Association football club in Sweden
Football club
IK Franke Full name Idrottsklubben Franke Founded 1943; 81 years ago (1943 ) Ground Råby IPVästerås Sweden Chairman Mats Arne Bertil Rudolfsson Head Coach Alexander Rubin League Division 3 Norra Svealand2019 Division 3 Norra Svealand, 5th
IK Franke is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås in Västmanland .[ 1]
Background
Idrottsklubben Franke was formed in 1943 and its main activity has been football despite the initial success came in bandy when the club won the national juniors championship in 1958. At youth level the football club has fostered future national team players such as Gary Sundgren and Pontus Kåmark . In 2010 the first team has been coached by Peter Markstedt, the former Hammarby IF player.
Since their foundation IK Franke has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system . The men's team currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.[ 2] The women's team plays at a similar level. The teams play their home matches at the Råby IP in Västerås.[ 3]
IK Franke are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund .[ 4]
Season to season
Season
Level
Division
Section
Position
Movements
1993
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
6th
1994
Tier 4
Division 3
Östra Svealand
9th
Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
1995
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
6th
1996
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
1997
Tier 4
Division 3
Norra Svealand
9th
Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
1998
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
1999
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
8th
2000
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
7th
2001
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
8th
2002
Tier 4
Division 3
Västra Svealand
10th
Relegated
2003
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
8th
2004
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
4th
2005
Tier 5
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
2006*
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
7th
2007
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
11th
Relegated
2008
Tier 6
Division 4
Västmanland
2nd
2009
Tier 6
Division 4
Västmanland
1st
Promoted
2010
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
5th
2011
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
4th
2012
Tier 5
Division 3
Södra Svealand
3rd
2013
Tier 5
Division 3
Södra Svealand
8th
2014
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
8th
2015
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
2nd
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2016
Tier 4
Division 2
Norra Svealand
13th
Relegated
2017
Tier 5
Division 3
Västra Svealand
4th
2018
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
4th
2019
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
5th
2020
Tier 5
Division 3
Norra Svealand
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [ 5]
[ 6]
[ 7]
Attendances
In recent seasons IK Franke have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average Attendance
Division / Section
Level
2005
Not available
Div 4 Västmanland
Tier 5
2006
110
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2007
115
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2008
Not available
Div 4 Västmanland
Tier 6
2009
Not available
Div 4 Västmanland
Tier 6
2010
120
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2011
87
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
2012
99
Div 3 Södra Svealand
Tier 5
2013
94
Div 3 Södra Svealand
Tier 5
2014
94
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2015
?
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2016
208
Div 2 Norra Svealand
Tier 4
2017
119
Div 3 Västra Svealand
Tier 5
2018
108
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
2019
?
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
2020
Div 3 Norra Svealand
Tier 5
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [ 8]
External links
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