Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås, commonly known as IFK Västerås, or, especially earlier, Västerås-Kamraterna, is a Swedish sports club club located in

Västerås Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 mo ...

. The club currently plays in

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Västmanland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Swedbank Park in Västerås. The club is active in football,

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, and

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. The club has formerly been active in

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, but this section is, as of 2009, inactive.

History

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås was first founded in 1898, defunct two years later, to be refounded in 1903 by C. Rudberg and it then recruited its members from Västerås högre allmänna läroverk. The sports club was active in several sports such as

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

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and

Nordic skiing Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Re ...

. Among the footballers in the first half of the 20th century were Frans Pettersson, David Jonason, Carl Jonason,

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, Helge Andersson, and Sigfrid Roos, while Helmer Måhl represented the club in athletics. Since their foundation the IFK Västerås football team has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the

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. The football team played in series games in Sweden for several seasons in Sweden's next highest division; the first season in 1924–25, and last time in 1987. IFK Västerås are affiliated to the

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Season to season

In their early history IFK Västerås competed in the following divisions: In recent seasons IFK Västerås have competed in the following divisions:

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Västerås have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

External links

IFK Västerås
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