Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's team plays football in Division 2. They are mostly known for winning Allsvenskan in 1938, but have since been overshadowed by local rivals IFK Norrköping both locally and nationally. The rivalry in beginning 1900 up until 1950 was often fierce as IK Sleipner was the workingclass team whilst IFK Norrköping came from the academical class. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[1] In the early 20th Century, the club also played bandy.[2] also the record holders of most goalscorers in one game against Cuba in 1938 with 7 goals.
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Full name | Idrottsklubben Sleipner | ||
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Nickname(s) | Randigt | ||
Founded | 1903 | ||
Ground | Nya Parken, Norrköping Sweden | ||
Capacity | 17,234 | ||
Chairman | Anders Nobrant | ||
Coach | Robert Axelsson | ||
League | Division 2 Södra Svealand | ||
2021 | Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, 1st (Promoted) | ||
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [3] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In recent seasons IK Sleipner have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [5] |
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