IFK Uddevalla is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Uddevalla

Uddevalla

Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...

 and played two seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

, in 1925–26

1925-26 in Swedish football

The 1925-26 season in Swedish football, starting August 1925 and ending July 1926:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- League transfers :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1925–26 :...

 and 1926–27

1926-27 in Swedish football

The 1926-27 season in Swedish football, starting August 1926 and ending July 1927:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1926–27 :- Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1926–27 :----...

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Uddevalla were formed on the 14th May 1905 and is today the oldest active football club in Bohuslän

Bohuslän

' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the west, and the county of Østfold in Norway to the north...

. The club's first committee was made up of John Andrén (chairman), Viktor Karlsson (vice chairman), Awe Johansson (treasurer), Mikael Swanberg (secretary), Johan Johansson, Albert Johansson, Gustav Lidman, Axel Hagman, Karl Hansson, Albert Andersson and Hans Lundgren . Originally IFK Uddevalla had many sections, but football has always been the dominant sport. Wrestling, swimming, skiing, athletics, bandy, handball, hockey and figure skating over the years had their own sections within the club but today IFK Uddevalla is only a football club.

Oskar Andersson took over the gavel in 1906 and under his leadership IFK Uddevalla played two seasons in the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 in the 1920s. He was at that time chairman of Bohuslän-Dals Fotbollförbund, Bohuslän-Dals Idrottsförbund, and also a member of the Swedish Football Association

Swedish Football Association

The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

. On behalf of the club, Oskar Andersson also initiated the development of the Rimnersvallen

Rimnersvallen

Rimnersvallen is a multi-use stadium in Uddevalla, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10.605 people....

, which was inaugurated in 1923. His chairmanship lasted from 1906 to 1942.

Since their foundation IFK Uddevalla has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They played two seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

, in 1925–26

1925-26 in Swedish football

The 1925-26 season in Swedish football, starting August 1925 and ending July 1926:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- League transfers :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1925–26 :...

 and 1926–27

1926-27 in Swedish football

The 1926-27 season in Swedish football, starting August 1926 and ending July 1927:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1926–27 :- Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1926–27 :----...

. IFK Uddevalla have not returned since, although they played a few seasons in the second highest league in the early 1990s. They play their home matches at the Kamratgården in Uddevalla.

IFK Uddevalla are affiliated to Bohusläns Fotbollförbund

Bohusläns Fotbollförbund

The Bohusläns Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Bohuslän.- Background :...

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History

In their early years IFK Uddevalla competed in the following divisions:

1925 - Division II, Västsvenska

1926 - Allsvenskan

1927 - Allsvenskan

1928 - Division II, Västsvenska

1929 - Division II, Södra

1930 - Division II, Södra

1931 - Division III, Västsvenska

1932 - Division III, Västsvenska

1933 - Division II, Västra

1934 - Division II, Västra

1935 - Division II, Västra

1936 - Division III, Västsvenska Norra

1937 - Division III, Västsvenska Norra

1938 - Division III, Västsvenska Norra

1939 - Division III, Västsvenska Norra

1940 - Division III, Västsvenska Norra

1941 - Division III, Nordvästra Södra

1942 - Division III, Nordvästra Södra, Bohus

1943 - Division II, Västra

1944 - Division II, Västra

1945 - Division II, Västra

1946 - Division II, Västra

1947 - Division II, Västra

1948 - Division II, Sydvästra

1949 - Division III, Västra
In recent seasons IFK Uddevalla have competed in the following divisions:

1993 - Division I, Södra

1994 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1995 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1996 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1997 - Division II, Västra Götaland

1998 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1999 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2000 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2001 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2002 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2003 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2004 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2005 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2006 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2007 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2008 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2009 - Division IV, Bohuslän/Dal

2010 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2011 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2009	Not available	Div 4 Bohuslän/Dal	Tier 6
2010	66	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2011	94	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

Achievements

• Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan
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  • Best placement (10th): 1925–26
    1925-26 in Swedish football
    The 1925-26 season in Swedish football, starting August 1925 and ending July 1926:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- League transfers :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1925–26 :...
    
    

Notable Managers

József Nagy

József Nagy (footballer born 1892)

József Nagy was an Hungarian footballer and manager from Budapest. He is most noted for his career as a footballing manager; Nagy managed the Swedish national football team and Swedish clubs and then he moved onto Serie A where he managed three clubs, Pro Vercelli, Bologna and Genoa. He also...

Stefan Vennberg,
Jörgen Ericsson

External links

• IFK Uddevalla - Official Website