Söderköpings 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 Söderköping

Söderköping

Söderköping is a locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,951 inhabitants in 2005. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...

 in Östergötland County

Östergötland County

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Background

The eight founders of Söderköpings Idrottssällskap had a vision when they founded the club with confectioner Paul Granander on the 12th December 1917 to develop sports and obtain a home ground. This primary objective was achieved in spring 1920 when Vikingavallen was opened. On 13 April 1936 some enterprising young people met in Centralkafeèt in Söderköping and formed Drothems IK which was later named IK Ramunder.

Some 86 years later on 15 January 2004 Söderköpings Idrottsklubb was formed following the merger of Söderköpings IS and IK Ramunder. The visions of the original founders lives on with the natural development of a strong Söderköping sports club.

Since their foundation Söderköpings IK 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 Nordöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Vikingavallen in Söderköping.

Söderköpings IK are affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

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

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Recent History

In recent seasons Söderköpings IK have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2008 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2007 - Division IV, Östergötland Östra

2006 - Division IV, Östergötland Östra

2005 - Division IV, Östergötland Östra

2004 - Division III, Västra Svealand

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2007	Not available	Div 4 Östergötland Östra	Tier 6
2008	147	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	156	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	144	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Söderköpings IK - Official Website
• Söderköpings IK Facebook