Västra Frölunda IF

This article is about Västra Frölunda IF's football section. For other sports, see Västra Frölunda IF (disambiguation).

Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening (lit. 'Västra Frölunda Sports Association') is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930,^[3] the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölunda competes in Division 2 Västra Götaland, the fourth-highest league in Sweden. The club is affiliated with the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Västra Frölunda

Full name	Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening
Founded	2 January 1930; 95 years ago (1930-01-02)
Ground	Ruddalens IP Gothenburg Sweden
Capacity	3,700
Chairman	Simon Andersson[1]
Manager	Henrik Carlsson[2]
League	Division 2 Västra Götaland
2024	Division 2 Västra Götaland, 6th of 14
Website	vastrafrolundaif.se
Home colours Away colours

On 20 December 2023, Västra Frölunda announced an affiliation agreement with IFK Göteborg. Under the terms of the agreement, IFK Göteborg will loan under-23 players to Västra Frölunda, while the latter will benefit from knowledge-sharing and a head coach paid by IFK Göteborg.^[5][6][7]

Achievements

• Division 1 Södra
  • Champions (1): 1997
• Division 1 Västra
  • Champions (1): 1991

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 1994 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegation Playoff 1995 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 8th 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th 1999 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 2000 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegated 2001 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2002 Tier 2 Superettan 3rd Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted 2003 Tier 2 Superettan 5th 2004 Tier 2 Superettan 11th 2005 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 3rd 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 8th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 9th 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 11th Relegated 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 6th 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 7th 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted 2016 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 5th 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 7th 2018 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted 2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs –Disqualified (fielded suspended player in second leg of playoff) 2021 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 11th 2022 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 4th 2023 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted 2024 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[8]

Attendances

In recent seasons Västra Frölunda IF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division / Section Level 2006 200 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 209 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 313 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 231 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 142 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 155 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 2012 133 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 2013 106 Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2014 121 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2015 89 Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2016 107 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2017 67 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 2018 ? Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2019 ? Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland Tier 5 2020 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[9]