Smedby AIS

Smedby AIS
Full nameSmedby Allmänna Idrottssällskap
Nickname(s)SAIS
Founded1929
GroundPreZero Arena
Norrköping
Sweden
Capacity2,500
ChairmanHåkan Liljeblad
Head CoachMats Olsson
League2019 Nordöstra Götaland
2019Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, 2nd (Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted)

Smedby AIS is a Swedish football club located in Norrköping.[1]

Background

Smedby AIS (or SAIS for short) is a football club from southeast Norrköping based in the district of Smedby. The club was founded on 3 October 1929 and played in the third tier of Swedish football for the first time in 1961 and again in 1967–70, 1978, 1980–81 and 2003.[2]

Since their foundation Smedby AIS has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the PreZero Arena in Norrköping.[3]

Smedby AIS are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[4] With an active youth section the club has over 1,500 members and has produced players like Hasan Cetinkaya, Niclas Fredriksson, Linus Hellman, Christos Christoforidis and Hampus Näsström.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 3rd
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 7th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 5th
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 11th Relegated
2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 7th
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 12th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 13th Relegated
2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th
2018 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Not Promoted
2020 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

Current squad

As of 8 May 2024[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Jesper Royé
2 DF Sweden SWE Fred Andersson
3 DF Sweden SWE Theo Nordlund
4 DF Sweden SWE Isac Johansson
5 DF Sweden SWE Jakob Olsson
6 FW Sweden SWE Jacob Lundell
7 FW Sweden SWE Joakim Gunnar
8 MF Sweden SWE Maximilian Malm
10 FW Sweden SWE Amer Ibrahimovic
12 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Rann
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Sweden SWE Adam Rasmusson
14 DF Sweden SWE Kevin Fridh
15 DF Sweden SWE Felix Linde
16 GK Sweden SWE Vilgot Ederth
17 MF Sweden SWE Christian Saliba
18 DF Sweden SWE Carl Kronander
19 FW Sweden SWE Joel Unger
20 DF Australia AUS Henry Cliff
21 DF Sweden SWE Simon Cakar
22 MF Sweden SWE Felix Larsson
23 MF Sweden SWE Anton Andersson
25 MF Sweden SWE Josef Gawreyia
30 MF Sweden SWE Nikola Tkalčić

Attendances

In recent seasons Smedby AIS have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 Not available Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 5
2006 106 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2007 121 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4
2008 124 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2009 99 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2010 114 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2011 173 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2012 124 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2013 138 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2014 126 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2015 119 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2016 161 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4
2017 158 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2018 136 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2019 ? Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2020 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Smedby AIS – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Smedby AIS". Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Svenskfotboll.se – Mirum Arena". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smedby AIS – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  5. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Smedby AIS". Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Södra Svealand — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning" (Archive). Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Smedby AISs trupp" (in Swedish). Smedby AIS. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 17 November 2010.