Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.
Background The club was formed in February 1994 from the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor, a club whose greatest achievement had been to reach the semifinal of the 1948 Svenska Cupen. From 1995 to 1998, the new club progressed through the league system from Division 6 to Division 2.
In 2003, the club won Division 2 Norrland and then participated in the promotion play-offs: they won 4–3 away to Väsby IK FK and then lost 2–3 at home, and were promoted to the Superettan on away goals. Second-tier football in the Superettan in 2004 proved a disappointment as Friska Viljor finished in last place and were relegated. In subsequent years Friska Viljor FC participated in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system, winning the Division 3 promotion play-off to return to Division 2 Norrland (Swedish football's fourth tier) in 2015.
The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra (the third tier of Swedish football). They play their home matches at Skyttis IP in Örnsköldsvik. Since 2004, the club has used an artificial turf surface.
Friska Viljor FC are affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1994Tier 7Division 6Ångermanland3rd1995Tier 7Division 6Ångermanland1stPromoted1996Tier 6Division 5Ångermanland1stPromoted1997Tier 5Division 4Ångermanland1stPromoted1998Tier 4Division 3Mellersta Norrland1stPromoted1999Tier 3Division 2Norrland6th2000Tier 3Division 2Norrland4th2001Tier 3Division 2Norrland7th2002Tier 3Division 2Norrland8th2003Tier 3Division 2Norrland1stPromotion play-offs – Promoted2004Tier 2 Superettan16thRelegated2005Tier 3Division 2Norrland8th2006*Tier 4Division 2Norrland7th2007Tier 4Division 2Norrland3rd2008Tier 4Division 2Norrland6th2009Tier 4Division 2Norrland11thRelegated2010Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland5th2011Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland3rd2012Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland2ndPromotion play-off2013Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland10thRelegation play-off2014Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland2ndPromotion play-off2015Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland2ndPromoted2016Tier 4Division 2Norrland13thRelegated2017Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Norrland2ndPromotion play-off - Promoted2018Tier 4Division 2Norrland7th2019Tier 4Division 2Norrland3rd2020Tier 4Division 2Norrland4th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Friska Viljor FC have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision/sectionLevel2005397 Div 2 Norrland Tier 32006188 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42007285 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42008276 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42009355 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42010131 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52011147 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52012163 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52013134 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52014166 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52015166 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52016284 Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 42017294 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 52018? Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 42019? Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 42020 Div 2 Norra Norrland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
In their opening home game in the Superettan in 2004 Friska Viljor FC had an attendance of 1,221 against Östers IF. Other well attended home games were the 1,012 spectators for the match with IFK Norrköping and 1,186 spectators for the match with IF Brommapojkarna.
The attendance record for Friska Viljor FC was 2,107 spectators for the match against IFK Göteborg on 1 May 2003.
Current squad
Achievements
Norrländska Mästerskapet: Winners (1): 1943 (as IF Friska Viljor)
Footnotes
External links Friska Viljor FC – Official Website