Saxemara IF


Saxemara IF is a Swedish football club located in Ronneby in Blekinge County.

Background

Saxemara Idrottsförening was founded on 29 August 1949. The club's first chairman was Charles Månsson. The club initially conducted many activities including bandy, athletics, table tennis, orienteering and football. However SIF fairly quickly became a purely a football club.
Since their foundation Saxemara IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. SIF played two seasons in Division 2 Södra Götaland, which was then the third tier of Swedish football, in 1993 and 1994. They play their home matches at Hejan in Ronneby.
Saxemara IF are affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund.

Recent history

In recent seasons Saxemara IF have competed in the following divisions:
2016 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2015 – Division IV, Sydöstra Götaland

2011 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2010 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2009 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2008 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2007 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2006 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2005 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2004 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2003 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2002 – Division IV, Blekinge

2001 – Division IV, Blekinge

2000 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

1999 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

1998 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

1997 – Division II, Södra Götaland

1996 – Division II, Södra Götaland

1995 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

1994 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

1993 – Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

Attendances

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

Saxemara IF played a friendly match against the English club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1993 at Brunnsvallen front of nearly 1,600 spectators. The match ended with a 3–1 victory for Wolverhampton.

Footnotes

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