IF Warta 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 Hisingen

Hisingen

Hisingen is the fourth-largest island of Sweden , with an area of , and the most populous, forming part of Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is bordered by the Göta älv in the south and east, the Nordre älv in the north, and the Kattegat in the west...

, Göteborg.

Background

Idrottsföreningen Warta, a football club from Hisingen in Gothenburg, was founded in 1929. The name Warta is said to be named after a rusty old boat that was moored at Sannegårdshamnen, Lindholmen (in Gothenburg), at the time when the club was founded. The club's most famous player is Glenn Hysén

Glenn Hysén

Glenn Ingvar Hysén is a football manager and former player who played for leading Dutch, Italian and English clubs and won 68 caps for Sweden...

 who began his career with IF Warta as a youngster.

Since their foundation IF Warta has participated mainly in the 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. The club spent 4 seasons in Division 2, then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1987 and from 1989 to 1991. They play their home matches at the Sälöfjordsplan in Göteborg.

IF Warta are affiliated to Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

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

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Recent History

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

2011 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2008 - Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2007 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2006 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2005 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2004 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2003 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2002 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2001 - Division IV, Göteborg B

2000 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1999 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1998 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1997 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1996 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1995 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1994 - Division IV, Göteborg B

1993 - Division IV, Göteborg B

Attendances

In recent seasons IF Warta have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2007	Not available	Div 4 Göteborg B	Tier 6
2008	105	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	130	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	85	Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• IF Warta - Official Website