IK Sleipner

IK Sleipner

Full name	Idrottsklubben Sleipner
Nickname(s)	Randigt
Founded	1903
Ground	Nya Parken, Norrköping Sweden
Capacity	17,234
Chairman	Anders Nobrant
Manager	Wisam Al-Ezzi
Coach	Robert Axelsson
League	Division 2 Södra Svealand
2022	Division 2 Södra Svealand, 7th
Home colours Away colours

Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's team plays football in Division 2. They are mostly known for winning Allsvenskan in 1938, but have since been overshadowed by local rivals IFK Norrköping both locally and nationally. The rivalry in beginning 1900 up until 1950 was often fierce as IK Sleipner was the workingclass team whilst IFK Norrköping came from the academical class. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. In the early 20th Century, the club also played bandy.

Achievements

Norrköpings Idrottspark.

Sleipner legend Tore Keller in the classic match kit, blue and white striped shirts and black shorts, in Rekordmagasinet 1946.

IK Sleipner, Swedish champion in football in 1938, standing from left: Hilding Sköld, Arne Linderholm, Tore Keller (captain), Harry Andersson, Gustaf Wetterström and Kurt Hjelm; kneeling Sven Unger, Roland Hjelm, Allan Johansson, Karl Johansson and Bernt Öhrström.

• Swedish Champions^[A]
  • Winners (1): 1937–38

League

• Allsvenskan
  • Winners (1): 1937–38
  • Runners-up (1): 1936–37
• Division 2 Östra
  • Winners (1): 1933–34
  • Runners-up (1): 1943–44
• Division 3 Östra
  • Winners (1): 1952–53
  • Runners-up (2): 1950–51, 1951–52
• Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland
  • Winners (4): 1961, 1967, 1978, 2021
• Division 4 Östergötland Östra
  • Winners (1): 1965

Cups

• Svenska Cupen
  • Runners-up (1): 1941
• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Runners-up (2): 1920, 1921

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1924–25 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 1925–26 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1926–27 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1927–28 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1928–29 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 4th 1929–30 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 3rd 1930–31 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1931–32 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1932–33 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated 1933–34 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 1st Promoted 1934–35 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 1935–36 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1936–37 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 2nd Runners Up 1937–38 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 1st Champions 1938–39 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 1939–40 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1940–41 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated 1941-42 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 3rd 1942-43 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 7th 1943-44 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 2nd 1944-45 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 5th 1945-46 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 3rd 1946-47 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra 3rd 1947-48 Tier 2 Division 2 Nordöstra 8th 1948-49 Tier 2 Division 2 Nordöstra 4th 1949-50 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 10th Relegated 1950–51 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra 2nd 1951–52 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra 2nd 1952–53 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra 1st Promoted 1953-54 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 2nd 1954-55 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 12th 1955-56 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 1956-57 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 1957-58 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 1959 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 1960 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 11th Relegated 1961 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1962 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 11th Relegated 1963 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 5th 1964 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated 1965 Tier 4 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted 1966 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 1967 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1968 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 5th 1969 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra Götaland 5th 1970 Tier 2 Division 2 Svealand 6th 1971 Tier 2 Division 2 Svealand 3rd 1972 Tier 2 Division 2 Mellersta 7th 1973 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 11th 1974 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 4th 1975 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 8th 1976 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 6th 1977 Tier 2 Division 2 Norra 12th Relegated 1978 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1979 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 8th 1980 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 11th 1981 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 9th 1982 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 12th Relegated 1983 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 3rd 1984 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 8th 1985 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 1986 Tier 3 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th Relegated 1987 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 7th 1988 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1989 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra 2nd 1990 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra 8th 1991 Tier 3 Division 2 Mellersta 1st Spring Promoted 1991 Tier 2 Division 1 Östra 7th Autumn - Relegated 1992 Tier 3 Division 3 Östra Götaland 1st Spring Promoted 1991 Tier 2 Division 1 Västra 8th Autumn - Relegated 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1st Promoted 1994 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 5th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 6th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 5th Promotion Playoffs 2006 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 2nd 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 2nd 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 3rd 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd 2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 2nd 2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted 2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 14th Relegated 2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 12th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated 2019 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 8th 2020 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 5th 2021 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 2022 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 7th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Current squad

As of 26 January 2023

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SWE	Edvard Setterberg
3	DF	SWE	Alexander Contreras Dinamarca
4	DF	SWE	Benjamin Omerovic
5	DF	SWE	Jonathan Larsson
6	DF	SWE	Gabriel Lahdo
16	DF	SWE	Hadar Sundberg
17	DF	SWE	Nils Akai Rosell
20	DF	SWE	Johan Andersson
22	DF	SWE	Goran Hadziahmetovic
2	MF	SWE	Ezquiel Lucas
8	MF	SWE	Srdjan Sotra
10	MF	SWE	Buster Blasse
12	MF	SWE	Ahmed Al-Ezzi
18	MF	SWE	Khaled Qasem
21	MF	SWE	Daniel Liljeqvist
24	MF	SWE	Maximilian Malm
34	MF	SWE	Arber Abazi
7	FW	SWE	Casper Frisk
9	FW	SWE	Albert Johansson
11	FW	SWE	Jonathan Gren
80	FW	SWE	Eldin Ibrahimbegovic |}

Attendances

In recent seasons IK Sleipner have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 435 Div 2 Östra Svealand Tier 3 2006 243 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2007 302 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2008 377 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2009 680 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 358 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 332 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2012 225 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2013 193 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2014 221 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2015 243 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2016 172 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2017 201 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2018 ? Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2019 ? Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2020 ? Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 2021 ? Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

Footnotes

A. ^ The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.

References

External links

• IK Sleipner (in Swedish)
• SvenskFotboll.se – IK Sleipner