Stattena IF

Full name	Stattena Idrottsförening
Founded	1922
Ground	Olympiafältet,Helsingborg
Chairman	Mats Jacobson
Coach	Bo Svensson Michael Ekstrand
League	Division 6 Skåne Västra
2020	Division 6 Skåne Västra, 11th
Website	http://www.stattenaif.se/
Home colours Away colours

Stattena IF is a Swedishfootball club located inHelsingborg.^[1] The club played two seasons in theAllsvenskan in 1927–28 and 1929–30.

The original club Stattena was one of the two clubs which in 1907 formedHelsingborgs IF. The present club was re-formed on 24 March 1922 and the ladies section was added in 1971.

The club was founded as a local neighborhood team from theStattena district inHelsingborg. Originally a village, which was located outside the city, which probably contributed to the historical, local patriotic rivalry withHelsingborgs IF.^[2][3]

Since their foundation Stattena IF's men's team has participated in the upper and lower divisions of theSwedish football league system. In their early years the club played in theAllsvenskan for two seasons in 1927–28 and 1929–30. They play their home matches at the Olympiafältet in Helsingborg.^[4] The team colours today are blue and white, but historically blue and yellow striped shirts and blue shorts. The kit were later taken over by local competitorEskilsminne IF. Eskilsminne previously played in a light and dark purple-striped shirt and white shorts.^[5]

When Stattena played in the best tierAllsvenskan in the 1920s and 1930s, they had an almost Southern European support group, who watched the training sessions, lively discussed lineups etc. at the beer cafes, and met the team at the train station when they returned to Helsingborg after away matches.^[6] Unfortunately, opposing supporters were also hit by a rain of beer bottles, which were thrown at them.^[7] When the star player and future national team playerKnut Kroon was sold from Stattena to arch-rivalHelsingborgs IF, he could barely show up in town.^[8]

When Stattena played theAllsvenskan Helsingborg derby againstHelsingborgs IF at theOlympia season 1929–30, andHelsingborgs IF got a penalty kick, penalty takerAxel Alfredsson uttered the winged words, which illustrate the rivalry between the teams, despite Helsingborgs IF becoming champions and Stattena got relegated: "I put hatred behind the ball. Stattena has got to lose!"^[9]

Five years after their formation, in 1971, the ladies team climbed to theDamallsvenskan. More recently the team has played at the same level in 2003, 2004 and 2009.

Stattena IF are affiliated to theSkånes Fotbollförbund.^[10] The club is a member of the Helsingborgs Fotbollsklubbars Allians (Helsingborg Football Club Alliance) and has 900 members with 20 youth teams comprising 11 boys teams and 9 girls teams. The club also cooperates with Filbornaskolan to provide top-level female players with the opportunity to combine football development with a four-year secondary education.

In their early history Stattena IF competed in the following divisions:

In recent seasons Stattena IF 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.^[13][14][15]

• Anders Linderoth
• Knut Kroon
• Pia Sundhage
• Caroline Seger
• Zećira Mušović
• Erla Steina Arnardóttir
• Nancy Augustyniak Goffi

• Stattena IF – Official website

• Football clubs in Helsingborg
• Women's football clubs in Sweden
• Allsvenskan clubs
• Association football clubs established in 1922
• 1922 establishments in Sweden
• Damallsvenskan clubs

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