Swedish football club
Football club
Råå IF
Full name Råå Idrottsförening Founded 1921 (99 years ago) Ground Råå IP
Råå
Sweden Chairman Joakim Bergdahl Head Coach Arne Karstenbom League
Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland
2020 Division 3 Södra Götaland, 9th Website
Club website
Råå IF is a
Swedish or
Scanian
football club located in
Råå , a
fishing village at
Öresund , that grew to be one of
Scandinavia's largest in the late 1800's,
[1] south of
Helsingborg .
[2] They became the
Swedish Cup champions in 1948,
[3] and the vice champions of the
highest league level 1950–51.
Råå during their heyday, in 1951.
The Råå vs.
Helsingborgs IF
Allsvenskan top derby at a packed
Olympia 1950.
The
Allsvenskan Helsingborg derby Råå vs.
HIF 1950.
Kalle Svensson boxes the ball in front of attacking Råå players.
The top derby Råå vs HIF 1950. Råå goalkeeper
Nina Malmqvist grabs the ball in front of HIF's Åke Jönsson. Råås
Åke Olsson and
Dammis Karlsson are waiting on the right.
HIF 's
Sven "Flua" Persson on the far right.
The Råå players enter the field in front of 23 300 spectators at
Råsunda september 19th 1950 against
AIK . Råå won the game 2-1
[4] .The
1950/51 season was the moment of fame for the little
Scanian
fishing village at
Öresund .
Background
Råå Idrottsförening (RIF) is a
Swedish or
Scanian sports club that was established on 25 March 1921 by a group of high school students in a basement in the city district of
Helsingborg , Tågaborg.
[5]
[6] The club was first called Enighet (translation: Unity), but in 1925 it was renamed Råå Idrottsförening. Early matches were played at Valhallagatan but in 1928 they moved to Hedens idrottsplats. Råå IP was inaugurated on 29 May and Råå IF played their first match there against
Stattena IF who won 3–1.
[7]
Since their foundation Råå IF has participated both in the upper and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system . Råå IF won the
Swedish Cup in 1948 defeating
BK Kenty by 6–0,
[3] and in 1950 under coach
Albin Dahl the club advanced into the
Allsvenskan (the Swedish top tier). In
their first season in the Allsvenskan, Råå IF finished as runners-up.
[7] During this time, the club also had the Hungarian demon-trainer
Kalman Konrad of
Bayern Munich ,
FC Zurich and
Slavia Prague fame, who had escaped the
war and ended up in
Scania (first
Malmö FF , then Råå) at their desposal.
[8]
During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–52), Råå IF played at the
Olympia football stadium in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators.
[9] The record was 23.604 against
Malmö FF
[10]
Fortunes have fluctuated dramatically over the subsequent years which reached rock bottom in 1996 when Råå IF were playing in Division 7. The club currently plays in Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.
[11] They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.
[12]
Råå IF are affiliated to the
Skånes Fotbollförbund .
[13]
Achievements
Season to season
In their most successful period Råå IF competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Section
Position
Movements
1945–46
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydsvenska Södra
2nd
1946–47
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydsvenska Södra
1st
Promotion Playoffs
1947–48
Tier 3
Division 3
Södra
1st
Promoted
1948–49
Tier 2
Division 2
Sydvästra
5th
1949–50
Tier 2
Division 2
Sydvästra
1st
Promoted
1950–51
Tier 1
Allsvenskan
2nd
1951–52
Tier 1
Allsvenskan
11th
Relegated
1952–53
Tier 2
Division 2
Sydvästra
6th
1953–54
Tier 2
Division 2
Götaland
8th
1954–55
Tier 2
Division 2
Götaland
4th
1955–56
Tier 2
Division 2
Västra Götaland
8th
1956–57
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
8th
1957–58
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
2nd
1959
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
8th
1960
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
6th
1961
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
6th
1962
Tier 2
Division 2
Östra Götaland
10th
Relegated
1963
Tier 3
Division 3
Södra Götaland
2nd
1964
Tier 3
Division 3
Södra Götaland
2nd
1965
Tier 3
Division 3
Södra Götaland
2nd
1966
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
8th
1967
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
9th
1968
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
11th
Relegated
1969
Tier 4
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
4th
1970
Tier 4
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
1st
Promoted
1971
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
10th
Relegated
1972
Tier 4
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
1st
Promotion Playoffs
1973
Tier 4
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
2nd
1974
Tier 4
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
1st
Promoted
1975
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
1st
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1976
Tier 2
Division 2
Södra
11th
1977
Tier 2
Division 2
Södra
12th
Relegated
1978
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
1st
Promotion Playoffs
1979
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
1st
Promotion Playoffs
1980
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
9th
1981
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
5th
1982
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
7th
1983
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
3rd
1984
Tier 3
Division 3
Skåne
4th
1985
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
2nd
1986
Tier 3
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
11th
Relegated
[14]
[15]
In recent seasons Råå IF have competed in the following divisions:
Season
Level
Division
Section
Position
Movements
1999
Tier 7
Division 6
Skåne Nordvästra B
1st
Promoted
2000
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Västra
5th
2001
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Nordvästra
9th
2002
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Mellersta
9th
2003
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Nordvästra B
9th
2004
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Nordvästra A
10th
2005
Tier 6
Division 5
Skåne Västra
9th
Relegation Playoffs
2006*
Tier 7
Division 5
Skåne Västra
8th
2007
Tier 7
Division 5
Skåne Västra
2nd
Promotion Playoffs
2008
Tier 7
Division 5
Skåne Västra
3rd
Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2009
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Västra
4th
2010
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
8th
2011
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
1st
Promoted
2012
Tier 5
Division 3
Södra Götaland
5th
2013
Tier 5
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
8th
2014
Tier 5
Division 3
Södra Götaland
9th
Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2015
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Västra
7th
2016
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Norra
4th
2017
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
4th
2018
Tier 6
Division 4
Skåne Nordvästra
1st
Promoted
2019
Tier 5
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
6th
2020
Tier 5
Division 3
Södra Götaland
9th
Relegation Playoffs – Not Relegated
2021
Tier 5
Division 3
Sydvästra Götaland
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
[14]
[16]
[15]
Attendances
In recent seasons Råå IF have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average Attendance
Division / Section
Level
2009
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Västra
Tier 6
2010
103
Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra
Tier 6
2011
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra
Tier 6
2012
309
Div 3 Södra Götaland
Tier 5
2013
221
Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
Tier 5
2014
170
Div 3 Södra Götaland
Tier 5
2015
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Västra
Tier 6
2016
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Norra
Tier 6
2017
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra
Tier 6
2018
Not available
Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra
Tier 6
2019
?
Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
Tier 5
2020
Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
Tier 5
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
[17]
In their first season in the
Allsvenskan in 1951–52 Råå IF had a home attendance of 23,604 spectators against
Malmö FF at the
Olympia football stadium in Helsingborg.
External links
Råå IF – Official website (in Swedish)
2024 teams Former teams Competition Statistics