Bälinge IF
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox football club with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | American | body1 | body2 | body3 | capacity | caption | chairman | chrtitle | clubname | coach | coordinates | current | dissolved | founded | fullname | ground | image | image_size | kit_alt1 | kit_alt2 | kit_alt3 | league | leftarm1 | leftarm2 | leftarm3 | manager | mgrtitle | nickname | owner | owntitle | pattern_b1 | pattern_b2 | pattern_b3 | pattern_la1 | pattern_la2 | pattern_la3 | pattern_name1 | pattern_name2 | pattern_name3 | pattern_ra1 | pattern_ra2 | pattern_ra3 | pattern_sh1 | pattern_sh2 | pattern_sh3 | pattern_so1 | pattern_so2 | pattern_so3 | position | rightarm1 | rightarm2 | rightarm3 | season | shortname | short name | shorts1 | shorts2 | shorts3 | socks1 | socks2 | socks3 | stadium | title | upright | website }}{{#if:| }}{{#if:| }} Bälinge IF is a sports club from Bälinge, a village 10 kilometres north-west of Uppsala, Sweden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Background
Bälinge Idrottsförening was established on 15 March 1936 and is currently active in men's and ladies' football, cross-country skiing, floorball, and table tennis. In the past the club has also run an ice hockey section. In the first years of Bälinge IF's history their sportsmen wore blue and yellow team colours. It was then decided that these colours could only be used by a Swedish national team so BIF had to switch to black and yellow.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Since 1942 Bälinge IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 4 Uppland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They play their home matches at the Bälinge IP in Bälinge.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The club is most famous for its women's football team which participated in the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) for thirteen seasons since it was established in 1978. The team has never won the Swedish championships but it contributed with players to the Swedish national team, among these Josefine Öqvist who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The team now play at a much lower level: in Division 4 Uppland.
Bälinge IF women's football team played their home games at Studenternas IP Stadium in Uppsala, since the sports field in Bälinge was far too small to host premier games. The team colours are black and yellow.
Bälinge IF are affiliated to the Upplands Fotbollförbund.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Season to season
Men's team
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Ladies' team
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Footnotes
External links
- Bälinge IF – Official website
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- Football clubs in Uppsala County
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- Association football clubs established in 1936
- 1936 establishments in Sweden
- Uppsala Municipality
- 20th-century establishments in Uppsala County