IK Tellus is a Swedish sports club, having teams in football, bandy and handball. The club is located in Tellusborg, Stockholm.[1]

IK Tellus
Full nameIdrottsklubben Tellus
Founded1921
GroundAspuddens IP
Tellusborg
Stockholm
Sweden
ChairmanPatrik Bodare
Head CoachPär Svensson
CoachRichard Engh
LeagueDivision 3 Östra Svealand
2009Division 3 Södra Svealand, 9th

Background

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Tellusborgs IF was formed on 11 April 1921 and brought together several disparate groups of youngsters in Tellusborg after much negotiation. However, controversy about the club name remained and at a Sunday meeting at the Dövas Café on 11 April 1923 the name was changed to IK Tellus.[2]

Bandy

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Football

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Since their foundation IK Tellus has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Östra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.[3] They play their home matches at the Aspuddens IP in Tellusborg.[4]

IK Tellus are affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[5]

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta 12th Relegated
2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Stockholm Södra 2nd Promoted
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta 5th
2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta 10th
2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta 9th
2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Stockholm Mellersta 11th Relegated
2005 Tier 6 Division 5 Stockholm Södra 3rd Promoted
2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Stockholm Södra 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 3rd
2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Svealand 9th
2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Svealand 9th
2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Östra Svealand 8th
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Svealand 10th Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[6] [7] [8]

Handball

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The club is also playing handball. The women's handball team played the 1965–1966 season in the Swedish top division.[9]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Idrottsklubben Tellus". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ "IK Tellus – Historia". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Östra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Östra Svealand". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IK Tellus – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  6. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IK Tellus". Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Östra Svealand - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  9. ^ "IK Tellus" (in Swedish). IK Tellus. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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