IK Franke

IK Franke
Full nameIdrottsklubben Franke
Founded1943; 83 years ago (1943)
GroundRåby IP
Västerås
Sweden
ChairmanMats Arne Bertil Rudolfsson
Head coachAlexander Rubin
LeagueDivision 2 Norra Svealand
2024Division 2 Norra Svealand, 6th of 14

IK Franke is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås in Västmanland.

Background

Idrottsklubben Franke was formed in 1943 and its main activity has been football despite the initial success came in bandy when the club won the national juniors championship in 1958. At youth level the football club has fostered future national team players such as Gary Sundgren and Pontus Kåmark. In 2010 the first team has been coached by Peter Markstedt, the former Hammarby IF player.

Since their foundation IK Franke has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The men's team currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. The women's team plays at a similar level. The teams play their home matches at the Råby IP in Västerås.

IK Franke are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 6th
1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 6th
1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 1st Promoted
1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 7th
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 10th Relegated
2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 8th
2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 4th
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland 1st Promoted
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 7th
2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated
2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 2nd
2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 5th
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 4th
2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Svealand 3rd
2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Svealand 8th
2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th
2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 13th Relegated
2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 4th
2018 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 4th
2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand 5th
2020 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Svealand

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

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Franke have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division / Section Level
2005 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 5
2006 110 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2007 115 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2008 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6
2009 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6
2010 120 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2011 87 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5
2012 99 Div 3 Södra Svealand Tier 5
2013 94 Div 3 Södra Svealand Tier 5
2014 94 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2015 ? Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2016 208 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2017 119 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5
2018 108 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5
2019 ? Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5
2020 Div 3 Norra Svealand Tier 5

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "IK Franke – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Västra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Västra Svealand". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IK Franke – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  5. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IK Franke". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Västra Svealand — Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  7. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-26.