Notvikens IK 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....

 in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...

.

Background

Since their foundation Notvikens IK 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 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at Tunavallen in Notviken

Notviken

-External links:* at Luleå Municipality...

, Luleå.

Notvikens IK are affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

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

. The club won the Midnattsolscupen

Midnattsolscupen

Midnattsolscupen is a football tournament which is played annually in July in the Tornedalen in northern Sweden.-Background:...

 (Midnight Sun Cup) in 1987.
The club won the DM

DM

-Academia:* Doctor of Management, an academic management degree* Doctorate in Medicine, an academic medical degree* Doctor of Music, an academic music-performance degree, also known as D.M.A-Science:* Adamsite, a chemical agent used in riot control...

 in 2009.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	5th
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	1st	Promoted
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	11th	Relegated
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	3rd
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	1st	Promoted
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	11th	Relegated
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Norrbotten Norra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	6th
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Norrland	9th
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	3rd
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	7th
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	4th
2009	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	5th
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	6th
2011	Tier 5	Division 3	Norra Norrland	4th

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

current squad

01 André Rova Goalkeeper 01 Johan Wikström Goalkeeper 01 Thomas Petterson Goalkeeper 21 Anders Palo Central defender 27 Dan Holmgren Central defender 02 Philip Lidhammar Central defender 13 Gustav Rångevall Central defender 05 Marcus Bargholtz defender 06 Anton Bergh Back 23 Daniel Ohman Back 14 Frederick Öqvist Back 03 Viktor Johansson Back24 Osman Maikano Inner Midfielder 09 Daniel Engberg Midfielder 22 Fred Edstrom Midfielder 19 John Eriksson Midfielder 10 Niklas Niemelä Midfielder 12 Ove Lindmark Midfielder 92 Patrick Pettersen Midfielder 08 Sven Sundström Midfielder 04 Victor Isaksson Midfielder 25 Mattias Routuvaara Forward 07 Richard Niemela Forward 11 Tommy mortars Forward

Attendances

In recent seasons Notvikens IK have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	135	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 4
2006	133	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2007	114	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2008	121	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2009	123	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2010	109	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Notvikens IK - Official Website