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| Full name | Billingsfors Idrottsklubb | |
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| Nickname | BIK | |
| Founded | 26 May 1906 | |
| Ground | Lövåsvallen Billingsfors Sweden | |
| Chairman | Göran Hansson | |
| Youth coach | Pontus Nordwall, Alassane Ouarma | |
| Website | http://www.billingsforsik.net/ | |
Billingsfors IK is aSwedishfootball club located inBillingsfors, close toBengtsfors,Västra Götaland County.[1]
Billingsfors Idrottsklubb was founded on 26 May 1906 and played one season in theAllsvenskan, the highest Swedish league, in1946–47. BIK were relegated at the end of the season, finishing bottom of the table with just three draws. While the club is positioned last in theall-time Allsvenskan table it is a great achievement for BIK to have played at this level.
In their early years Billingsfors IK participated mainly in the upper divisions of theSwedish football league system but then their fortunes plummeted and in recent decades they have been entrenched in the lower divisions. Since 2012 the club has had no senior team of its own. They played as a combined team withÄrtemarks IF between 2014 and 2020, when Ärtemarks ended the collaboration to focus on developing its own team.
Now they only have a youth section.[2] They play their home matches at the Lövåsvallen stadium in Billingsfors.[3]
Billingsfors IK are affiliated to theDalslands Fotbollförbund.[4]
In their early history Billingsfors IK competed in the following divisions:
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In recent seasons Billingsfors IK have competed in the following divisions:
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[5][7][6] |
In recent seasons Billingsfors IK have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[8] |
On 30 May 2006 a strengthened Billingsfors IK playedGAIS in a jubilee match to celebrate BIK's 100-year anniversary in 2006. The match was a great spectacle with almost 850 paying spectators at the Lövåsvallen.
Ingvar Rydell – Played for Billingsfors IK when the team played in theAllsvenskan. He then went toMalmö FF and was the Allsvenskan top-scorer in the 1949–50 season. He also played in theSweden national team.
