Skene IF is a Swedish football club in Skene in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland County.
Background Skene Idrottsförening was founded in 1921 thanks to Borås Cotton who provided land for a football field. The club's first committee comprised Torsten Lydén, the club's first chairman, along with Knut Hultin and Sven Andersson. In 1942, again thanks to Borås Cotton, the Skene sports ground was developed into a fully modern facility with the new name Vävarevallen.
Since their foundation Skene IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football but have finished in a relegation position. They play their home matches at the Vävarevallen in Skene. The home match against Viken in 1948 was attended by 2,120 spectators but the attendance record for a football match at Vävarevallen was set in 2003 when 2,259 attended the youth international match between Sweden and England.
Skene IF are affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra3rd1994Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra2ndPromotion Playoffs1995Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Södra1stPromoted1996Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland3rd 1997Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland1st Promoted1998Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland8th1999Tier 3Division 2Västra Götaland4th2000Tier 3Division 2Västra Götaland7th2001Tier 3Division 2Västra Götaland11th2002Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland1st Promoted2003Tier 3Division 2Östra Götaland10thRelegation Playoffs2004Tier 3Division 2Västra Götaland10thRelegation Playoffs2005Tier 3Division 2Mellersta Götaland10th2006*Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland7th2007Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland12th Relegated2008Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs2009Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland8th2010Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland11thRelegated2011Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Södra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Skene IF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005339 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 32006316 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42007236 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 42008147 Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 52009148 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 52010108 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Footnotes
External links Skene IF – official website Skene IF – Football team website