Valsta Syrianska IK was a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was established in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey. The club became defunct in 2015.
History Valsta Syrianska IK was established in 1993 in Märsta, Stockholm. The club was formed following the merger of Valsta IK (Division 6 team) and the Syrianska association. The new club started in Division 6 and progressed through the Swedish football league system winning Division 6 in 1994, Division 5 in 1996, Division 4 in 1997 and Division 3 in 2000. Since 2006 the club has played in Division 1 Norra, the third tier of Swedish football until they were relegated to Division 2 after the 2011 season.
On 15 February 2015 it was announced that the club had reached bankruptcy, resulting in a withdrawal from the Swedish league system.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1998Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand9th1999Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand3rd2000Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand1st Promoted2001Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand6th2002Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand3rd2003Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand2nd2004Tier 3Division 2Östra Svealand3rd2005Tier 3Division 2Norra Svealand4thPromoted2006*Tier 3Division 1Norra7th2007Tier 3Division 1Norra12th2008Tier 3Division 1Norra6th2009Tier 3Division 1Norra3rd2010Tier 3Division 1Norra9th2011Tier 3Division 1Norra12th Relegated2012Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand1stPromoted2013Tier 3Division 1Norra9th2014Tier 3Division 1Norra13thRelegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
Valsta Syrianska IK have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005131 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 32006343 Div 1 Norra Tier 32007438 Div 1 Norra Tier 32008342 Div 1 Norra Tier 32009365 Div 1 Norra Tier 32010282 Div 1 Norra Tier 32011402 Div 1 Norra Tier 32012250 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
See also List of Assyrian-Syriac football teams in Sweden
External links Valsta Syrianska IK
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