IFK Västerås

IFK Västerås is a Swedish football club based in Västerås. The team played 30 seasons in the Swedish second league last 1987.

History

IFK Västerås was founded in 1898. Already in the early days, the team recorded as multiple district champions and presented in 1913 with Oskar Berg the first Swedish national team. In 1920, she reached the final of the Kamratmästerskapen, finished the competition after a 1-2 defeat against IFK Gothenburg but in second.

After IFK Västerås had not qualified for the start of Allsvenskan in season 1924/25, was a member of the club of first unofficial second league. In 1927, he missed the season as runner Mellansvenska series behind IK City barely climb the games. As in second behind Hallstahammar SK in the following year succeeded to the qualification now official second division. The team ended mostly places in the midfield in 1935 succeeded behind IK Brage the runner-up - but with ten points behind. This success they initially did not match and came in the early 1940s increasingly in danger of relegation. 1945 and 1946 respectively managed a third place, then followed without a game win in the season 1947/48 as a Table with two season points of relegation to the third division. In the following years the team rushed into the Fünftklassigkeit.

At the end of the season 1961 IFK Västerås returned to the third division. After several third places in Division 3 Norra Svealand the team in 1968 increased as season winner on to the second division, but missed the league. In the following years, held it in the front part of the league, without being able to intervene in the promotion race. 1977 again succeeded in season victory in Division 3 Norra Svealand, in the subsequent play-off round, the club continued without defeat before Kramfors - Alliansen, Ope IF and IF Gammelstads by. First, the team played in the second division against relegation and finished second in the first two years respectively to the last non- relegation zone. In 1981, she had to play in the relegation, but was able to prevail. After 1984 and 1986, fifth place was busy, the club was relegated again in 1987.

IFK Västerås established himself in the middle of the third league season Västra Svealand. In 1995, the club was in second behind Hertzöga BK and qualified for the promotion round. After he had prevailed in the first round against Tyresö FF, he failed in the second round to IK Sirius. The team could not confirm the success and slipped into the back regions of the table. In 1998 she competed in the relegation, but could accomplish in the league. In the 2000 reach only two wins this season, so the club relegated as Table in the Viertklassigkeit before he was put through to the Fünftklassigkeit.

At the end of the 2004 IFK Västerås rose to the Viertklassigkeit, but was demoted as a table in ninth victim of a league reform and in the fifth league. The team missed the league and got down in the sixth league.