{{Short description|Swedish football club}} {{ infobox football club | clubname = Ulricehamns IFK | image = Ulricehamns IFK.png | upright = 0.6 | fullname = Ulricehamns Idrottsförening Kamraterna | nickname = UIFK | motto = | shortname = | founded = 1992 | ground = Lassalyckans IP<br />Ulricehamn <br /> Sweden | capacity = | chairman = Bengt-Olof Foss | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = | coach = Marcus Sjöbring <br /> Fredrik Wigestål | league = Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland | season = 2011 | position = Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, 9th | pattern_la1=_blue_stripes | pattern_b1=_bluestripes | pattern_ra1=_blue_stripes | pattern_sh1= | pattern_so1= | leftarm1=000000 | body1=000000 | rightarm1=000000 | shorts1=000000 | socks1=000000 | pattern_la2= | pattern_b2= | pattern_ra2= | pattern_sh2= | pattern_so2= | leftarm2= | body2= | rightarm2= | shorts2= | socks2= |}} '''Ulricehamns IFK''' is a Swedish football club located in Ulricehamn in Ulricehamn Municipality, Västra Götaland County.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uifk.se/ |title= Ulricehamns IFK – Fotboll Klubb |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref>
==Background== Ulricehamns IFK is a football club based in Ulricehamn that was formed in 1992 through the merger of the football section of Ulricehamns IF and IFK Ulricehamn. Both clubs had a rich football history with UIF being over 80 years old and IFK Ulricehamn over 50 years old. The new club title created considerable debate and the choice of Ulricehamns Idrottsförening Kamraterna (UIFK) enabled both parties to see their own club name in the new title. The new club's colours of blue and black is a compromise from the merger. The amalgamation of 2 historic clubs represents a concerted attempt to place Ulricehamn on the Swedish football map by laying a solid foundation to progress to Division 2.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uifk.se/historia.htm |title= Ulricehamns IFK – Historia |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref>
Since their foundation Ulricehamns IFK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vastgotafotboll.org/tabeller-och-resultat/?scr=table&ftid=35320|title= Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se|access-date= 2011-12-28|archive-date= 2012-05-01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120501201546/http://www.vastgotafotboll.org/tabeller-och-resultat/?scr=table&ftid=35320|url-status= dead}}</ref> They play their home matches at Lassalyckans IP in Ulricehamn.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38705 |title= Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Mellersta Götaland |access-date= 2010-11-11 |archive-date= 2010-06-05 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100605063618/http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38705 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
Ulricehamns IFK are affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=65042 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Ulricehamns IFK – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref>
==Season to season== {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !'''Season''' !'''Level''' !'''Division''' !'''Section''' !'''Position''' !'''Movements''' |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1993 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1994 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''5th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1995 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1996 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|1997 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''4th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|1998 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|1999 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Sydvästra Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''12th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2000 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2001 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''10th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegation Playoffs |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2002 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Playoffs – Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2003 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2004 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2005 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Nordöstra Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''3rd''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Promoted |- |style="background:#FF7F00;"|2006* |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 2''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''12th''' |style="background:#FF7F00;"| Relegated |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2007 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nordöstra Götaland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''10th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegated |- |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2008 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''8th''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| |- |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2009 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Västergötland Södra |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''1st''' |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''7th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2011 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Nordöstra Götaland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|'''9th''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegation Playoffs |- |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2012 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"| '''Division 3''' |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Sydvästra Götaland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|"4th"
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| |} ''* 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=Ulricehamns%20IFK |title=GAIS – Lagfacta – Ulricehamns IFK |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=IFK%20Ulricehamn |title=GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Ulricehamn |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2010/division-3-herr/mellersta-goetaland/38705|title= Mellersta Götaland — Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com |access-date=2010-11-11}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title= Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning |access-date= 2010-11-11 |archive-date= 2010-07-31 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> |}
==Current squad==
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=GK|name=Jesper Hallqvist}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=GK|name=Alexander Carlén}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=GK|name=Andreas Ahlberg}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Linus Falk}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Niklas Wiberg}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Tobias Arvidsson Wengbrand}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Mikael Sjögren}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Gusten Gustafsson}} {{Fs player|no=- |nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Dennis Jalmarsson}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Jesper Gabrielsson}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=DF|name=Adam Bengtsson}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Ulf Lunnebjer Svensson}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Anders Dungel}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Niklas Bergving}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Emil Laposa}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Azad Rakh}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Oscar Fritzson}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Oskar Gottfridsson}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Albert Lindhagen'}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=MF|name=Sebastian Johansson'}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=FW|name=Tobias Söderman}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=FW|name=Bekim Haxha}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=FW|name=Mattias Lindgren}} {{Fs player|no=-|nat=Sweden|pos=FW|name=Victor Blomgren}} {{Fs end}}
==Attendances==
In recent seasons Ulricehamns IFK 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;"|180 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2006 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|249 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2007 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|99 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2008 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|''Not available'' |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Västergötland Södra |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2009 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|''Not available'' |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Västergötland Södra |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2010 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|139 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Götaland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |- |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2011 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"|195 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland |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/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609222754/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-06-09|title=Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se|access-date=2010-11-13}}</ref> |}
==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.uifk.se/ Ulricehamns IFK] – Official website
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