Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's team plays football in Division 2. They are mostly known for winning Allsvenskan in 1938, but have since been overshadowed by local rivals IFK Norrköping both locally and nationally. The rivalry in beginning 1900 up until 1950 was often fierce as IK Sleipner was the workingclass team whilst IFK Norrköping came from the academical class. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[1] In the early 20th Century, the club also played bandy.[2]
In recent seasons IK Sleipner have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average Attendance
Division / Section
Level
2005
435
Div 2 Östra Svealand
Tier 3
2006
243
Div 2 Mellersta Götaland
Tier 4
2007
302
Div 2 Mellersta Götaland
Tier 4
2008
377
Div 2 Östra Götaland
Tier 4
2009
680
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2010
358
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2011
332
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2012
225
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2013
193
Div 2 Södra Svealand
Tier 4
2014
221
Div 2 Södra Svealand
Tier 4
2015
243
Div 2 Södra Svealand
Tier 4
2016
172
Div 1 Norra
Tier 3
2017
201
Div 2 Södra Svealand
Tier 4
2018
?
Div 2 Södra Svealand
Tier 4
2019
?
Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland
Tier 5
2020
?
Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland
Tier 5
2021
?
Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland
Tier 5
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[5]
Footnotes
A. ^ The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[6]