Fässbergs IF is a

Swedish football Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, whic ...

club, founded in 1916. They are based in

Mölndal Mölndal () is the seat and administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality and a part of the Gothenburg urban area on the west coast of Sweden. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live in Mölndal proper. Geography Mölndal is l ...

, near

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. The team won the

Svenska Mästerskapet Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football competition held as a cup to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. It was held during a short period, and all games were often played in either Gothenburg or Stockholm Stockholm ( ...

in 1924.

Background

Fässbergs IF was formed on 24 April 1916 by the Krokslätts IK, Mölndals IS and IK Celtic clubs. Historically, the first team has usually played in Division III and IV of the

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. The club's greatest achievement was way back in 1924 when they won the

by beating

IK Sirius Idrottsklubben Sirius, commonly known as IK Sirius or Sirius, is a Swedish Sport, sports club located in Uppsala. Today IK Sirius is active in bandy, floorball, and association football, football as an . History The sports club that became IK Sir ...

5–0 in the final. This was the last time that the Swedish Championship was played as a cup competition. The club were not permitted to join the

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 ...

for 1924/25. The club currently plays in Division 4 Gothenburg B (2024), which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Åbyvallen in Mölndal. Fässbergs IF have approximately 500 members. The club are affiliated to the

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund Göteborgs Fotbollförbund ''(Gothenburg Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gothenburg and surrounding municipalities. Background Göteborg ...

. Fässberg Parish covers most of the town of

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Fässbergs IF have had the following average attendances:

Achievements

* Swedish Champions **Winners (1): 1924

Cups

: **Winners (1): 1924

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

, 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.

Notes

External links

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