Mariebergs IK was a

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sport club which in

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. It was founded in 1902, mainly by students of

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living in Marieberg, among them brothers

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and S. Smedmark. The club competed in several sports,

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was dropped in 1926,

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and

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in 1927 and

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in 1929. The club continued operation in bowling, curling and tennis. In football, Mariebergs IK played one season in the highest level of the time,

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, in the 1911–12 season. The Mariebergs IK football team was considered though and physical at the time. During the season Mariebergs IK was excluded and reinstated until they were excluded again as it was decided Stockholm could only have two clubs in the league – AIK and

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. Among Mariebergs IK international footballers for Sweden were Gustaf Carlson,

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, Sven Ohlsson,

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, Knut Gustavsson, Gunnar Linder, and David Jonason. In bandy, they reached the national championship semifinal in 1919, which they lost to

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. In athletics, it was the club for sprinter Rolf Smedmark and middle-distance runner

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won their first national championship title in 1908. The club won Mästerskapsstandaret as the best club at the 1916

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Achievements

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: ** Runners-up (3): 1907, 1909, 1912

References

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