Valsta Syrianska IK was a Swedish based football club in Märsta, a suburb of Stockholm. The club was established in 1993 by Syriac immigrants arriving from Turkey. The club became defunct in 2015.
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| Full name | Valsta Syrianska Idrotts- och Kulturförening | ||
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| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Midgårdsvallen, Märsta Stockholm Sweden | ||
| Capacity | 2,400 | ||
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History edit
Valsta Syrianska IK was established in 1993 in Märsta, Stockholm. The club was formed following the merger of Valsta IK (Division 6 team) and the Syrianska association. The new club started in Division 6 and progressed through the Swedish football league system winning Division 6 in 1994, Division 5 in 1996, Division 4 in 1997 and Division 3 in 2000. Since 2006 the club has played in Division 1 Norra, the third tier of Swedish football until they were relegated to Division 2 after the 2011 season.
On 15 February 2015 it was announced that the club had reached bankruptcy, resulting in a withdrawal from the Swedish league system.[1]
Season to season edit
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2] |
Attendances edit
In recent seasons Valsta Syrianska IK have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[3] |
See also edit
External links edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Valsta Syrianska går i konkurs – Upsala Nya Tidning". 16 February 2015.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Valsta Syrianska IK". Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-12-09.