are orange shirts, blue shorts with blue socks.
During the 2003–2004 season, the men's bandy team qualifyed for the upcoming season edition of
Allsvenskan. However, in August 2004 the club had to withdraw before the premiere following lack of players. The club was replaced in Allsvenskan with
Västanfors IF from
Fagersta
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebr ...
. Following disappointment, it was announced in August 2004 that the club's bandy representation team would be dissolved.
The youth bandy activity was merged with
Danmarks IF as "VP/Danmark", before ending up dissolved.
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons IF Vindhemspojkarna have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
IF Vindhemspojkarnanbsp;– Official website
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Football clubs in Uppsala County
Association football clubs established in 1963
Bandy clubs established in 1963
1963 establishments in Sweden
Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden
Sport in Uppsala