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.

Råå IF
Full nameRåå Idrottsförening
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
GroundRåå IP
Råå
Sweden
ChairmanJoakim Bergdahl
Head CoachArne Karstenbom
LeagueDivision 3 Sydvästra Götaland
2020Division 3 Södra Götaland, 9th
(Relegation Playoffs - Not Relegated)
Websitehttp://www.raaif.se/
Råå during their heyday, in 1951.
The Råå vs. Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan top derby at a packed Olympia 1950.
The Allsvenskan Helsingborg derby Råå vs. HIF 1950. Kalle Svensson boxes the ball in front of attacking Råå players.
The top derby Råå vs HIF 1950. Råå goalkeeper Nina Malmqvist grabs the ball in front of HIF's Åke Jönsson. Råås Åke Olsson and Dammis Karlsson are waiting on the right. HIF's Sven "Flua" Persson on the far right.
The Råå players enter the field in front of 23 300 spectators at Råsunda September 19th 1950 against AIK. Råå won the game 2–1.[4] The 1950/51 season was the moment of fame for the little Scanian fishing village at Öresund.

Background

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Råå 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

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Season to season

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In their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1945–46 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydsvenska Södra 2nd
1946–47 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydsvenska Södra 1st Promotion Playoffs
1947–48 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra 1st Promoted
1948–49 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 5th
1949–50 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 1st Promoted
1950–51 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 2nd
1951–52 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated
1952–53 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 6th
1953–54 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 8th
1954–55 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 4th
1955–56 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 8th
1956–57 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th
1957–58 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd
1959 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th
1960 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
1961 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
1962 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegated
1963 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd
1964 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd
1965 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd
1966 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 8th
1967 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 9th
1968 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 11th Relegated
1969 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 4th
1970 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted
1971 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 10th Relegated
1972 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promotion Playoffs
1973 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 2nd
1974 Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted
1975 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 1st Promotion Playoffs  – Promoted
1976 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 11th
1977 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 12th Relegated
1978 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 1st Promotion Playoffs
1979 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 1st Promotion Playoffs
1980 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 9th
1981 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 5th
1982 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 7th
1983 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 3rd
1984 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 4th
1985 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd
1986 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 11th Relegated

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In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1999 Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B 1st Promoted
2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Västra 5th
2001 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra 9th
2002 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Mellersta 9th
2003 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra B 9th
2004 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra A 10th
2005 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Västra 9th Relegation Playoffs
2006* Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra 8th
2007 Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2008 Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra 3rd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra 4th
2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 8th
2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted
2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 5th
2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 8th
2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2015 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra 7th
2016 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Norra 4th
2017 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 4th
2018 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 1st Promoted
2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 6th
2020 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Not Relegated
2021 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [14] [16] [15]

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2009 Not available Div 4 Skåne Västra Tier 6
2010 103 Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 6
2011 Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 6
2012 309 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5
2013 221 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5
2014 170 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5
2015 Not available Div 4 Skåne Västra Tier 6
2016 Not available Div 4 Skåne Norra Tier 6
2017 Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 6
2018 Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 6
2019 ? Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5
2020 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5

* 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

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  1. ^ "Råå". 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Råå IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Vi firar att det är 70 år sedan vi vann Svenska cupen - läs hela historien".
  4. ^ "Fotbollsåret 1951".
  5. ^ "Tågaborg". 22 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Wikipedia.
  6. ^ "Det började i en källare på Tågaborg – nu firar laget på läget 100 år". 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Råå Idrottsförening Historia". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  8. ^ "SvenskaFans".
  9. ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
  10. ^ "Annons: Publikrekord på Olympia!". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Tabell och resultat – Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Table – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b "GAIS – Lagfacta – Råå IF". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  16. ^ "Råå IF - everysport.com". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  17. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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  • Råå IF – Official website (in Swedish)