Vasalund IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund.
History Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Essinge IK and changed its name to Vasalund/Essinge IF. The merger was discontinued and the original name was restored before the 2008 season.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1951-52Tier 4 Division 4 Östsvenska3rd1952-53Tier 4 Division 4 Östsvenska2ndPromoted1953-54Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand6th1954-55Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand2nd1955-56Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand7th1956-57Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand1stPromoted1957-58Tier 2Division 2 Svealand 10thRelegated1959Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand9thRelegated1960Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra6th1961Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra12thRelegated1962Tier 5 Division 5 Norra5th1963Tier 5 Division 5 Norra4th1964Tier 5 Division 5 Norra4th1965Tier 5 Division 5 Norra2ndPromoted1966Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra8th1967Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra3rd1968Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland5th1969Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland7th1970Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland3rd1971Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland2nd1972Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland4th1973Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra7th1974Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra1stPromoted1975Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand4th1976Tier 3Division 3 Östra Svealand1stPromoted1977Tier 2Division 2 Norra 10th1978Tier 2Division 2 Norra 10th1979Tier 2Division 2 Norra 5th1980Tier 2Division 2 Norra 3rd1981Tier 2Division 2 Norra 3rd1982Tier 2Division 2 Norra 5th1983Tier 2Division 2 Norra 8th1984Tier 2Division 2 Norra 7th1985Tier 2Division 2 Norra 9th1986Tier 2Division 2 Norra 6th1987Tier 2Division 1 Norra 11th1988Tier 2Division 1 Norra 3rd1989Tier 2Division 1 Norra 2nd1990Tier 2Division 1 Norra 2nd1991Tier 2Division 1Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra 2nd/1stPromotion Playoffs, Round 1 - Not Promoted1992Tier 2Division 1Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra 2nd/2nd1993Tier 2Division 1 Norra 2ndPromotion Playoffs - Not Promoted1994Tier 2Division 1 Norra 4th1995Tier 2Division 1 Norra 3rd1996Tier 2Division 1 Norra 10th1997Tier 2Division 1 Norra 14th Relegated1998Tier 3Division 2 Östra Svealand4th1999Tier 3Division 2 Östra Svealand2nd2000Tier 3Division 2 Västra Svealand10thRelegation Playoffs - Relegated2001Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand3rd2002Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand1stPromoted2003Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand7th(Vasalund/Essinge IF)2004Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2nd(Vasalund/Essinge IF)2005Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2ndPromoted (Vasalund/Essinge IF)2006*Tier 3Division 1Norra4th(Vasalund/Essinge IF)2007Tier 3Division 1Norra3rd(Vasalund/Essinge IF)2008Tier 3Division 1Norra2ndPromotion Playoffs - Promoted2009Tier 2 Superettan 16thRelegated2010Tier 3Division 1Norra5th2011Tier 3Division 1Norra6th2012Tier 3Division 1Norra4th2013Tier 3Division 1Norra7th2014Tier 3Division 1Norra5th2015Tier 3Division 1Norra11th2016Tier 3Division 1Norra2ndPromotion Playoffs - Not Promoted2017Tier 3Division 1Norra12thRelegated2018Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand1stPromoted2019Tier 3Division 1Norra6th2020Tier 3EttanNorra1stPromoted2021Tier 2Superettan15th Relegated2022Tier 3EttanNorra3rd2023Tier 3EttanNorra4th2024Tier 3EttanNorra5th2025Tier 3EttanNorra3rd * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Cup (Svenska Cupen)
SeasonRound2012/13Round 12013/14Round 22014/15 Round 22015/16 Round 12016/17 Round 12017/18 Group stage2018/19 Round 12019/20 Round 12020/21 Round 22021/22 Round 22022/23 Round 22023/24 Round 12024/25 Round 12025/26 Round 12026/27 Round 2
Attendances
In recent seasons Vasalund IF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005297 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 32006431 Div 1 Norra Tier 32007549 Div 1 Norra Tier 32008492 Div 1 Norra Tier 32009720 Superettan Tier 22010313 Div 1 Norra Tier 32011336 Div 1 Norra Tier 32012299 Div 1 Norra Tier 32013229 Div 1 Norra Tier 32014217 Div 1 Norra Tier 32015338 Div 1 Norra Tier 32016261 Div 1 Norra Tier 32017237 Div 1 Norra Tier 32018174 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 42019229 Div 1 Norra Tier 320200 Ettan Norra Tier 32021230 Superettan Tier 22022269 Ettan Norra Tier 32023299 Ettan Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Squad
Coaches Bo Petersson (1983–84) Bo Petersson (1988–90) Erik Hamrén (1992–93) Kjell Jonevret (1993–94) Roger Palmgren (2003–2004) Bo Petersson (2004–05) Peter Lenell (2008–2009) Azrudin Valentic (2009–2011) Babar Rehman (2013–2015) Roberth Björknesjö (2015) Pascal Simpson (2016) Kalle Karlsson (2017) Carlos Banda (2017) Babar Rehman (2017) Nebojša Novaković (2018–2019) Dalibor Savic (2019–2021) Roberth Björknesjö (2021) Diamantis "Akis" Vavalis (2022) Babar Rehman (2022) Dimitrios Giantsis (2023) Rebaz Hassan (2024) Babar Rehman (2024-)
Achievements
League
Ettan Norra: Winners (1): 2020 Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2016 Division 1 Östra: Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992 Division 2 Östra Svealand: Runners-up (3): 1999, 2004, 2005 Division 2 Norra Svealand: Winners (1): 2018 Division 3 Norra Svealand: Winners (1): 2002
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