Syrianska FC
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| Full name | Syrianska Football Club (SFC) |
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| Nickname(s) | Suryoye |
| Founded | 1 July 1977 as Suryoyo SK |
| Ground | Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje |
| Capacity | 6,100 |
| Chairman | Fikri Halef |
| Head coach | Klebér Saarenpää |
| League | Superettan |
| 2016 | Superettan, 13th |
| Website | Club home page |
Syrianska Football Club, also known simply as Syrianska FC, are a Swedish professional football club based in Södertälje, . The club were founded by Syriac Orthodox Aramean immigrants in 1977, as Suryoyo Sportklubb or simply Suryoyo SK. In 1986 the name was changed to Syrianska SK, but later the club adopted its present name as the club grew and advanced through the league system. After two years in Superettan, Syrianska were promoted to the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan in 2010, for the first time in the club's history, making them the 61st team to play in Allsvenskan.
The Syriac (Aramean) people do not have an official national team, and Syrianska is often viewed as its substitute.
The club has a fan base from all over the world. Their promotion to Allsvenskan gained extensive coverage in Swedish TV sports programs, documentaries and magazines, as well as in non-Swedish magazines.
The "Syriac-Aramiac Federation" based in Södertälje, Sweden, founded the club as Suryoyo Sportklubb in 1977. The club were given a spot in Division 7 East. Six years later, the club advanced from Division 7 to Division 6. In 1985 Suryoyo won the division and were promoted to Division 5. The following year, the club changed its name to "Syrianska SK". Two years later, they won Division 5 and advanced to Division 4, where they played for three years until 1990, when they advanced to Division 3.
Syrianska won the league as newcomers in 1993 and advanced to Division 2, the third tier of Swedish football at the time. For the first time in the club's history, the team was relegated in 1995, to Division 3. In 1996 the board of Syrianska wanted to do a pre-launch and set a long-term goal of "Division 1 in 2001". In 1999 Syrianska were promoted to Division 2 again, approaching their goal. In 2000 Syrianska were in third place, after a strong season as newcomers and started investing in youth activities. In 2001 Syrianska won Division 2, with 53 points and 65 goals. Syrianska reached their goal to win the series but did not advance to Superettan following their qualifier against Åtvidabergs FF played in two matches, the home match being in front of 6435 spectators.
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