Älgarna-Härnösand IF is a Swedish football team from Härnösand currently playing in Division 2 Norrland. The club is affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund. The club was originally called IF Älgarna before changing name during the annual meeting on 29 March 2020.
History In the early years, the club also had a bandy section. the club dominated bandy in Västernorrland in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the district championship in this sport in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and then again in 1946.Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), pp. 469-471 (in Swedish)
The club played at their highest level in Division II, which was then the second tier of Swedish football, in seasons 1953/1954-1954/1955, 1959 and 1960. In 1941 and again in 1952 the club lost the final of the Norrland championship.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionNotes1993Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland7th 1994Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland8th 1995Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland9th Lost Relegation Playoffs1996Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland1st Won Promotion Playoffs1997Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland8th 1998Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland7th 1999Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland6th 2000Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland10th 2001Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland6th2002Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland4th2003Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland10th2004Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland1st 2005Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland11th 2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland2nd2007Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland1st 2008Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland1st 2009Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand7th 2010Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland6th 2011Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland11th 2012Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland12th 2013Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland3rd2014Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland5th2015Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland2nd2016Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland2ndLost Promotion Playoffs2017Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland4th2018Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland1st 2019Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland12thRelegation avoided**2020Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland5th2021Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland1st No playoff due to COVID-192022Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland9th2023Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
** Though the team placed low enough to be relegated, they were effectively merged with Härnösands FF at the end of the season resulting in their assumption of Härnösands FF's place in Division 3.
Attendances
In recent seasons the club have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005177 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 42006Not available Div 4 Ångermanland Tier 62007Not available Div 4 Ångermanland Tier 62008225 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52009285 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 42010273 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42011209 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Staff and board members President: Christer Solgevik Vice President: Håkan Lönnefors Treasurer : Bo Westin
References
External links Official website