Friska Viljor FC
{{Short description|Swedish football club}}
{{Infobox football club
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| image = Friska Viljor FC logo.svg
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| fullname = Friska Viljor Fotboll Club
| nickname = Gulsvart (Yellow-Black)
Viljorna (The Wills)
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| founded = 1994
| ground = Skyttis IP
Örnsköldsvik
Sweden
| capacity =
| chairman = Per-Olof Östman
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Pero Kapcevic
| coach =
| league = Ettan Norra
| season = 2024
| position = Ettan Norra, 16th of 16 (relegated)
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Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.{{cite web |url= http://www.friskaviljor.se/ |title= Friska Viljor FC – Fotboll Klubb |access-date=2010-11-15}}
Background
The club was formed in February 1994 from the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor, a club whose greatest achievement had been to reach the semifinal of the 1948 Svenska Cupen. From 1995 to 1998, the new club progressed through the league system from Division 6 to Division 2. In 2003, the club won Division 2 Norrland and then participated in the promotion play-offs: they won 4–3 away to Väsby IK FK and then lost 2–3 at home, and were promoted to the Superettan on away goals. Second-tier football in the Superettan in 2004 proved a disappointment as Friska Viljor finished in last place and were relegated.{{cite web |url= http://www.friskaviljor.se/Sidor.cfm?FastID=4 |title= Friska Viljor FC – Om Friska Viljor FC |access-date= 2010-11-15 |archive-date= 2011-01-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110122094932/http://www.friskaviljor.se/Sidor.cfm?FastID=4 |url-status= dead }} In subsequent years Friska Viljor FC participated in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system, winning the Division 3 promotion play-off to return to Division 2 Norrland (Swedish football's fourth tier) in 2015.
The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra (the third tier of Swedish football).{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?scr=table&ftid=27269 |title= Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Mellersta Norrland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-15}} They play their home matches at Skyttis IP in Örnsköldsvik.{{cite web |url= http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38698 |title= Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Mellersta Norrland |access-date=2010-11-15}} Since 2004, the club has used an artificial turf surface.
Friska Viljor FC are affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=25571 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Friska Viljor FC – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-15}}
Season to season
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{| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season !Level !Division !Section !Position !Movements |
| style="background:#7DF9FF;"|1994
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Tier 7 |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Division 6 |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Ångermanland |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|3rd |style="background:#7DF9FF;"| |
| style="background:#7DF9FF;"|1995
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Tier 7 |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Division 6 |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Ångermanland |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|1st |style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FBA0E3;"|1996
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Division 5 |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Ångermanland |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|1st |style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|1997
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 4 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Ångermanland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|1st |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|1998
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 3 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|1st |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|1999
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|6th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2000
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|4th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2001
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|7th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2002
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|8th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2003
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|1st |style="background:#77DD77;"|Promotion play-offs – Promoted |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"|2004
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2 |style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan |style="background:#87CEFA;"| |style="background:#87CEFA;"|16th |style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#77DD77;"|2005
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 2 |style="background:#77DD77;"|Norrland |style="background:#77DD77;"|8th |style="background:#77DD77;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2006*
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2007
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|3rd |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2008
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|6th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2009
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|11th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2010
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|5th |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2011
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|3rd |style="background:#CECE1B;"| |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2012
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion play-off |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2013
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|10th |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Relegation play-off |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2014
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion play-off |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2015
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2016
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|13th |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated |
| style="background:#CECE1B;"|2017
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Division 3 |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd |style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion play-off - Promoted |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2018
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|7th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2019
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|3rd |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
| style="background:#FF7F00;"|2020
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Division 2 |style="background:#FF7F00;"|Norrland |style="background:#FF7F00;"|4th |style="background:#FF7F00;"| |
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. {{cite web |url= http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Friska%20Viljor%20FC |title= GAIS – Lagfacta – Friska Viljor FC |access-date= 2010-11-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120926044227/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Friska%20Viljor%20FC |archive-date= 2012-09-26 |url-status= dead }}
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Attendances
In recent seasons Friska Viljor FC have had the following average attendances:
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!Season !Average attendance !Division/section !Level |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2005
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|397 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2006
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|188 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2007
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|285 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2008
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|276 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2009
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|355 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2010
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|131 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2011
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|147 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2012
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|163 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2013
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|134 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2014
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|166 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2015
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|166 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2016
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|284 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norra Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2017
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|294 |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Mellersta Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2018
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|? |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norra Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2019
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|? |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norra Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
| style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2020
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Norra Norrland |style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4 |
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. {{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/ |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2010-11-15}}
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In their opening home game in the Superettan in 2004 Friska Viljor FC had an attendance of 1,221 against Östers IF. Other well attended home games were the 1,012 spectators for the match with IFK Norrköping and 1,186 spectators for the match with IF Brommapojkarna.
The attendance record for Friska Viljor FC was 2,107 spectators for the match against IFK Göteborg on 1 May 2003.{{cite web|url=http://425740.webshop.eurovator.se/group.asp?group=2033|title=Lokalfotbollen.se – Friska Viljor FC|access-date=2010-11-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828074432/http://425740.webshop.eurovator.se/group.asp?group=2033|archive-date=2010-08-28}}
Current squad
{{Updated|7 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.friskaviljor.se/friskaviljorfc/truppen|title=Truppen|publisher=Friska Viljor FC|access-date=1 August 2024}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=Hugo Backman}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Calle Nordin}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Ludvig Kallin}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Fredrik Borgström}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Hugo Svensson}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Adam Näsmark}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Jonathan Powell}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Filip Siljander}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Isak Sedin}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Abeyal Okubagebriael}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Araya Zerai}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Mahdi Afzali}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Simon Hägglund}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Jimi Kovalainen}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Albin Svensson}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=SWE|pos=GK|name=Isac Ulander}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=SWE|pos=MF|name=Charles Sampson}}
{{Fs end}}
Achievements
- Norrländska Mästerskapet:
- Winners (1): 1943 (as IF Friska Viljor)
Footnotes
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.friskaviljor.se/ Friska Viljor FC] – Official Website
{{Swedish Football Division 2}}
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Category:Sport in Örnsköldsvik
Category:Association football clubs established in 1994
Category:Football clubs in Västernorrland County
Category:1994 establishments in Sweden
Category:20th-century establishments in Västernorrland County