{{Short description|Swedish football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Ope IF | image = Ope IF.png | caption = | fullname = Ope Idrottsförening | nickname = | motto = | shortname = | founded = 1922 | ground = Torvallens IP and<br /> Jämtkraft Arena<br />Östersund <br /> Sweden | capacity = | chairman = Christer Engnér | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Leif Widegren | league = Division 4 Jämtland Härjedalen | season = 2009 | position = Division 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen, 2nd (Promoted) | pattern_la1= | pattern_b1= | pattern_ra1= | pattern_sh1= | pattern_so1= | leftarm1=FFFFFF | body1=FFFFFF | rightarm1=FFFFFF | shorts1=0000FF | socks1=FFFFFF | pattern_la2= | pattern_b2= | pattern_ra2= | pattern_sh2= | pattern_so2= | leftarm2= | body2= | rightarm2= | shorts2= | socks2= |}} '''Ope IF''' is a Swedish football club located in Ope near Östersund in Jämtland.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.opeif.se/ |title= Ope IF – Fotboll Klubb |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref>
==Background== Ope Idrottsförening is a sports club near Östersund that was founded on 30 January 1922. Football is the main activity today but in the past the club has also specialised in Nordic skiing, bandy and gymnastics. The bandy department was made its own club in 1974, called Östersunds BS.
Since their foundation Ope IF has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club's heyday was in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s when they played in Division 2, which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. In 1993 the club played one season in Division 1, which also represented second-tier football at that time.
In 1996/1997 the Ope IF, IFK Östersund, Ostersund / Torvalla FF clubs decided to work together on a joint venture to establish an elite new football club named Östersunds FK. Ope IF gave their place in the league Div 2 Norrland to Östersunds FK. Ostersund / Torvalla FF withdrew from the league in Division 4 and transferred their place to Ope IF. On occasions Ope IF has since played up to Division 3 in the same section as IFK Östersund.
In 2010 the Ope IF played in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They finished in a relegation position and therefore in 2011 will participate in Division 4.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?scr=table&ftid=27269 |title= Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Mellersta Norrland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref> They play their home matches at the Torvallens IP to the south of Östersund, near the village of Ope. Matches have also been played at the Jämtkraft Arena in Östersund.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38698 |title= Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Mellersta Norrland |access-date= 2010-11-18 |archive-date= 4 October 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111004121555/http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38698 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
Ope IF are affiliated to the Jämtland-Härjedalens FF.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=25766 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Ope IF – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref>
==Season to season== {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !'''Season''' !'''Level''' !'''Division''' !'''Section''' !'''Position''' !'''Movements''' |- |style="background:#87CEFA;"|1993 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Division 1''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Norra |style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''12th''' |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1994 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1995 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#77DD77;"|1996 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2''' |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#77DD77;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1997 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Ope IF/ÖTFF |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1998 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|1999 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''10th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2000 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Playoffs |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2001 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Playoffs |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2002 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2003 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2004 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2005 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2006* |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2007 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''11th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2008 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| |- |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2009 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''11th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegated |} ''* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Ope%20IF |title=GAIS – Lagfacta – Ope IF |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2010/division-3-herr/mellersta-norrland/38698 |title= Mellersta Norrland - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title= Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning |access-date= 2010-11-18 |archive-date= 31 July 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> |}
==Attendances==
In recent seasons Ope IF have had the following average attendances:
{| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !'''Season''' !'''Average attendance''' !'''Division / Section''' !'''Level''' |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2005 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|134 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2006 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|150 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2007 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|130 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2008 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|''Not available'' |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2009 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|''Not available'' |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2010 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|199 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |} ''* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/ |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-18}}</ref> |}
In 1972 Ope played Manchester City in a friendly at Hofvallen in front of 5,500 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://425740.webshop.eurovator.se/group.asp?group=2041 |title= Lokalfotbollen.se – Ope IF |access-date= 2010-11-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100828074836/http://425740.webshop.eurovator.se/group.asp?group=2041 |archive-date= 28 August 2010 |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2010 there were 679 spectators at the derby match with IFK Östersund.
==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.opeif.se/ Ope IF] – Official club website * [http://www.laget.se/OPEIF/ Ope IF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101401/http://www.laget.se/OPEIF/ |date=15 June 2011 }} – Football club website
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Category:Sport in Östersund Category:Football clubs in Jämtland County Category:Association football clubs established in 1922 Category:Bandy clubs established in 1922 Category:Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden Category:1922 establishments in Sweden Category:20th-century establishments in Jämtland County