Valsta Syrianska IK is a Swedish

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 based football club

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 in Märsta

Märsta

Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 23,416 inhabitants in 2008. The town is situated close to Stockholms main international airport, Arlanda. Even if its origins go back to around 500 AD Märsta is a wide spread...

, a suburb of Stockholm

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. The club, formed in 1993 by Syriac

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 immigrants arriving from Turkey

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 has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra

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. The club is affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund

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History

Valsta Syrianska IK was established in 1993 in Märsta

Märsta

Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 23,416 inhabitants in 2008. The town is situated close to Stockholms main international airport, Arlanda. Even if its origins go back to around 500 AD Märsta is a wide spread...

, Stockholm

Stockholm

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. The club was formed following the merger of Valsta IK (Division 6 team) and the Syrianska association. The new club started in Division 6 and progressed through the Swedish football league system

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 winning Division 6 in 1994, Division 5 in 1996, Division 4 in 1997 and Division 3 in 2000. Since 2006 the club has played in Division 1 Norra, the third tier of Swedish football.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	9th
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	3rd
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	1st	Promoted
2001 Division 2 2001 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2001.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	6th
2002 Division 2 2002 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2002.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	3rd
2003 Division 2 2003 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2003.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	2nd
2004 Division 2 2004 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Svealand	3rd
2005 Division 2 2005 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Norra Svealand	4th	Promoted
2006 Division 1 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2006.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Enköpings SK and IF Sylvia won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... *	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	7th
2007 Division 1 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2007.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Assyriska FF and Qviding FIF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	12th
2008 Division 1 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2008.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Syrianska FC and FC Trollhättan won the championship.-Division 1 Norra:-Division 1 Södra:-References:*...	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	6th
2009	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	3rd
2010	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	9th
2011	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	12th	Relegated

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

Current squad

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Sports

Head coach: Thomas Dahlberg

Team chef:

• Robert Yaacoub

Assistant coach: Kerim Karademir

Attendances

In recent seasons Valsta Syrianska IK have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	131	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 3
2006	343	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2007	438	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2008	342	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2009	365	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3
2010	282	Div 1 Norra	Tier 3

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