Eskilstuna Södra FF is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna in Södermanland. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.[1]

Eskilstuna Södra FF
Full nameEskilstuna Södra Fotbollförening
Founded1946
GroundSkogsängens IP
Eskilstuna
Sweden
ChairmanLars Haglund
Head CoachJohan Hansson
CoachJohan Ludvigsson
Patrik Gustavsson
LeagueDivision 3 Västra Svealand
2012Division 2 Södra Svealand, 12th (Relegated)

Background

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Since their foundation, Eskilstuna Södra FF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.[2] Their best season was in 2011 when the club finished first in Division 3 Södra Svealand and promoted to Division 1 with 41 points, only two plus goals better than local rivals IFK Eskilstuna.[3][4] They play their home matches at the Skogsängens IP in Eskilstuna.[5]

Since 2006 the club have had a cooperation agreement with the top-level Eskilstuna football club, Eskilstuna City FK, which has enabled young City players to be loaned in the middle of season to Eskilstuna Södra FF.

Eskilstuna Södra FF are affiliated to Södermanlands Fotbollförbund.[6] The club's B-team is Eskilstuna Södra TFF.

Recent history

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In recent seasons Eskilstuna Södra FF have competed in the following divisions:

2012 – Division II, Södra Svealand
2011 – Division III, Södra Svealand
2010 – Division IV, Södermanland
2009 – Division IV, Södermanland
2008 – Division IV, Södermanland
2007 – Division IV, Södermanland
2006 – Division IV, Södermanland
2005 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2004 – Division III, Östra Svealand
2003 – Division III, Västra Svealand
2002 – Division II, Västra Svealand
2001 – Division II, Västra Svealand
2000 – Division II, Västra Svealand
1999 – Division III, Västra Svealand
1998 – Division IV, Södermanland [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

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In recent seasons, Eskilstuna Södra FF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2001 298 Div 2 Västra Svealand Tier 3
2002 265 Div 2 Västra Svealand Tier 3
2003 197 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 4
2004 142 Div 3 Östra Svealand Tier 4
2005 178 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 4
2006 Not available Div 4 Södermanland Tier 6
2007 Not available Div 4 Södermanland Tier 6
2008 Not available Div 4 Södermanland Tier 6
2009 55 Div 4 Södermanland Tier 6
2010 86 Div 4 Södermanland Tier 6
2011 341 Div 3 Södra Svealand Tier 5
2012 107 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website. [10] [11]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Eskilstuna Södra FF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  2. ^ "Södra Svealand - Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  3. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Eskilstuna Södra FF". Retrieved 2011-02-18.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Södra Svealand, herrar". Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  5. ^ "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Södra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  6. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Eskilstuna Södra FF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  7. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Eskilstuna Södra FF". Retrieved 2011-02-18.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Eskilstuna Södra FF – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  9. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  10. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  11. ^ "European Football Statistics – Attendances". Retrieved 2011-02-18.
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