IFK Fjärås is a Swedish football club located in Fjärås in Kungsbacka Municipality.
Background Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (IFK) Fjärås was formed in 1932 at Westergård by some lads who wanted to start a football club. The oldest archived annual meeting minutes from the end of the 1930s indicate that the club activities included not only football but also walking, hiking and cross-country training for its members.
IFK Fjärås now has over 800 members and is organised into three sections, namely men's, women's and a youth section. The club runs 25–30 teams and has around 350 active players. The main operations are based in Ögärdets IP at the Fjärås Fritidscentrum (Fjärås Leisure Centre). This is where the clubhouse is located along with two grass pitches for 11-a-side teams and a pitch for the seven-a-side teams.
Since their foundation IFK Fjärås has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. Their best season was in 1998 when they finished 11th in Division 2 Västra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football. The club play their home matches at the Ögärdets IP in Fjärås.
IFK Fjärås are affiliated to Hallands Fotbollförbund. The women's team played in the Swedish top division in 1978 and 1979.
Recent history In recent seasons IFK Fjärås have competed in the following divisions:
2014 – Division IV Elit, Halland 2013 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2012 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2011 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2010 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2009 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2008 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2007 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2006 – Division IV, Halland 2005 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2004 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland 2003 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland 2002 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland 2001 – Division IV, Halland 2000 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland 1999 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland 1998 – Division II, Västra Götaland 1997 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
Attendances
In recent seasons IFK Fjärås have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005182 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 42006Not available Div 4 Halland Tier 62007249 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52008207 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52009222 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52010213 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
The attendance record of around 1,200 was set on 5 September 1998 against GAIS.
Footnotes
External links IFK Fjärås – Official website