Akropolis IF was a Swedish football club formed by Greek immigrants in 1968 in Spånga.
The club was named after the Acropolis of Athens, and the Parthenon is depicted on its badge.
The club went bankrupt and was dissolved in 2024.
Background Akropolis IF was 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 formerly had close affiliations, since terminated, with other Stockholm football clubs such as AIK and BP .
In 1987, Akropolis advanced for the first time to Division 3. In 2006, the club made it to the second division, where they have stayed since. In 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.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra9th1994Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra9th1995Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra3rd1996Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra5th1997Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra5th1998Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra3rd1999Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra1stPromoted2000Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand9thRelegation Playoff – Relegated2001Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra3rd2002Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra5th2003Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra5th2004Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Norra1stPromoted2005Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand9th 2006*Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoff – Promoted2007Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand5th 2008Tier 4 Division 2Södra Svealand5th 2009Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand3rd 2010Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand1stPromoted2011Tier 3Division 1Norra11th2012Tier 3Division 1Norra13thRelegated2013Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand3rd2014Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand1stPromoted2015Tier 3Division 1Norra2ndQualifiers2016Tier 3Division 1Norra3rd2017Tier 3Division 1Norra2ndQualifiers2018Tier 3Division 1Norra4th2019Tier 3Division 1Norra1stPromoted2020Tier 2Superettan 5th2021Tier 2Superettan 13thRelegation Playoff – Relegated2022Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
Akropolis IF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005108 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 42006117 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 52007213 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 42008277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 42009355 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 42010277 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 42011373 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
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