Råå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Råå IF, is a football club located in Råå at Öresund, Scania, south of Helsingborg. The club became the Swedish Cup champions in 1948, and the vice champions of the Allsvenskan, the highest league level in Swedish football in the 1950–51 season.
Råå IF is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Background
Råå IF 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. The club was first called Enighet (), 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.
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, 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. During this time, the club also had the Hungarian coach Kálmán Konrád of Bayern Munich, FC Zürich and Slavia Prague fame, who had escaped the World War II and ended up in Scania, first at Malmö FF, then at Råå) at their disposal.
During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–1952), Råå IF played at the Olympia in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators. The record was 23,604 against Malmö FF
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. They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.
In 2012, Swedish international Henrik Larsson played one match for Råå IF in Division 3 Södra Götaland.
Achievements
Allsvenskan: Runners-up: 1950–51 Svenska Cupen: Winner: 1948
Season to season
In their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1945–46Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska Södra2nd1946–47Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska Södra1stPromotion Playoffs1947–48Tier 3Division 3 Södra1stPromoted1948–49Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 5th1949–50Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 1stPromoted1950–51Tier 1 Allsvenskan 2nd1951–52Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11thRelegated1952–53Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 6th1953–54Tier 2Division 2Götaland 8th1954–55Tier 2Division 2Götaland 4th1955–56Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 8th1956–57Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 8th1957–58Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 2nd1959Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 8th1960Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 6th1961Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 6th1962Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 10thRelegated1963Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd1964Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd1965Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd1966Tier 3Division 3Skåne8th1967Tier 3Division 3Skåne9th1968Tier 3Division 3Skåne11thRelegated1969Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra4th 1970Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted1971Tier 3Division 3Skåne10thRelegated1972Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra1st Promotion Playoffs1973Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra2nd 1974Tier 4 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted1975Tier 3Division 3Skåne1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted1976Tier 2Division 2Södra 11th1977Tier 2Division 2Södra 12thRelegated1978Tier 3Division 3Skåne1stPromotion Playoffs1979Tier 3Division 3Skåne1stPromotion Playoffs1980Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland9th1981Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland5th1982Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland7th1983Tier 3Division 3Skåne3rd1984Tier 3Division 3 Skåne4th1985Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland2nd1986Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland11thRelegated
In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1999Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B1stPromoted2000Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Västra5th2001Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Nordvästra9th2002Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Mellersta9th2003Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Nordvästra B9th2004Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Nordvästra A10th2005Tier 6 Division 5Skåne Västra9thRelegation Playoffs2006*Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra8th2007Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra2ndPromotion Playoffs2008Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra3rdPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2009Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra4th 2010Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra8th 2011Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted2012Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland5th2013Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland8th2014Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland9thRelegation Playoffs – Relegated2015Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra7th 2016Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Norra4th 2017Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra4th 2018Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra1st Promoted2019Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland6th2020Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland9thRelegation Playoffs – Not Relegated2021Tier 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.
Attendances
In recent seasons Råå IF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2009Not available Div 4 Skåne Västra Tier 62010103 Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 62011Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 62012309 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 52013221 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52014170 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 52015Not available Div 4 Skåne Västra Tier 62016Not available Div 4 Skåne Norra Tier 62017Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 62018Not available Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra Tier 62019? Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 52020 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
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
External links Råå IF – Official website