Östers IF
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| Full name | Östers Idrottsförening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Värendsvallen, Växjö |
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| Capacity | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Curt Persson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Lars Jacobsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Allsvenskan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Allsvenskan, 13th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed April 20th 1930 (as Östers Fotbollförening), is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Öster is the most recent club to have won Allsvenskan as newcomers, which happened in 1968. In 2006, they were relegated from Allsvenskan after only one season.
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[edit] Current squad
As of August 19th 2006:
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[edit] Notable players
- D.J. Countess
- Björn Andersson
- Inge Ejderstedt
- Anders Linderoth
- Jan "Lill-Damma" Mattsson
- Teitur Þórðarson
- Thomas Ravelli
- Pia Sundhage (women's team)
- Stig Svensson (best known from his time as chairman 1946–1989)
- Tommy Svensson
- Mark Watson
- Peter Wibrån
- Joachim Björklund
[edit] Achievements
- Swedish Champions:
- Winners (4): 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Allsvenskan:
- Winners (4): 1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
- Runners-up (3): 1973, 1975, 1992
- Allsvenskan play-off:
- Runners-up (1): 1983
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 1976–77
- Runners-up (4): 1973–74, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91
[edit] External links
- Östers IF - official site
- East Front - official supporter club site
- Smålands Stolthet - supporter site
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