Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås, commonly known as IFK Västerås, or, especially earlier, Västerås-Kamraterna, is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås.
The club currently plays in Division 4 Västmanland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Swedbank Park in Västerås.
The club is active in football, skiing, figure skating, and bowling. The club has formerly been active in ice hockey, but this section is, as of 2009, inactive.
History Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Västerås was first founded in 1898, defunct two years later, to be refounded in 1903 by C. Rudberg and it then recruited its members from Västerås högre allmänna läroverk. The sports club was active in several sports such as athletics, orienteering and Nordic skiing. Among the footballers in the first half of the 20th century were Frans Pettersson, David Jonason, Carl Jonason, Hille Johansson, Helge Andersson, and Sigfrid Roos, while Helmer Måhl represented the club in athletics.
Since their foundation the IFK Västerås football team has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The football team played in series games in Sweden for several seasons in Sweden's next highest division; the first season in 1924–25, and last time in 1987. IFK Västerås are affiliated to the Västmanlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season In their early history IFK Västerås competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1924–25Tier 2Division 2Mellansvenska 6th1925–26Tier 2Division 2Mellansvenska 4th1926–27Tier 2Division 2Mellansvenska 2nd1927–28Tier 2Division 2Mellansvenska 2nd1928–29Tier 2Division 2Norra 7th1929–30Tier 2Division 2Norra 6th1930–31Tier 2Division 2Norra 8th1931–32Tier 2Division 2Norra 4th1932–33Tier 2Division 2Norra 8th1933–34Tier 2Division 2Norra 8th1934–35Tier 2Division 2Norra 2nd1935–36Tier 2Division 2 Östra 8th1936–37Tier 2Division 2Norra 4th1937–38Tier 2Division 2Östra 5th1938–39Tier 2Division 2Östra 8th1939–40Tier 2Division 2Norra 8th1940–41Tier 2Division 2Östra 7th1941–42Tier 2Division 2Östra 7th1942–43Tier 2Division 2Östra 8th1943–44Tier 2Division 2Östra 4th1944–45Tier 2Division 2Östra 3rd1945–46Tier 2Division 2Norra 3rd1946–47Tier 2Division 2Norra 5th1947–48Tier 2Division 2 Nordöstra 10thRelegated1948–49Tier 3Division 3Norra9thRelegated
In recent seasons IFK Västerås have competed in the following divisions:
SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand2nd Promotion Playoffs1994Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand7th1995Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand2nd Promotion Playoffs1996Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand8th1997Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand8th1998Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand10th Relegation Playoffs1999Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand6th2000Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand12thRelegated2001Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand9th Relegation Playoffs2002Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand11thRelegated2003Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland3rd2004Tier 5 Division 4 Västmanland1stPromoted2005Tier 4 Division 3 Östra Svealand9th2006*Tier 5 Division 3Västra Svealand11thRelegated2007Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland5th2008Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland6th2009Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland2nd2010Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland11thRelegated2011Tier 7 Division 5 Västmanland1stPromoted2012Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland4th2013Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland2nd Promotion Playoffs2014Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland2nd Promotion Playoffs2015Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland2nd Promotion Playoffs2016Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland2nd Promotion Playoffs2017Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland4th2018Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland5th2019Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland5th2020Tier 6 Division 4 Västmanland * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons IFK Västerås have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005121 Div 3 Östra Svealand Tier 4200680 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 52007 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 62008 Not available Div 4 Västmanland Tier 62009 70 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201045 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 62011? Div 5 Västmanland Tier 7201266 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201375 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201489 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201578 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201671 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201778 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6201860 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 62019 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 62020 Div 4 Västmanland Tier 6 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Footnotes
External links IFK Västerås – Official website