IF Älgarna

IF Älgarna is a Swedish football club based in Härnösand from the province Västernorrland County. The team played in its history four seasons in the second highest Swedish league.

History

Founded in February 1919 played IF Älgarna first unterklassig. 1941 made ​​the club first attracted attention when he reached the final of the Norrländska Mästerskapet. In 1951 the team was promoted to the third division and benefited in the following year by a league reform, since the northern Swedish teams were integrated in the Swedish league pyramid and therefore the number of second division seasons was increased to three. In Division 2 Norrland, the club finished second in the first season, the last non- relegation zone, but had nine points clear of the relegation GIF Sundsvall, Sollefteå GIF and Ljunga IF. In the season 1954/55 but get only four wins this season and together with IF Friska Viljor and Skutkärs IF the team got back from the third league.

With five points behind Season Winner IF Friska Viljor IF Älgarna missed the direct resurgence. After the climb had been missed in the following year after the defeat loose competitors IFK Östersund, the club returned in 1958 as Master of the Division 3 Mellersta Norrland in the second division back. Again, the holiday in the second höchsn league lasted only two seasons, as Table rose again from the club in 1960. He first played for the re-emergence in 1964 failed the team only in the promotion round to Brynäs IF.

In 1966 IF Älgarna from the Viertklassigkeit. First placed there only in the central table area, succeeded in 1971 to rise again in the third league. Here, the team held two seasons, but managed after relegation in 1973 the chances of promotion. After repeated but descent 1976, the club established on de fourth level of play. 1983 IF Älgarna returned in the third game back class, but 1986 was the victim of a league reform and came again in the fourth league.

The end of 1990 IF Älgarna rose again on the third league. In the spring series in sixth, the club also managed in the fall as fifth in the league. In the spring series but managed just one win this season, so the club had to play again viertklassig in the fall. Here the Klb placed in a row in the table area and rear ended the season in 1995 to a relegation place. Although the team was tied with the competitors in the round oh two wins and a draw in the direct duel against Brunflo FK, but increased due to goal difference from the fifth division.

Staying in the Fünftklassigkeit lasted for IF Älgarnanur a season, as the club season winner sat in the promotion round by. In the fourth division the team played against the relegated again, the 2000 was not avoided. 2004, the club rose up again, but was the victim of a league reform. Due to the introduction of Division 1 as the new third highest league, the club was demoted as a table next to last in the Sechstklassigkeit. From this, the club rose in 2007, and then managed the direct walkover in the fourth-rate Division 2