Östers IF
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| Full name | Östers Idrottsförening |
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| Founded | 1930 |
| Ground |
Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Chairman | Sven Johannesson |
| Head coach | Thomas Askebrand |
| League | Superettan |
| 2016 | Division 1 Södra, 1st (promoted) |
Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, currently specializing in football. The club has previously also competed in ice hockey (see separate article), bandy, and bowling. Öster was formed on 20 April 1930 as Östers Fotbollförening and is currently playing in the second division of Swedish football, Superettan. In 1968 Öster became the second ever team to win Allsvenskan as newcomers (the only other team being IF Elfsborg in 1961). However, they were the first ever team to win Allsvenskan at the first attempt, since 1968 was their first ever season in Allsvenskan (IF Elfsborg had been playing in Allsvenskan before 1961, winning the league in 1936, 1939 and 1940). This ignited the team's golden age which lasted until the early-1980s and saw them win a total of four Swedish championships. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.
On March 31, 2011, Öster broke ground on their new arena, Myresjöhus Arena, which was inaugurated in August 2012. The arena hosted four games of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 tournament.
Öster (English: "East") was named after a district in the city of Växjö. They were not part of the upper divisions in the early days of swedish football and only made their first appearance in the third tier in 1947. During the 1950s and early-1960s the club made a push to raise the level of football by inviting and playing against foreign teams such as Flamengo, Juventus and Fluminense. This coupled with an increase in the amount of training helped the team establish themselves in the second tier.
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