IFK Örebro 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 Örebro

Örebro

-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

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Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Örebro were founded in 1900 and are Närke

Närke

' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...

's second oldest sports club. Many of Örebro's clubs have had their roots with IFK Örebro. The Örebro Sports Klub (ÖSK), Örebro Atletklubb and boxing club, Kelly, were all formed after severing their ties with IFK Örebro. In addition to football the club also has an active handball section.

Since their foundation IFK Örebro 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...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. IFK Örebro have played three seasons in Division 2, in 1933/34, 1935/36 and 1936/37, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Brickebackens IP in Örebro.

IFK Örebro are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund

Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund

The Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Örebro County.- Background :...

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Recent History

In recent seasons IFK Örebro have competed in the following divisions:

2011 Division III, Västra Svealand

2010 Division III, Västra Svealand

2009 Division III, Västra Svealand

2008 Division III, Västra Svealand

2007 Division IV, Örebro Län

2006 Division III, Västra Svealand

2005 Division IV, Örebro Län

2004 Division IV, Örebro Län

2003 Division IV, Örebro Län

2002 Division IV, Örebro Län

2001 Division IV, Örebro Län

2000 Division V, Örebro Län

1999 Division V, Örebro Län

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	Not available	Div 4 Örebro Län	Tier 5
2006	52	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2007	Not available	Div 4 Örebro Län	Tier 6
2008	58	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2009	61	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5
2010	57	Div 3 Västra Svealand	Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.

External links

• IFK Örebro - Official Website