Kvidinge IF is a Swedish football club located in Kvidinge situated in Åstorp Municipality, Skåne County.
Background Kvidinge Idrottsförening were formed on 13 June 1913 and from their inception to well into the 1930s specialised in athletics. Football was played only sporadically and it was not until 1931 that the club for the first time participated in a league.
Since their formation Kvidinge IF football club has participated in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club's first major football success was 1941–42 when the club won Skåneserien Division 2. It took until 1962 before any further success when they won the Skåneserien Division 6, a feat that was repeated again in 1967. In 1972 Kvidinge IF won the Division 5 and gained promotion to Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra. The most successful period in the club's history followed reaching its peak in the 1980s when KIF played two seasons in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland, then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1980 and 1986.
The club currently plays in Division 7 Skåne Nordvästra which is the ninth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Kvidinge IP in Kvidinge.
Kvidinge IF are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
In their successful period in the 1970s and 1980s Kvidinge IF competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1973Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra10th1974Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra8th1975Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Mellersta9th1976Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra4th1977Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra5th1978Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra9th1979Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted1980Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland12thRelegated1981Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra6th1982Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra4th1983Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra3rd1984Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra3rd1985Tier 4 Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted1986Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland12thRelegated
In recent seasons Kvidinge IF have competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1999Tier 7 Division 6Skåne Nordvästra A2ndPromoted2000Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra12thRelegated2001Tier 7 Division 6Skåne Nordvästra B12thRelegated2002Tier 8 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra B8th2003Tier 8 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra B3rdPromotion Playoffs2004Tier 8 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra A10th2005Tier 8 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra A7th2006*Tier 9 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra A7th2007Tier 9 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra A9th2008Tier 9 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra B3rdPromotion Playoffs2009Tier 8 Division 6Skåne Nordvästra10thRelegation Playoffs2010Tier 8 Division 6Skåne Nordvästra A12thRelegated2011Tier 9 Division 7Skåne Nordvästra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances KIF's record attendance at Kvidinge idrottsplats was in 1977 when 4,610 people attended the home match with Malmö FF in the Svenska Cupen.
Footnotes
External links Kvidinge IF – Official website Kvidinge IF Facebook