Ljusdals IF

Ljusdals IF
Full nameLjusdals Idrottsförening
Founded9 June 1904; 122 years ago (9 June 1904)
GroundÄlvvallen, Ljusdal
ChairmanLars Brolin
LeagueDivision 4 Hälsingland

Ljusdals Idrottsförening, commonly known as Ljusdals IF, is a sports club in Ljusdal, Sweden, currently only playing football.

History

The club was founded on 9 June 1904 and originally competed in football, athletics, gymnastics and cross-country skiing. The club has also competed in bandy, ski jumping, handball, ice hockey, orienteering and swimming.

The men's football team made it to the Norrland Championship final game in 1950, losing 0–4 to Skellefteå AIK. The team also played four seasons in the Swedish second division between 1968 and 1971.

Ljusdals IF currently plays in Division 4 Hälsingland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Älvvallen in Ljusdal.

In 2017 the women's football team won Division 1 Northern Svealand. In October 2017, Ljusdals IF defeated Notvikens IK in the qualifying games and qualified for the Swedish second-tier Elitettan for the 2018 season. Ljusdal only managed one season in season in the league before it was relegated.

The club is affiliated to Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

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

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1950–51 Tier 3 Division 3 Norra 8th Relegated
1951–52 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland Promoted
1952–53 Tier 3 Division 3 Norrländska Södra 7th
1953–54 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 2nd
1954–55 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 5th
1955–56 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 5th
1956–57 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 3rd
1957–58 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 2nd
1959 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 4th
1960 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 5th
1961 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 6th
1962 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 4th
1963 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 8th
1964 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland Nedre 5th
1965 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland Nedre 2nd
1966 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland Nedre 1st Promotion Playoffs
1967 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland Nedre 1st Promoted
1968 Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
1969 Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 7th
1970 Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 9th
1971 Tier 2 Division 2 Norrland 8th Relegated
1972 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 6th
1973 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 11th Relegated
1974 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 5th
1975 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 4th
1976 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 2nd
1977 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 10th
1978 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 1st Promoted
1979 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 5th
1980 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 2nd
1981 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 4th
1982 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 4th
1983 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 9th
1984 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 6th
1985 Tier 3 Division 3 Södra Norrland 10th Relegated
1986 Tier 4 Division 4 Hälsingland 8th

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

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2006* Tier 7 Division 5 Hälsingland 10th
2007 Tier 7 Division 5 Hälsingland 9th
2008 Tier 7 Division 5 Hälsingland 5th
2009 Tier 7 Division 5 Hälsingland 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Hälsingland 6th
2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Hälsingland

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

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Ljusdals IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Historik" (in Swedish). Ljusdals IF. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hälsingland — Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Hälsingland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  5. ↑ Victoria Mickelsson (15 October 2017). "Ljusdals IF är klart för Elitettan" (in Swedish). Hela Hälsingland. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seger med 7–0 räckte inte hela vägen – Ljusdal åker ur Elitettan: "Känns tufft mentalt"". 28 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Ljusdals IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Ljusdals IF". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Ljusdals IF". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Ljusdals IF – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2011.