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| Full name | Westermalms Idrottsförening Fotbollklubb | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1902 | |
| Ground | Stadshagens IP,Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Chairman | Ludde Lundh | |
| Head coach | Tomas Jensing | |
| League | Division 7 – Stockholm | |
| 2021 | Division 7 Stockholm D, 3rd | |
Westermalms IF FK is afootball club located inStockholm, Sweden, that competed in theAllsvenskan for two seasons in the late 1920s. The club currently play eight tiers lower in Division 7 Stockholm D.[1]
The original colours of the team were black and white striped shirts and blue shorts.[2]
Westermalms IF was founded on the Friday 1 August 1902 when 17 young people met at a café at Fleminggatan 62, Kungsholmen. The original name of the club wasIdrottsklubben Friggs. Barely a decade later the club was already among the best football teams in Sweden, but without being able to win a title. Individual players such as Herbert Almqvist,Rune Bergström and Birger Carlsson were among a number of players at the club, who represented theSweden national team.
The football team played two seasons in theAllsvenskan – in1926–27 and1928–29. The club also spent seven seasons in Division 2 in the 1920s and early 1930s. They won the Division 2 Östsvenska Serien on three occasions, the last time being in1927–28.[3]
In later years the fortunes of Westermalms IF FK plummeted and the club has remained entrenched in the lower divisions of theSwedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 7 Stockholm D which is the ninth tier of Swedish football.[4] They play their home matches at the Stadshagens IP inStockholm.[5][6]
Westermalms IF are affiliated to theStockholms Fotbollförbund.[7]
In their halcyon early seasons Westermalms IF competed in the following divisions:
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In recent seasons Westermalms IF have competed in the following divisions:
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in changes in divisions.[10] |
