IK Tord

IK Tord

Full name	Idrottsklubben Tord
Founded	1919
Ground	Stadsparksvallen Rosenlund Jönköping Sweden
Capacity	5,200
Head Coach	Niclas Tagesson
Coach	Marcus Vaapil
League	Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland
2012	Division 2 Östra Götaland, 10th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

IK Tord is a Swedish football club located in Rosenlund in Jönköping. The club was formed on 10 September 1919 and has specialised in football and baseball.^[1]

Background

Since their foundation IK Tord has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They play their home matches at the Stadsparksvallen in Rosenlund (Jönköping) while other club operations take place at Rosenlunds IP.^[3]

IK Tord have a thriving youth section running many youth teams of various age groups, from toddlers to juniors. They also ran ladies teams before this section broke away in 1990 to form IFK Jönköping.

IK Tord are affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 6th 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 9th 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 6th 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 5th 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 4th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Tord have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 140 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 3 2006 199 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2007 166 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2008 120 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2009 156 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2010 178 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2011 180 Div 2 Västra Götaland Tier 4 2012 207 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2013 117 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2014 113 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

Footnotes

1. "IK Tord – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
2. "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Östra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
3. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Östra Götaland". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
4. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – IK Tord – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
5. "GAIS – Lagfacta – IK Tord". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
6. "Östra Götaland — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-09-24.
7. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2010-09-22.
8. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-23.

External links

• IK Tord – Official Website