Viggbyholms 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 Viggbyholm

Viggbyholm

Viggbyholm is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the northeast of the municipality, bordering Stora Värtan, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. To the north it borders on the neighbourhood of Hägernäs, to the west the neighbourhood of Gribbylund and to...

 which is a neighbourhood of Täby

Täby

Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality...

 in Stockholm County

Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...

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Background

The first sports club was formed in Viggbyholmsvägen on 5 June 1921. The club was called Viggbyholms Idrottsklubb and at the outset specialised in football and general sports. The club later introduced bandy and skiing but by 1928 Viggbyholms IK had ceased to operate. A new club called Viggbyholms SK was founded on 30 October 1930 by a group of teenagers that wished to resurrect the defunct community sports club. The main activities were football and bandy and the new club recorded several successes.

On 1 April 1945 a long discussed merger took place between Gribbylunds SK and Viggbyholms IF. The name of the revamped club was Viggbyholms IK and a host of new activities were adopted including handball. Football was a core activity in the club right from the beginning but was closed for some years in the 1940's before being revived in 1948. In the early 1950's the club gained use of the Hägernäs IP which was up to then a military area.

Viggbyholms IK has participated mainly in the 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...

, fluctuating between Division 5 and Division 8. In 2010 the club gained promotion from Division 4 and currently plays in Division 3 Norra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hägernäs IP in Täby.

Viggbyholms IK are affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund

Stockholms Fotbollförbund

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

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Recent History

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

2011 - Division 3 Norra Svealand

2010 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2009 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2008 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2007 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2006 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2005 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2004 - Division 4 Stockholm Norra

2003 - Division 5 Stockholm Norra

2002 - Division 5 Stockholm Norra

2001 - Division 5 Stockholm Norra

2000 - Division 5 Stockholm Norra

1999 - Division 6 Stockholm A

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2009	Not available	Div 4 Stockholm Norra	Tier 6
2010		Div 4 Stockholm Norra	Tier 6

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

External links

• Viggbyholms IK - Official Website
• Viggbyholms IK - Men's Football Team
• Viggbyholms IK - Youth Football
• Viggbyholms IK Facebook