Saxemara IF is a Swedish football club located in Ronneby in Blekinge County.[1]
Full name | Saxemara Idrottsförening | |
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Nickname(s) | SIF | |
Founded | 1949 | |
Ground | Hejan Ronneby Sweden | |
Chairman | Peter Mattsson | |
League | Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland | |
2020 | Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, 7th | |
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Background
editSaxemara Idrottsförening was founded on 29 August 1949. The club's first chairman was Charles Månsson. The club initially conducted many activities including bandy, athletics, table tennis, orienteering and football. However SIF fairly quickly became a purely a football club.[2]
Since their foundation Saxemara IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.[3] SIF played two seasons in Division 2 Södra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1993 and 1994. They play their home matches at Hejan in Ronneby.[4]
Saxemara IF are affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund.[5]
Recent history
editIn recent seasons Saxemara IF have competed in the following divisions:
2016 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2015 – Division IV, Sydöstra Götaland
2011 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2010 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2009 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2008 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2007 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2006 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2005 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2004 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2003 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
2002 – Division IV, Blekinge
2001 – Division IV, Blekinge
2000 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1999 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1998 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1997 – Division II, Södra Götaland
1996 – Division II, Södra Götaland
1995 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1994 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
1993 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland
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Attendances
editIn recent seasons Saxemara IF have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9] |
Saxemara IF played a friendly match against the English club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1993 at Brunnsvallen front of nearly 1,600 spectators. The match ended with a 3–1 victory for Wolverhampton.
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Saxemara IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Saxemara IF – Historia". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Sydöstra Götaland - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Saxemara IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Saxemara IF". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Saxemara IF – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 3 February 2011.
External links
edit- Saxemara IF – Official website
- Saxemara IF on Facebook