Piteå IF is a Swedish football club located in Piteå.

Piteå IF
Full namePiteå Idrottsförening
Founded24 May 1918
GroundLF Arena
Piteå
Sweden
Capacity6,000
ChairmanAnders Hallberg
CoachTomas Eriksson, Viktor Jonsson
LeagueEttan Norra
2019Division 2 Norrland, 5th

Background

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The club was formed 24 May 1918 but did not take up football until 1920 when they merged with their local rivaling club IFK Piteå, which then was dissolved. Piteå IF is currently playing in the third-highest Swedish division, Division 1, for men and the ladies' team are playing in the highest league, Damallsvenskan, which is their highest-ever position in the Swedish ladies' league system. The men's team's best season up until this day is their season in Sweden's second-highest division 1998. The club's men's reserve team play in the sixth highest Swedish league, Division 4.

The club has one of the largest youth academies in football in the county of Norrbotten and is one of two arranging clubs of the large international youth football cup Piteå Summer Games.

The Piteå IF FF Akademi is the official academy of Piteå IF and consists most of U19 players and younger.

The club plays their home matches at LF Arena.

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 9th
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th
1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 8th
1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd Promotion play-offs
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted
1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated
1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 4th
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 11th Relegated
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 10th Relegation play-offs
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 10th
2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 12th Relegated
2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 1st Promoted
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 7th
2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 9th
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 6th
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th
2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated
2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 4th
2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 6th
2019 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted
2021 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th
2022 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2023 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th
2024 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 16th (Currently)

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[1][2][3]

Attendances

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In recent seasons Piteå IF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division/section Level
2005 382 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3
2006 245 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2007 279 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5
2008 296 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2009 512 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2010 505 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2011 301 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[4]

Current squad

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As of 15 June 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SWE Tobias Hellström
2 DF   SWE Henrik Millbert
3 DF   SWE William Berglin
4 DF   RSA Dean Solomons
6 DF   SWE Jonathan Käller
7 MF   ENG Joshua Chatee
8 MF   SWE Filip Berglund
10 FW   SWE Jonathan Lundbäck
11 MF   SWE Ruben Andersson
12 FW   SWE Marcus Fahlgren-Hällström
14 MF   SWE Gustav Rönnbäck-Wallin
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   SWE Kalebo Uwimbabazi
16 DF   SWE William Andersson Junkka
17 MF   GHA Kubuntu Glorie Packny
19 DF   SWE Isac Wikström
20 DF   NOR Bendik Brevik
21 MF   SWE Joel Carlsson
22 DF   SWE Viktor Steen
23 FW   SWE Jack Aronsson
24 MF   SWE Isak Eriksson
27 DF   SWE Anton From
30 FW   SWE William Videhult
31 GK   SWE Filip Eriksson
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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Piteå IF". Retrieved 10 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Norrland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  3. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  5. ^ "Truppen".