IFK Fjärås


IFK Fjärås is a Swedish football club located in Fjärås in Kungsbacka Municipality.

Background

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Fjärås was formed in 1932 at Westergård by some lads who wanted to start a football club. The oldest archived annual meeting minutes from the end of the 1930s indicate that the club activities included not only football but also walking, hiking and cross-country training for its members.
IFK Fjärås now has over 800 members and is organised into three sections, namely men's, women's and a youth section. The club runs 25–30 teams and has around 350 active players. The main operations are based in Ögärdets IP at the Fjärås Fritidscentrum. This is where the clubhouse is located along with two grass pitches for 11-a-side teams and a pitch for the seven-a-side teams.
Since their foundation IFK Fjärås 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. Their best season was in 1998 when they finished 11th in Division 2 Västra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football. The club play their home matches at the Ögärdets IP in Fjärås.
IFK Fjärås are affiliated to Hallands Fotbollförbund. The women's team played in the Swedish top division in 1978 and 1979.

Recent history

In recent seasons IFK Fjärås have competed in the following divisions:
2014 – Division IV Elit, Halland

2013 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2012 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2011 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2010 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2009 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2008 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2007 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2006 – Division IV, Halland

2005 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2004 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland

2003 – Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2002 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

2001 – Division IV, Halland

2000 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1999 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland

1998 – Division II, Västra Götaland

1997 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Fjärås have had the following average attendances:

The attendance record of around 1,200 was set on 5 September 1998 against GAIS.

Footnotes

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