Råå IF

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Swedish football club

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fullnameRåå Idrottsförening
founded
groundRåå IP, Råå, Sweden
chairmanJoakim Bergdahl
mgrtitleHead coach
managerArne Karstenbom
leagueDivision 3 Sydvästra Götaland
season2020
positionDivision 3 Södra Götaland, 9th
(Relegation Playoffs – Not Relegated)
websitehttp://www.raaif.se/
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Råå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Råå IF, is a football club located in Råå at Öresund, Scania, south of Helsingborg. The club became the Swedish Cup champions in 1948, and the vice champions of the Allsvenskan, the highest league level in Swedish football in the 1950–51 season.

Råå IF is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.

Background

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Råå_-_Helsingborgs_IF_allsvenskt_toppderby_1950.jpg" caption="Olympia]] 1950."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Råå_-_Helsingborgs_IF_allsvenskan_1950.jpg" caption="The [[Allsvenskan]] Helsingborg derby Råå vs. [[Helsingborgs IF]] 1950. [[Kalle Svensson]] boxes the ball in front of attacking Råå players."] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Råå_-_HIF_1950.jpg" caption="The top derby Råå vs Helsingborgs IF 1950. Råå goalkeeper [[Nina Malmqvist]] grabs the ball in front of Helsingborgs IF's Åke Jönsson. [[Åke Olsson]] and [[Dammis Karlsson]] of Råå are waiting on the right."] ::

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Råå IF is a Swedish sports club that was established on 25 March 1921 by a group of high school students in a basement in the city district of Helsingborg, Tågaborg. The club was first called Enighet (), but in 1925 it was renamed Råå Idrottsförening. Early matches were played at Valhallagatan but in 1928 they moved to Hedens idrottsplats. Råå IP was inaugurated on 29 May and Råå IF played their first match there against Stattena IF who won 3–1.

Since their foundation Råå IF has participated both in the upper and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Råå IF won the Swedish Cup in 1948 defeating BK Kenty by 6–0, and in 1950 under coach Albin Dahl the club advanced into the Allsvenskan (the Swedish top tier). In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Råå IF finished as runners-up. During this time, the club also had the Hungarian coach Kálmán Konrád of Bayern Munich, FC Zürich and Slavia Prague fame, who had escaped the World War II and ended up in Scania, first at Malmö FF, then at Råå) at their disposal.

During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–1952), Råå IF played at the Olympia in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators. The record was 23,604 against Malmö FF

Fortunes have fluctuated dramatically over the subsequent years which reached rock bottom in 1996 when Råå IF were playing in Division 7. The club currently plays in Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.

In 2012, Swedish international Henrik Larsson played one match for Råå IF in Division 3 Södra Götaland.

Achievements

Season to season

In their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:

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SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1945–46Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska Södra2nd
1946–47Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska Södra1stPromotion Playoffs
1947–48Tier 3Division 3Södra1stPromoted
1948–49Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra5th
1949–50Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra1stPromoted
1950–51Tier 1** Allsvenskan **2nd
1951–52Tier 1** Allsvenskan **11thRelegated
1952–53Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra6th
1953–54Tier 2Division 2Götaland8th
1954–55Tier 2Division 2Götaland4th
1955–56Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland8th
1956–57Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland8th
1957–58Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland2nd
1959Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland8th
1960Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland6th
1961Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland6th
1962Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland10thRelegated
1963Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd
1964Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd
1965Tier 3Division 3Södra Götaland2nd
1966Tier 3Division 3Skåne8th
1967Tier 3Division 3Skåne9th
1968Tier 3Division 3Skåne11thRelegated
1969Tier 4Division 4Skåne Nordvästra4th
1970Tier 4Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1stPromoted
1971Tier 3Division 3Skåne10thRelegated
1972Tier 4Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1stPromotion Playoffs
1973Tier 4Division 4Skåne Nordvästra2nd
1974Tier 4Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1stPromoted
1975Tier 3Division 3Skåne1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
1976Tier 2Division 2Södra11th
1977Tier 2Division 2Södra12thRelegated
1978Tier 3Division 3Skåne1stPromotion Playoffs
1979Tier 3Division 3Skåne1stPromotion Playoffs
1980Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland9th
1981Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland5th
1982Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland7th
1983Tier 3Division 3Skåne3rd
1984Tier 3Division 3Skåne4th
1985Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland2nd
1986Tier 3Division 3Sydvästra Götaland11thRelegated
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In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:

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SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1999Tier 7Division 6Skåne Nordvästra B1stPromoted
2000Tier 6Division 5Skåne Västra5th
2001Tier 6Division 5Skåne Nordvästra9th
2002Tier 6Division 5Skåne Mellersta9th
2003Tier 6Division 5Skåne Nordvästra B9th
2004Tier 6Division 5Skåne Nordvästra A10th
2005Tier 6Division 5Skåne Västra9thRelegation Playoffs
2006*Tier 7Division 5Skåne Västra8th
2007Tier 7Division 5Skåne Västra2ndPromotion Playoffs
2008Tier 7Division 5Skåne Västra3rdPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
2009Tier 6Division 4Skåne Västra4th
2010Tier 6Division 4Skåne Nordvästra8th
2011Tier 6Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1stPromoted
2012Tier 5Division 3Södra Götaland5th
2013Tier 5Division 3Sydvästra Götaland8th
2014Tier 5Division 3Södra Götaland9thRelegation Playoffs – Relegated
2015Tier 6Division 4Skåne Västra7th
2016Tier 6Division 4Skåne Norra4th
2017Tier 6Division 4Skåne Nordvästra4th
2018Tier 6Division 4Skåne Nordvästra1stPromoted
2019Tier 5Division 3Sydvästra Götaland6th
2020Tier 5Division 3Södra Götaland9thRelegation Playoffs – Not Relegated
2021Tier 5Division 3Sydvästra Götaland
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** League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.* |}

Attendances

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

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SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel
2009Not availableDiv 4 Skåne VästraTier 6
2010103Div 4 Skåne NordvästraTier 6
2011Not availableDiv 4 Skåne NordvästraTier 6
2012309Div 3 Södra GötalandTier 5
2013221Div 3 Sydvästra GötalandTier 5
2014170Div 3 Södra GötalandTier 5
2015Not availableDiv 4 Skåne VästraTier 6
2016Not availableDiv 4 Skåne NorraTier 6
2017Not availableDiv 4 Skåne NordvästraTier 6
2018Not availableDiv 4 Skåne NordvästraTier 6
2019?Div 3 Sydvästra GötalandTier 5
2020Div 3 Sydvästra GötalandTier 5
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** Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.* |}

In their first season in the Allsvenskan in 1951–52 Råå IF had a home attendance of 23,604 spectators against Malmö FF at the Olympia football stadium in Helsingborg.

Footnotes

References

  1. "Råå IF – Fotboll Klubb".
  2. "Vi firar att det är 70 år sedan vi vann Svenska cupen – läs hela historien".
  3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se".
  4. "Fotbollsåret 1951".
  5. (11 December 2021). "Det började i en källare på Tågaborg – nu firar laget på läget 100 år".
  6. "Råå Idrottsförening Historia".
  7. "SvenskaFans".
  8. "NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
  9. "Annons: Publikrekord på Olympia!".
  10. "Tabell och resultat – Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se".
  11. "Table – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se".
  12. "TV: Henrik Larsson gjorde comeback som spelare - i himmelsblått: "Glömt hur kul det var"".
  13. "Henrik Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll".
  14. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Råå IF".
  15. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning".
  16. "Råå IF".
  17. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se".

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