Full name Råå Idrottsförening Head Coach Arne Karstenbom Founded 1921 | Chairman Joakim Bergdahl Website Club home page Grounds Råå, Sweden | |
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League Division 3 Södra Götaland 2014 Division 3 Södra Götaland, 9th | ||
Råå IF is a Swedish football club located in Råå, south of Helsingborg.
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Background
Råå Idrottsförening is a Swedish sports club that was established on 25 March 1921 by a group of high school students in a basement in Tågaborg. The first club committee included Åke Gyllander (Chairman), K.E. Sundberg (Secretary) and G. Christell (Treasurer). The club was first called Enighet (translation: Unity), but in 1925 it was renamed Råå Idrottsförening. Early matches were played at Valhallagatan but in 1928 they moved to Hedens idrottsplats. Råå IP was inaugurated on 29 May and Råå IF played their first match there against Stattena IF who won 3–1.
Since their foundation Råå IF has participated both in the upper and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Råå IF won the Swedish Cup in 1948 defeating BK Kenty by 6–0, and in 1950 under coach Albin Dahl the club advanced into the Allsvenskan (the Swedish top tier). In their first season in the Allsvenskan, Råå IF finished as runners-up.
During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–52), Råå IF played at the Olympia soccer stadium in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators.
Fortunes have fluctuated dramatically over the subsequent years which reached rock bottom in 1996 when Råå IF were playing in Division 7. The club currently plays in Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.
Råå IF are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Achievements
Season to season
In their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:
In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:
Attendances
In recent seasons Råå IF have had the following average attendances:
In their first season in the Allsvenskan in 1951–52 Råå IF had a home attendance of 23,604 spectators against Malmö FF at the Olympia soccer stadium in Helsingborg.