Vasalunds IF

Vasalunds IF is a Swedish football club based in Solna, Stockholm. The club is affiliated with Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[1]

Vasalunds IF

Full name	Vasalunds Idrottsförening
Founded	1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Ground	Skytteholms IP, Solna, Stockholm
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Niclas Fröberg
Manager	Babar Rehman
League	Ettan Norra
2024	Ettan Norra, 5th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

Vasalund was formed in 1934 and play in the Swedish Third Division: Ettan Norra. In 2002 the club merged with Essinge IK and changed its name to Vasalund/Essinge IF. The merger was discontinued and the original name was restored before the 2008 season.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1951-52 Tier 4 Division 4 Östsvenska 3rd 1952-53 Tier 4 Division 4 Östsvenska 2nd Promoted 1953-54 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 6th 1954-55 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 2nd 1955-56 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 7th 1956-57 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 1st Promoted 1957-58 Tier 2 Division 2 Svealand 10th Relegated 1959 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 9th Relegated 1960 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6th 1961 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 12th Relegated 1962 Tier 5 Division 5 Norra 5th 1963 Tier 5 Division 5 Norra 4th 1964 Tier 5 Division 5 Norra 4th 1965 Tier 5 Division 5 Norra 2nd Promoted 1966 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 8th 1967 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 3rd 1968 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland 5th 1969 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland 7th 1970 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland 3rd 1971 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland 2nd 1972 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm/Uppland 4th 1973 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 7th 1974 Tier 4 Division 4 Stockholm Norra 1st Promoted 1975 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 4th 1976 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Svealand 1st Promoted 1977 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 10th 1978 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 10th 1979 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 5th 1980 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 3rd 1981 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 3rd 1982 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 5th 1983 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1984 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 7th 1985 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 9th 1986 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 6th 1987 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 11th 1988 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 3rd 1989 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 2nd 1990 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 2nd 1991 Tier 2 Division 1 Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra 2nd/1st Promotion Playoffs, Round 1 - Not Promoted 1992 Tier 2 Division 1 Vårettan Östra/Höstettan Norra 2nd/2nd 1993 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Not Promoted 1994 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 4th 1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 3rd 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 10th 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 14th Relegated 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 4th 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 10th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 3rd 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 7th (Vasalund/Essinge IF) 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd (Vasalund/Essinge IF) 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd Promoted (Vasalund/Essinge IF) 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th (Vasalund/Essinge IF) 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd (Vasalund/Essinge IF) 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Promoted 2009 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Not Promoted 2017 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th 2020 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 1st Promoted 2021 Tier 2 Superettan 15th Relegated 2022 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 3rd 2023 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 4th 2024 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 5th 2025 Tier 3 Ettan Norra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2]

Cup (Svenska Cupen)

Season	Round
2012/13	Round 1
2013/14	Round 2
2014/15	Round 2
2015/16	Round 1
2016/17	Round 1
2017/18	Group stage
2018/19	Round 1
2019/20	Round 1
2020/21	Round 2
2021/22	Round 2
2022/23	Round 2
2023/24	Round 1
2024/25	Round 1

Attendances

In recent seasons Vasalunds IF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 297 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3 2006 431 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2007 549 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2008 492 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2009 720 Superettan Tier 2 2010 313 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2011 336 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2012 299 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2013 229 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2014 217 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2015 338 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2016 261 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2017 237 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2018 174 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2019 229 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2020 0 Ettan Norra Tier 3 2021 230 Superettan Tier 2 2022 269 Ettan Norra Tier 3 2023 299 Ettan Norra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[3]

Squad

As of 1 August 2024^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BEL Senne Vits 2 DF  SWE Alexandros Pantelidis 3 DF  SWE Kalle Björklund 5 DF  SWE Erik Figueroa 6 MF  SWE Nicklas Maripuu 7 FW  SWE Alexander Duranic 8 MF  SWE Sebastian Lager 9 FW  SWE Emil Bellander 10 MF  SWE Marko Nikolić 11 FW  SWE Douglas Karlberg 12 DF  SWE Gabriel Elias Ersoy

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  SWE Filip Bovin 14 MF  SWE Noel Birgoth 16 MF  SWE Edmond Gukasian 18 MF  KEN Mohamed Katana 19 MF  SWE Samuel Wikman 20 DF  SWE Rasmus Bonde (on loan from AIK) 21 MF  SWE Marco Olsson Valdés 22 DF  SWE Charlie Jonsson 23 DF  SWE Robin Sundgren 25 GK  SWE Lukas Dyrke 30 GK  SWE Elliot Bagge

Coaches

• Bo Petersson (1983–84)
• Bo Petersson (1988–90)
• Erik Hamrén (1992–93)
• Kjell Jonevret (1993–94)
• Roger Palmgren (2003–2004)
• Bo Petersson (2004–05)
• Peter Lenell (2008–2009)
• Azrudin Valentic (2009–2011)
• Babar Rehman (2013–2015)
• Roberth Björknesjö (2015)
• Pascal Simpson (2016)
• Kalle Karlsson (2017)
• Carlos Banda (2017)
• Babar Rehman (2017)
• Nebojša Novaković (2018–2019)
• Dalibor Savic (2019–2021)
• Roberth Björknesjö (2021)
• Diamantis "Akis" Vavalis (2022)
• Babar Rehman (2022)
• Dimitrios Giantsis (2023)
• Rebaz Hassan (2024)
• Babar Rehman (2024-)

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 2020
  • Runners-up (4): 1989, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2016
• Division 1 Östra:
  • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992
• Division 2 Östra Svealand:
  • Runners-up (3): 1999, 2004, 2005
• Division 2 Norra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 2018
• Division 3 Norra Svealand:
  • Winners (1): 2002

External links

• Official website

Footnotes

1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
2. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Vasalunds IF". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
4. "Vasalund lag". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 7 August 2023.