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Akropolis IF
File:Akropolis IF.png
Full nameAkropolis Idrottsförening
Founded1968
GroundAkalla BP
Akalla, Stockholm
Capacity2,000
ChairmanLampros Mitsis
ManagerGiannis Tsombos
LeagueDivision 1 Norra
2015Division 1 Norra, 2nd

Akropolis IF is a Swedish football club located in Stockholm, formed in 1968.[1]

Background

Akropolis IF is a sports club which was founded in Stockholm in the spring of 1968. Basketball started in the autumn 1968 followed by football in the spring of 1969. Youth activities commenced in 1975.

The club has closely affiliation with other Stockholm football clubs such as AIK and BP. Both cooperations has been terminated today.

In 1987, Akropolis advanced for their first time to Division 3. In 2006 the club made it to the second division, where they have stayed since. 2012 Akropolis was relegated to Division 2, where they stayed until 2013 when they were once again promoted. In 2014 Akropolis was promoted from Division 2 to Division 1 again. As newcomers in Division 1 Akropolis secured qualifiers to Superettan in their second last game against IFK Luleå. [2]


Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 9th
1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd
1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoff – Relegated
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd
2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th
2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 5th
2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoff – Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Qualifiers

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[3] [4] [5]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 108 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2006 117 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5
2007 213 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2008 277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2009 355 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2010 277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2011 373 Div 1 Norra Tier 3

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[6]

Current squad

As of 14 May 2016[7]


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Sebastian Larsson
22 GK Sweden SWE Simon Lundgren
30 GK Sweden SWE Filip Anger

2 DF Sweden SWE Viktor Strand
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Alex Simovski
4 DF Sweden SWE Oskar Cederling
5 DF Sweden SWE Kim Odelius
18 DF Albania ALB Kosmas Gezos
20 DF Sweden SWE Felix Pettersson
25 DF Sweden SWE Linus Smedjegården

6 MF Sweden SWE Simon Turesson
7 MF Sweden SWE Adrian Pettersson
10 MF Sweden SWE Roy Sevgili
12 MF Sweden SWE Simon Berg
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Greece GRE Pavlos Mitropoulos
14 MF Sweden SWE Eyasu Alemayehu
15 MF Sweden SWE Philip Andersson
16 MF Greece GRE Sakis Papadopoulos
17 MF Sweden SWE Victor Söderström
19 MF Greece GRE Dimitris Giakos
21 MF Sweden SWE Adhavan Rajamohan
23 MF Sweden SWE Nikodemus Granberg
24 MF Albania ALB Maldin Ymeraj

8 FW Greece GRE Kostas Stavrothanasopoulos
9 FW Italy ITA Luca Gerbino Polo
11 FW Greece GRE Dimitris Sialmas

Staff

Sport

  • Head Coach: Giannis Tsombos
  • Assistant Coach: Johan Blomberg
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Kenny Stamatopoulos

Management

  • Team Manager: Georgios Gogas

Medical

  • Physiotherapist: Petter Isaksson
  • Material wart: Achilles Soularidis

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Akropolis IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Akropolis IF – Föreningens historia". Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta -Akropolis IF". Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Södra Svealand - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Akropolis Herrlaget 2016". Retrieved 14 May 2016.