IK Östria Lambohov was a
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football
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club located in
Linköping
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in
Östergötland County
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Background
Idrottsklubben Östria Lambohov was founded on 24 January 1937 as Klints IK and in September of the same year changed their name to Bjärka Säby Östra IK.
Since their foundation IK Östria Lambohov participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club's last season was in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Lambohovsvallen in Linköping.
IK Östria Lambohov were affiliated to
Östergötlands Fotbollförbund
The Östergötlands Fotbollförbund ''(Östergötland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Östergötland County.
Background
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. The club currently has around 1,500 members of which about 700 are active players. The club runs teams throughout the age groups from the youngest (Soccer for fun) through to the men's and ladies senior sides. The catchment area for the youth section is essentially Lambohov, Slaka and Skeda.
In 2013 the team merged with
BK Kenty to form
AFK Linköping
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. In 2018 the team was re-founded.
Recent history
In recent seasons IK Östria Lambohov have competed in the following divisions:
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons IK Östria Lambohov have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
IK Östria Lambohovnbsp;– Official website
IK Östria Lambohov on FacebookSvenskaFans.com , IK Östria Lambohovnbsp;– at SvenskaFans.com
Football clubs in Östergötland County
Association football clubs established in 1937
1937 establishments in Sweden
Sports clubs and teams in Linköping
20th-century establishments in Östergötland County
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