Norrby IF

Norrby IF

File:Norrby IF.png
Full name	Norrby Idrottsförening
Founded	1927
Ground	Borås Arena, Borås
Capacity	17,800
League	Division 1 Södra
2015	Division 1 Södra, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Borås Arena

Norrby IF is a Swedish football club from Borås. The club was founded 27 April 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 have never returned to top level football.

Norrby IF's average attendance in the top division, established through the course of the sole 1956 season, is 9,971. This is the fifth highest historical attendance of all clubs that have played in the Swedish top division. The club holds the record for the highest minimum attendance of all clubs that have participated in this division, at 6,378.

The club is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.

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 8th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promoted 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Current squad

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	SWE	John Östby
2	DF	SWE	Andreas Nyberg
3	DF	SWE	Joakim Andersson
4	DF	SWE	Medi Dresevic
5	DF	SWE	Philip Karlsson
6	DF	SWE	Sandeep Mankoo
7	FW	SWE	Mikael Berglund
8	DF	SWE	Patric Snygg
9	FW	SWE	Ibrahim Alushaj
10	DF	SWE	Briar Faraj
11	MF	SWE	Mattias Tellbe

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	SWE	Flilip Johannesson
15	MF	SWE	Mohammed Omeirat
16	FW	SWE	Kenan Galijatovic
17	FW	SLE	Thomas Tejahim
19	MF	SWE	Nicklas Savolainen
20	DF	SWE	Hekuran Sahara
21	MF	SWE	Mattias Strinäs
22	FW	SWE	Henrik Svedberg
27	MF	SWE	Emilio Rossi
31	GK	SWE	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 2011 634 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2012 480 Div 1 Södra Västra Götaland Tier 3 2013 438 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

External links

• Norrby IF – official site