Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when Karlsborgs IK and Risöns AIS merged under the influence of the AB Statens Skogsindustrier. The men's team has played in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system in Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5. The club's most successful period was in the late 1990s when they spent 3 seasons in Division 2 in 1996, 1998 and 1999. The women's soccer team played in the Swedish top division in 1979.
The club has made considerable development in recent years and is now the largest in Eastern Norrbotten with 800 members of whom around 350 are active. The club run a large number of teams many of which face log trips for competitive matches.
The club won the Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup) in 1991, 1995 and 1999.
The club is affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra2nd1994Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra1stPromoted1995Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland1st Promoted1996Tier 3Division 2 Norrland10thRelegated1997Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland1st Promoted1998Tier 3Division 2 Norrland9th1999Tier 3Division 2 Norrland10thRelegated2000Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland12th Relegated2001Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra3rd2002Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra9thRelegated2003Tier 6 Division 5 Norrbotten Mellersta1stPromoted2004Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra3rd2005Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra3rd2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra2nd2007Tier 6 Division 4 Norrbotten Norra2ndPromoted2008Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland8th2009Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland9th2010Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland4th2011Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland1stPromoted2012Tier 4Division 2Norrland8th2013Tier 4Division 2Norrland * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new tier being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
2013 squad
Staff and board members Lennart Vikström – President Ingela Resin – Secretary Soren Hahto – Treasurer Bertil Johansson – Director
External links Official Website Men’s Team
Footnotes