IF Viken 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 Åmål

Åmål

Åmål is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,380 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Vänern....

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Background

IF Viken currently plays in Division 4

Swedish football Division 4

Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Bohuslän/Dalsland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football

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...

. They play their home matches at the Rösvallen in Åmål.

The club is affiliated to Dalslands Fotbollförbund

Dalslands Fotbollförbund

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

. IF Viken have competed in the Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...

 on 25 occasions and have played 52 matches in the competition.

Season to season

In their most successful period IF Viken competed in the following divisions:

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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Level
!Division
!Section
!Position
!Movements
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1945-46
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Nordvästra Södra, Dalsland
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1st
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1946-47
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Västra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 9th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Relegated
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1947-48
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Västra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|3rd
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1948-49
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Västra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1st
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1949-50
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Nordöstra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 5th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1950-51
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Nordöstra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 3rd
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1951-52
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Nordöstra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 6th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1952-53
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Nordöstra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 10th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|1953-54
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Västra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|3rd
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|}

In recent seasons IF Viken have competed in the following divisions:

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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Level
!Division
!Section
!Position
!Movements
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2006*
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Division 4
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Bohuslän/Dalsland
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2nd
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promotion Playoffs
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2007
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Division 4
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Bohuslän/Dalsland
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|1st
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2008
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|9th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2009
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|7th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|11th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2011
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Division 4
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Bohuslän/Dalsland
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|9th
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|}
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
|}

External links

• IF Viken - Official Website