Brynäs IF is a Swedish

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

located in

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

Background

Formed in 1912, Brynäs Idrottsförening has played only one season in the highest Swedish division,

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

(

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). The club won the Swedish Championship in 1925. Brynäs IF merged with

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), also known as Gefle IF FF by the Swedish Football Association, are a Swedish professional association football, football club based in G ...

and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979 and 1981 seasons, but the merger was split up in 1982. Brynäs IF FK are affiliated to the

Gestriklands Fotbollförbund The Gestriklands Fotbollförbund ''(Gestrikland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in Gästrikland in Norrland. Background ...

Achievements

* Swedish Champions ** Winners (1): 1925

Cups

* Svenska Mästerskapet: **Winners:

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Season to season

In their early years Brynäs IF competed in the following divisions: In the 1960s and 1970s Brynäs IF had their most successful period and competed in the following divisions: In recent seasons Brynäs IF have competed in the following divisions:

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Tord have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

:A. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league

was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a

play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eith ...

in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brynas IF Fotboll Allsvenskan clubs Association football clubs established in 1912 Sport in Gävle 1912 establishments in Sweden Football clubs in Gävleborg County 20th-century establishments in Gävleborg County