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Friska Viljor FC

Full name	Friska Viljor Fotboll Club
Nickname(s)	Gulsvart (Yellow-Black) Viljorna (The Wills)
Founded	1994
Ground	Skyttis IP Örnsköldsvik Sweden
Chairman	Per-Olof Östman
Head Coach	Pero Kapcevic
League	Ettan Norra
2024	Ettan Norra, 16th of 16 (relegated)
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Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County.

Background

The club was formed in February 1994 from the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor, a club whose greatest achievement had been to reach the semifinal of the 1948 Svenska Cupen. From 1995 to 1998, the new club progressed through the league system from Division 6 to Division 2. In 2003, the club won Division 2 Norrland and then participated in the promotion play-offs: they won 4–3 away to Väsby IK FK and then lost 2–3 at home, and were promoted to the Superettan on away goals. Second-tier football in the Superettan in 2004 proved a disappointment as Friska Viljor finished in last place and were relegated. In subsequent years Friska Viljor FC participated in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system, winning the Division 3 promotion play-off to return to Division 2 Norrland (Swedish football's fourth tier) in 2015.

The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra (the third tier of Swedish football). They play their home matches at Skyttis IP in Örnsköldsvik. Since 2004, the club has used an artificial turf surface.

Friska Viljor FC are affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Friska Viljor FC have had the following average attendances:

In their opening home game in the Superettan in 2004 Friska Viljor FC had an attendance of 1,221 against Östers IF. Other well attended home games were the 1,012 spectators for the match with IFK Norrköping and 1,186 spectators for the match with IF Brommapojkarna.

The attendance record for Friska Viljor FC was 2,107 spectators for the match against IFK Göteborg on 1 May 2003.

Current squad

As of 1 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SWE Hugo Backman 2 DF  SWE Calle Nordin 4 MF  SWE Ludvig Kallin 5 DF  SWE Hassan Hussein 6 DF  SWE Hugo Nilsson 7 MF  SWE Jakob Norrman 8 MF  SWE Fredrik Borgström 9 FW  SWE Hugo Svensson 10 FW  SWE Adam Näsmark 11 FW  SWE Elias Cederblad 12 DF  SWE Jonathan Powell 14 MF  SWE Filip Siljander

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  SWE Isak Sedin 18 MF  SWE Isac Häggman 19 MF  SWE Araya Zerai 20 MF  SWE Mahdi Afzali 22 DF  SWE Simon Hägglund 23 MF  FIN Jimi Kovalainen 25 FW  SWE Albin Svensson 30 GK  SWE Isac Ulander 39 DF  SWE Ammar Saran 45 FW  SWE Eben Biregey 80 MF  SWE Alexandros Junghagen Pliatsikas 98 MF  SWE Rami Mansour

Achievements

• Norrländska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (1): 1943 (as IF Friska Viljor)

Footnotes

1. "Friska Viljor FC – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
2. "Friska Viljor FC – Om Friska Viljor FC". Archived from the original on 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Mellersta Norrland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
4. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 3 Mellersta Norrland". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Friska Viljor FC – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
6. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Friska Viljor FC". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
7. "Mellersta Norrland — Division 3 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
8. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
9. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-15.
10. "Lokalfotbollen.se – Friska Viljor FC". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
11. "Truppen". Friska Viljor FC. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

External links

• Friska Viljor FC – Official Website

• Sport in Örnsköldsvik
• Association football clubs established in 1994
• Football clubs in Västernorrland County
• 1994 establishments in Sweden