Norrby IF

Norrby IF

Full name	Norrby Idrottsförening
Founded	1927
Ground	Borås Arena, Borås (Capacity: 17,800)
Chairman	Ismet Tursic
Manager	Håkan Sandberg
League	Division 1 Södra
Home colours Away colours

Borås Arena

Norrby IF is a Swedish football club from Borås. The club was founded April 27, 1927.

Background

The club's best achievement was being promoted to Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish football), after winning the second division in 1955. In Allsvenskan the team only managed to win three games, and were relegated after just one season, and sadly have never returned to top level football. The club's main rival is IF Elfsborg.

The club is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. ^[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Promoted 1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 11th Relegated 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 10th 1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 11th Relegated 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 11th Relegated 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 2nd Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 3rd 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 9th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Mikael Axelsson 2 DF Gustav Nordmark 3 DF Anders Johansson 4 DF Medi Dresevic 5 DF Adam Eriksson 6 FW Johan Sjögerén 7 MF Michael Berglund 8 MF Patric Snygg 9 FW Mattias Lindgren 10 FW Irfan Delimedjac 11 MF Mattias Tellbe 15 DF Joakim Andersson

No. Position Player 16 MF Martin Arvidsson 17 MF Marc Axengren 18 FW Henrik Svedberg 19 MF Nicklas Savolainen 20 DF Hekuran Sahara 23 MF Klas Rubendahl 24 MF Edin Strojil 25 DF Mikael Lunneryd 27 MF Daniel Eres 28 FW Alen Krasnici 31 GK Mergim Krasniqi

Attendances

In recent seasons Norrby IF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 559 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 3 2006 336 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 286 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 295 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 381 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2010 512 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [3]

External links

• Norrby IF - official site

Footnotes

1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Västergötlands Fotbollförbund - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=21. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
2. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Norrby IF". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Norrby%20IF. Retrieved 02.09.2010. 
3. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Svenska Fotbollförbundet - svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. Retrieved 2010-12-09.