Lira BK 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 Luleå

Luleå

- Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....

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Background

Lira BK were founded in 1933 and for many years played in the lower part of the Swedish league pyramid. From 1995 until 1999 during the most successful period in the history of the club, the title Lira Luleå BK was used. The club played 3 seasons in Division 1 Norra during this period. In 2000 the club voluntarily donated its place in Division 2 Norrland to Luleå Fotboll.

Lira BK 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...

 Norrbotten Norra 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 Porsö IP in Luleå.

The club is affiliated to Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

The Norrbottens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

. Lira is today Norrland's biggest football club with 3,000 members and 800 soccer players aged 7 to 18 years old.

Season to season

In their most successful period Lira Luleå BK competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1991	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	3rd
1992	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland A - Playoff to Hösttvåan	5th	Vårserier (Spring Series)
1992	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	1st	Höstserier (Autumn Series) - Promoted
1993 Division 2 1993 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1993.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	4th
1994 Division 2 1994 The 1994 Swedish Division 2 season.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	1st	Promoted
1995 Division 1 1995 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1995.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	14th	Relegated
1996 Division 2 1996 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1996.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	1st	Promoted
1997 Division 1 1997 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1997.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Västra Frölunda IF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	11th	Relegated
1998 Division 2 1998 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1998.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norrland	1st	Promoted
1999 Division 1 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1999.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and GIF Sundsvall and BK Häcken won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 1	Norra	12th	Relegated

In recent seasons Lira BK have competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
2006*	Tier 7	Division 5	Norrbotten Mellersta	1st	Promoted
2007	Tier 6	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	8th
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	10th	Relegated
2009	Tier 7	Division 5	Norrbotten Södra	1st	Promoted
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	8th
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	4th

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

External links

• Lira BK - Official Website
• Lira BK Facebook