IFK Umeå 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 Umeå

Umeå

- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

 in Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Umeå was formed on the 6th November 1901. The club has 9 sections covering badminton, bandy, bowling, boxing, football, athletics, orienteering, skiing and weightlifting. There are around 2,000 members.

Since their foundation IFK Umeå has participated mainly in the middle and lower 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...

. In 1995 they played one season in Division 2 Norrland which was then the third tier of Swedish football. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vildmannavallen IP in Umeå. IFK Umeå has an agreement with Umeå municipality which allows the club to manage the Vildmannavallen. Next to the facility are the club's offices which are centrally located in the town.

IFK Umeå are affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund

Västerbottens Fotbollförbund

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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	1st	Promoted
1994	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	1st	Promoted
1995 Division 2 1995 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1995.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	11th	Relegated
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	9th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
1998	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	11th	Relegated
1999	Tier 6	Division 5	Västerbotten Södra	10th
2000	Tier 6	Division 5	Västerbotten Södra	9th
2001	Tier 6	Division 5	Västerbotten Södra	3rd	Promoted
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	11th
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	12th	Relegated
2004	Tier 6	Division 5	Västerbotten Södra	2nd	Promoted
2005	Tier 5	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	11th
2006*	Tier 6	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	10th
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	4th
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra	3rd
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Västerbotten Södra Vår	1st
	Tier 6	Division 4	Västerbotten Elitfyran	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Mellersta Norrland	9th	Relegation Playoffs

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2009	Not available	Div 4 Västerbotten Södra	Tier 6
2010	87	Div 3 Mellersta Norrland	Tier 5

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

External links

• IFK Umeå - Official Club Website
• IFK Umeå - Men's Football Club Website
• IFK Umeå Facebook