Swedish football club
For the club's women's team, see
Piteå IF.
Football club
Piteå IF |
| Full name | Piteå Idrottsförening |
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| Founded | 24 May 1918 |
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| Ground | LF Arena
Piteå
Sweden |
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| Capacity | 6,000 |
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| Chairman | Anders Hallberg |
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| Coach | Tomas Eriksson, Viktor Jonsson |
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| League | Ettan Norra |
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| 2024 | Ettan Norra, 14th of 16 (relegated) |
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Piteå IF is a Swedish football club located in Piteå.
Background
The club was formed 24 May 1918 but did not take up football until 1920 when they merged with their local rivaling club IFK Piteå, which then was dissolved. Piteå IF is currently playing in the third-highest Swedish division, Division 1, for men and the ladies' team are playing in the highest league, Damallsvenskan, which is their highest-ever position in the Swedish ladies' league system. The men's team's best season up until this day is their season in Sweden's second-highest division 1998. The club's men's reserve team play in the sixth highest Swedish league, Division 4.
The club has one of the largest youth academies in football in the county of Norrbotten and is one of two arranging clubs of the large international youth football cup Piteå Summer Games.
The Piteå IF FF Akademi is the official academy of Piteå IF and consists most of U19 players and younger.
The club plays their home matches at LF Arena.
Season to season
| Season
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Level
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Division
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Section
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Position
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Movements
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| 1993
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Tier 3
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Division 2
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Norrland
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9th
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| 1994
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Tier 3
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Division 2
|
Norrland
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7th
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| 1995
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Tier 3
|
Division 2
|
Norrland
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8th
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| 1996
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Tier 3
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Division 2
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Norrland
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2nd
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Promotion play-offs
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| 1997
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Tier 3
|
Division 2
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Norrland
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1st
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Promoted
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| 1998
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Tier 2
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Division 1
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Norra
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12th
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Relegated
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| 1999
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Tier 3
|
Division 2
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Norrland
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4th
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| 2000
|
Tier 3
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Division 2
|
Norrland
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11th
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Relegated
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| 2001
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Tier 4
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Division 3
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Norra Norrland
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1st
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Promoted
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| 2002
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Tier 3
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Division 2
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Norrland
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7th
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| 2003
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Tier 3
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Division 2
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Norrland
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5th
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| 2004
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Tier 3
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Division 2
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Norrland
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10th
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Relegation play-offs
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| 2005
|
Tier 3
|
Division 2
|
Norrland
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10th
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| 2006*
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Tier 4
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Division 2
|
Norrland
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12th
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Relegated
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| 2007
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Tier 5
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Division 3
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Norra Norrland
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1st
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Promoted
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| 2008
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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3rd
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| 2009
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Tier 4
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Division 2
|
Norrland
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5th
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| 2010
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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3rd
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| 2011
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Tier 4
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Division 2
|
Norrland
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7th
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| 2012
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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9th
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| 2013
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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6th
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| 2014
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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1st
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Promoted
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| 2015
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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9th
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| 2016
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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13th
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Relegated
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| 2017
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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4th
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| 2018
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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6th
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| 2019
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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5th
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| 2020
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Tier 4
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Division 2
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Norrland
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1st
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Promoted
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| 2021
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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8th
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| 2022
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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11th
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| 2023
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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7th
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| 2024
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Tier 3
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Division 1
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Norra
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14th
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Relegated
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[1][2][3]
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Attendances
In recent seasons Piteå IF have had the following average attendances:
| Season
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Average attendance
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Division/section
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Level
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| 2005
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382
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 3
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| 2006
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245
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 4
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| 2007
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279
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Div 3 Norra Norrland
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Tier 5
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| 2008
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296
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 4
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| 2009
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512
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 4
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| 2010
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505
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 4
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| 2011
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301
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Div 2 Norrland
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Tier 4
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* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[4]
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Current squad
- As of 15 June 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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