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BK Derby

Full name	Bollklubben Derby
Founded	15 April 1912
Ground	Karlbergsplan, Linköping
League	Division 4 Östergötland Västra
Division 4 Östergötland
Website	http://www.derby.se/
Home colours Away colours

BK Derby is a Swedish sports club located in Linköping, Sweden. It now only active in football club but was previously involved in bandy and other sports. The club was formed on 15 April 1912. The bandy department has formed a club of its own, Derby/Linköping BK, but the two clubs have an alliance and share the same logo and colours.

Background

The club has played one season in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, in 1977. The club then merged with IF Saab and formed Linköpings FF in 1981. The club was recreated as BK Derby again in 1984 and in 2003 merged with BK Wolfram. The club then played two seasons under the name BK Derby/Wolfram, but soon changed back to the original name.

BK Derby currently plays in Division 4 Östergötland västra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They currently play their home matches at Karlbergsplan in Linköping.

The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

In their most successful period BK Derby competed in the following divisions:

In recent seasons BK Derby have competed in the following divisions:

Attendances

In recent seasons BK Derby have had the following average attendances:

Achievements

• Allsvenskan:
  • Best placement (14th): 1977
• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Runners-up: 1925

Footnotes

1. "Om klubben". BK Derby. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
2. "Östergötland Västra — Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Östergötland Västra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
4. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Östergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
5. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Norra". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
6. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
7. "GAIS – Lagfacta – BK Derby". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
8. "BK Derby – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
9. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

External links

• BK Derby – official website

• Football clubs in Östergötland County
• Defunct bandy clubs in Sweden
• Allsvenskan clubs
• Association football clubs established in 1912
• Bandy clubs established in 1912
• Sport in Linköping
• 1912 establishments in Sweden