Eskilstuna City FK

Eskilstuna City Fotbollklub is a Swedish football club based in the central Swedish town of Eskilstuna. The club played one season in the Allsvenskan, but currently meets only mediocre.

History

Once first league

The club was founded on November 1, 1907 under the name Idrottsklubben City. At the foundation of the Allsvenskan in 1924 to qualify for the Swedish House of Lords has been missed, so that the club came in the unofficial second division. There, the team was winning season in central Sweden and thus qualified for the promotion games in which Westermalms IF could be defeated with two wins. In the Allsvenskan but managed just one win of the season and as a Table with only six points the team went straight off again.

Years in the second division

In the second division, although once again made the relay victory, but in the rise of games, the club failed after two defeats at Djurgårdens IF and missed the direct resurgence. One year the team was indeed only a third party, but could so for now officially launched, only two seasons qualify comprehensive second division. There they played in the North Season and could keep up with one point ahead of the relegation Djurgårdens IF and IFK Stockholm just the class. After once again managed to avoid relegation as third from bottom in the following season, the club finished the 1931 season tied with Westermalms IF, because of the poorer Torquotienten you landed but on the penultimate rank and got down to the third tier.

As Season winner IK City managed the immediate resurgence, but were relegated again in the third division as Table together with Westermalms IF with four points behind the last Nichtabsteigsplatz occupied by BK Derby.

Establishment in the third division

From 1933 IK City played again in the third division. There, the team was able to establish itself in the front of the table of Südstaffel in central Sweden, but at first did not seriously compete for the resurgence. Although in 1936 succeeded the runner-up title, but had promoted IF Rune at the end of season five points clear of the club from Eskilstuna. Only in 1941 was the team dominated the league and moved as a relay winners in the ascent games. There, the team defeated the champion of the Swedish central North Season Västerås SK and celebrated the return to the second division. However, the club missed due to goal difference compared to the tied teams IFK Västerås and Åtvidabergs FF in the league and went straight off again.

Was again in third place of the direct resurgence missed. 1944, succeeded, although the season victory in the rise of games came against the team Surahammars IF under the wheels: in the first leg we went down with a 1:7 defeat, but also the return leg on home court ended with a 1-3 defeat. After a runner-up team two years later was re- Season Winners and entered this time against Enköpings SK in the promotion round to. Since both teams each won their home games, a playoff was needed, was defeated in the IK City 0-2 and again missed the rise.

After the end of the season 1946/47, the third division was reformed and summarized to date of 17 seasons on four different regional groups. As a runner-up had to IK City therefore fight to avoid relegation, but sat in the relegation with a 2-0 success in the playoff against Hagalunds IS through and qualified for the new third league. There was only the seventh place, the worst result of the club in the third division by then. In the following season, the club was able to dominate the season and finished with only one defeat Season Winners and returned after seven years back in the second tier.

Again in the second division

In the season 1949/50, the team was in third place in the second division and in the end had just four points behind second-division champion Örebro SK. In the period following places get in midfield, with the club in 1952 had only one point clear of the relegation Sandvikens AIK. A year later, the team played for the resurgence of the Allsvenskan with. At the end of the season the team was tied with Sandvikens IF, but had an inferior goal difference to six goals and was runner-up only.

IK City but could not build on the success and found himself 1953/54, in a relegation battle again. At the end of the season jumped one point ahead of relegated Västerås IK of sixth place in the standings out. In the following two seasons, the team was back on the front half of the table, 1957, but only the third to last place was busy and the club had again the passage in the third league start.

In Division 3 Östra Svealand IK City was in an account of the conversion of the Saisonrhythmusses extended to the calendar year season in 1957/58 right off the bat master and returned directly back to the second division. Here the team was in fourth in the return game time. Two years later, the club was again only third last and had to leave the second division. The direct re-emergence followed last but one with only ten points of immediate relegation to the third tier.

Again third league

With eight points behind champions Södertälje SK IK City missed the 1964 re- direct resurgence. In the following years the team was able to place always at the front of the table, without, however, being able to play for the climb. Until 1969 provided you with Finspångs AIK a duel for the climb, which turned out thanks to goal difference in favor of the team from Eskilstuna.

When severed Table - it lacked seven points on a non-relegation place - but missed IK City in the league. The direct re-emergence was missed clear: as a table Fourth missing 17 points on season winner BK Derby. In the following years it was close again, but missed three in 1972 and 1973, four points for the return. Then it went downhill with the club and in 1975 a relegation was only occupied, so that the club first drifted into the Viertklassigkeit.

Between three and five League

1980 succeeded IK City to return to the third division, but was relegated as a Table directly again. After a sixth place succeeded as a table runner, 1983, the renewed rise in the third league. Again, the club missed an establishment in the third division and had to turn this after only one season down leaving. After a reform of the league system, the team launched temporarily only fünftklassig. Only in 1988 was the club rise from the fifth division.

Back to the third tier

As a climber from the Fünftklassigkeit IK City knew to surprise in the fourth division in 1989 and was able to finish the season in fourth league champions and thus let climbers celebrate the now third-rate Division 2. The direct re- descent followed the immediate promotion back to the third- highest division. Here, the team was able to establish in the following years in the middle of the league.

New name and again four League

In 2000 it was renamed the club IK City in the present name, Eskilstuna City FK. 2004 became the club in danger of relegation. At the end of the year the team had to play in the relegation due to goal difference compared to Västerås IK. There, however Kungsörs SK could be defeated by a 2-0 away win and a 1-1 draw in the return leg. In 2005, the Swedish league system was reformed again: as a table Tenth escaped the club may be scarce the descent into the fifth rate then Division 3, but remained in the stepped-back Division 2 and played therefore only viertklassig. There succeeded in 2006 with 15 points behind the winner Season Gröndals IK fifth place, a year later missed the club as runner behind Arameiska -Syrianska Norsborg the resurgence in the third league.

Return to the third tier

2011 succeeded as master of the fourth division Division 2 Södra Svealand return to the third tier.