Swedish football club
Football club
Smedby AIS Full name Smedby Allmänna Idrottssällskap Nickname(s) SAIS Founded 1929 Ground PreZero Arena Norrköping Sweden Capacity 2,500 Chairman Håkan Liljeblad Head Coach Mats Olsson League 2019 Nordöstra Götaland2019 Division 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]
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Current squad
As of 8 May 2024[ 8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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]
External links
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