Norrby IF
Full nameNorrby Idrottsförening
Founded27 April 1927; 96 years ago (1927-04-27)
GroundBorås Arena
Capacity16,200[1]
ManagerMak Lind
LeagueSuperettan
2022Superettan, 15th (relegation)
WebsiteClub website
Borås Arena

Norrby IF is a Swedish professional football club based in Borås. Founded on 27 April 1927, the club is currently competing in the Superettan.

Background

The club's best achievement was being promoted to Allsvenskan (top level of Swedish football), after winning the second division in 1955. In Allsvenskan the team only managed to win three games, and were relegated after just one season, and have never returned to top-level football.

Norrby IF's average attendance in the top division, established through the course of the sole 1956 season, is 9,971.

The club is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.[2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1940–41 Tier 4 Division 4 ? 1st Promoted
1941–42 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 8th
1942–43 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 8th
1943–44 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 6th
1944–45 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 2nd
1945–46 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 4th
1946–47 Tier 3 Division 3 Västsvenska Norra 1st Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
1947–48 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 5th
1948–49 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 2nd
1949–50 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 1st Promoted
1950–51 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 6th
1951–52 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 3rd
1952–53 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 3rd
1953–54 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 3rd
1954–55 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 1st Promoted
1955–56 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated
1956–57 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th
1957–58 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 3rd
1959 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 9th
1960 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 3rd
1961 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th
1962 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 3rd
1963 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th
1964 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 10th Relegated
1965 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th
1966 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 5th
1967 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promoted
1968 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 10th Relegated
1969 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 1st Promoted
1970 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 10th Relegated
1971 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th
1972 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 3rd
1973 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
1974 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th
1975 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1976 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 5th
1977 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th
1978 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 2nd
1979 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 12th Relegated
1980 Tier 3 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
1981 Tier 3 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
1982 Tier 3 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 2nd
1983 Tier 3 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1984 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th
1985 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 5th
1986 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 14th Relegated
1987 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 6th
1988 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 11th
1989 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 7th
1990 Tier 3 Division 3 Västra 6th
1991 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Götaland 2nd Spring – Promotion Playoff – Not Promoted
1991 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Götaland 5th Autumn
1992 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Götaland 2nd Spring – Promotion Playoff – Not Promoted
1992 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Götaland 5th Autumn
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 11th Relegated
1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 10th
1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 11th Relegated
1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 11th Relegated
2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 2nd Promoted
2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 3rd
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 9th
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 8th
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promoted
2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 2nd Promoted
2017 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2018 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2019 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2020 Tier 2 Superettan 11th
2021 Tier 2 Superettan 4th
2022 Tier 2 Superettan 15th Relegated

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

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2023[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Victor Aster
2 DF Sweden SWE Anton Pärleholt
3 DF Sweden SWE Teodor Walemark
4 MF Sweden SWE Linus Dahl
5 DF Sweden SWE Vidar Svendsén
7 FW Sweden SWE Julius Johansson
8 FW Norway NOR Marcus Victorio
9 FW Sweden SWE Oscar Gustafsson
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Semir Bosnic (on loan from BK Häcken)
11 MF Sweden SWE Max Andersson
12 FW Sweden SWE Max Olsson
13 MF Sweden SWE Nils Wallenberg
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Sweden SWE Olle Backlund
15 MF Sweden SWE Nino Osmanagic
16 DF Sweden SWE Alexander Salo
19 FW Iceland ISL Gudni Már Ómarsson
20 DF Sweden SWE Marcus Mikhail
21 MF Sweden SWE Anton Wede
22 MF Sweden SWE Teo Helge
23 GK Sweden SWE Hampus Gustafsson (on loan from IFK Värnamo)
24 DF Sweden SWE Alexander Thongla-lad Warneryd
27 DF Sweden SWE Pontus Eriksson
30 FW Kenya KEN Henry Atola (on loan from AIK)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Management

Technical staff

As of 4 April 2018
Name Role
Lebanon Mak Lind Manager
Sweden Korosh Hatami Head coach
Sweden Fredrik Berglund Assistant coach
Sweden Christian Carlsson Goalkeeping coach

Attendances

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

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 559 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 3
2006 336 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2007 286 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2008 295 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2009 381 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4
2010 512 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2011 634 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2012 480 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2013 438 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4
2014 398 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2015 415 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2016 722 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2017 790 Superettan Tier 2
2018 657 Superettan Tier 2
2019 543 Superettan Tier 2
2020 0 Superettan Tier 2
2021 427 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[6]

Achievements

League

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Om Borås Arena".
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Västergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Norrby IF". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Norrby IF Truppen". Norrby IF. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Norrby IF lagsida". Svenskfotboll.
  6. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.

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