Råå IF is a Swedish football club located in Råå, a fishing village at Öresund, Scania, that grew to be one of Scandinavia's largest in the late 1800s,[1] south of Helsingborg.[2] They became the Swedish Cup champions in 1948,[3] and the vice champions of the highest league level 1950–51.
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| Full name | Råå Idrottsförening | ||
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| Founded | 1921 | ||
| Ground | Råå IP Råå Sweden | ||
| Chairman | Joakim Bergdahl | ||
| Head Coach | Arne Karstenbom | ||
| League | Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland | ||
| 2020 | Division 3 Södra Götaland, 9th (Relegation Playoffs - Not Relegated) | ||
| Website | http://www.raaif.se/ | ||
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Background
editRåå Idrottsförening (RIF) is a Swedish sports club that was established on 25 March 1921 by a group of high school students in a basement in the city district of Helsingborg, Tågaborg.[5][6] The club was first called Enighet (translation: Unity), but in 1925 it was renamed Råå Idrottsförening. Early matches were played at Valhallagatan but in 1928 they moved to Hedens idrottsplats. Råå IP was inaugurated on 29 May and Råå IF played their first match there against Stattena IF who won 3–1.[7]
Since their foundation Råå IF has participated both in the upper and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Råå IF won the Swedish Cup in 1948 defeating BK Kenty by 6–0,[3] and in 1950 under coach Albin Dahl the club advanced into the Allsvenskan (the Swedish top tier). In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Råå IF finished as runners-up.[7] During this time, the club also had the Hungarian demon-trainer Kalman Konrad of Bayern Munich, FC Zurich and Slavia Prague fame, who had escaped the war and ended up in Scania (first Malmö FF, then Råå) at their desposal.[8]
During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–52), Råå IF played at the Olympia football stadium in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators.[9] The record was 23.604 against Malmö FF[10]
Fortunes have fluctuated dramatically over the subsequent years which reached rock bottom in 1996 when Råå IF were playing in Division 7. The club currently plays in Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.[11] They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.[12]
Råå IF are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[13]
Achievements
edit- Allsvenskan:
- Runners-up: 1950–51
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winner: 1948
Season to season
editIn their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:
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In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [14] [16] [15] |
Attendances
editIn recent seasons Råå IF have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [17] |
In their first season in the Allsvenskan in 1951–52 Råå IF had a home attendance of 23,604 spectators against Malmö FF at the Olympia football stadium in Helsingborg.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Råå". 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Råå IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Vi firar att det är 70 år sedan vi vann Svenska cupen - läs hela historien".
- ^ "Fotbollsåret 1951".
- ^ "Tågaborg". 22 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ "Det började i en källare på Tågaborg – nu firar laget på läget 100 år". 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Råå Idrottsförening Historia". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "SvenskaFans".
- ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
- ^ "Annons: Publikrekord på Olympia!". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Tabell och resultat – Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Table – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ a b "GAIS – Lagfacta – Råå IF". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Råå IF - everysport.com". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
External links
edit- Råå IF – Official website (in Swedish)