Selånger FK is a Swedish football club located in Selånger in Västernorrland County. It is a part of the alliance club Selånger SK. Their most acclaimed player is Vilma Abrahamsson.
Background Selånger Fotbollklubb was founded in 1921 as Selånger Sportklubb (Selånger SK). Selånger SK had departments for a number of sports, but in 1991 it was split up in a number of clubs which however still cooperate in an alliance and share the same logo. Apart from Selånger FK, these are Selånger SK Bandy and Selånger SOK.
The football club are now one of the biggest clubs in Västernorrland with 650 members. They run 23 league teams and also provide a football school for children of 5–7 years of age.
Since their foundation Selånger FK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 1 Norrla which is the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at Norrporten Arena in Sundsvall. The club manages the facility themselves which at the moment has seven grass pitches and a building with changing rooms and a cafeteria.
Selånger FK are affiliated to the Medelpads Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad5thVåren (Spring)Tier 5 Division 4 Medelpad1stKvalfyran (Autumn) – Promoted1994Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland4th1995Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland4th1996Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland6th1997Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland1st Promoted1998Tier 3Division 2Norrland3rd1999Tier 3Division 2Norrland2nd2000Tier 3Division 2Norrland7th2001Tier 3Division 2Norrland8thWithdrew at end of season2002Tier 5 Division 4Medelpad2nd2003Tier 5 Division 4Medelpad10th2004Tier 5 Division 4Medelpad7th2005Tier 5 Division 4Medelpad2ndPromotion Playoffs2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2007Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland10thRelegated2008Tier 6 Division 4 Medelpad1stPromoted2009Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland3rd2010Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland4th2011Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland1stPromoted2012Tier 4Division 2 Norrland1stPromoted2013Tier 3Division 1Norra13thRelegated2014Tier 4Division 2 Norrland11th2015Tier 4Division 2 Norrland7thWithdrew at end of season2016Tier 8Division 6 Medelpad7th2017Tier 8Division 6 Medelpad * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Selånger FK have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2006Not available Div 4 Medelpad Tier 6200766 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52008Not available Div 4 Medelpad Tier 62009157 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52010127 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52011104 Div 3 Södra Norrland Tier 52012147 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
The attendance record for Selånger FK was 350 spectators at the local derby match against Sund IF in 2011 (Division 3 Södra Norrland).
Combined Clubs Selangor FA
Footnotes
External links Selånger FK – Official website Selånger FK – Football website Selånger FK Facebook Selånger SK Supporters of the world Facebook