Skövde AIK
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| Full name | Skövde Allmänna Idrottsklubb |
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| Nickname(s) | SAIK |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ground |
Södermalms IP Skövde Sweden |
| Capacity | 4,500 |
| Chairman | Lennart Ek |
| Coach | Charbel Abraham |
| League | Division 1 Södra |
| 2016 |
Division 2 Norra Götaland, 1st (promoted) |
Skövde AIK is a Swedish football club from Skövde. It was founded on 21 June 1919. The club is currently in Division 1 Södra.
Skövde AIK has played 14 seasons in second tier Swedish football, the last time being as recently as 1995 in the Division 1 Södra. Eight seasons later the club had plunged into Division 5 Västergötland Östra, the sixth tier, having been relegated 3 consecutive times between 2000 and 2002. However SAIK have made a dramatic recovery and by 2007 were back in Division 1 Södra which is now the third tier of Swedish football after 4 consecutive promotions. In 2006, Skövde AIK won the Division 2 Mellersta Götaland after defeating IK Sleipner 2–1 in the decisive final match before 2364 spectators. In 2009 the club just failed to get into the Superettan after missing out in the Promotion Playoffs.
The club is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Updated 13 May 2017 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
In recent seasons Skövde AIK have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
The club also has a futsal team who has won SM-guld the previous 5 years.
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