Västerås 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 Västerås

Västerås

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

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Background

Since their foundation in 1913 Västerås 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...

. Their high point came early in the club's history when Västerås IK competed in the first season of the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

 in 1924/25. The club's stay at in the top tier was short-lived and they were relegated at the end of the season having won only two games. The club currently plays in Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Apalby IP in Västerås.

Västerås IK are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund

Västmanlands Fotbollförbund

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

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Season to season

In their early seasons Västerås IK competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1924-25	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		11th	Relegated
1925-26	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska Serien	3rd
1926-27	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska Serien	3rd
1927-28	Tier 2	Division 2	Mellansvenska Serien	9th	Relegated
1928-29	Tier 3	Division 3	Mellansvenska	8th
1929-30	Tier 3	Division 3	Mellansvenska	11th	Relegated

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

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	12th	Relegated
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	10th	Relegated
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	1st	Promoted
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
1999	Tier 4	Division 3	Norra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Västmanland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	4th
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	5th
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	1st	Promoted
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	Västra Svealand	9th
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	6th
2006 Division 2 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... *	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	5th
2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	5th
2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	8th
2009	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	5th
2010	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Svealand	6th

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

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	187	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 3
2006	242	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2007	175	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2008	177	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2009	183	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4
2010	141	Div 2 Norra Svealand	Tier 4

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

The attendance record for Västerås IK was 3,924 spectators for the match against Sandvikens IF

Sandvikens IF

Sandvikens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sandviken. The club, formed 6 June 1918, has played 21 seasons in the highest Swedish league, but is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2. Sandvikens IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund...

in Division 2 Norra on 16th September 1945.