# Älgarna-Härnösand IF

Älgarna-Härnösand IF is a Swedish football team from Härnösand currently playing in Division 2 Norrland. The club is affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund. The club was originally called IF Älgarna before changing name during the annual meeting on 29 March 2020.

## History

In the early years, the club also had a bandy section. the club dominated bandy in Västernorrland in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the district championship in this sport in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and then again in 1946.
The club played at their highest level in Division II, which was then the second tier of Swedish football, in seasons 1953/1954-1954/1955, 1959 and 1960. In 1941 and again in 1952 the club lost the final of the Norrland championship.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Notes |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 7th | |
| 1994 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 8th | |
| 1995 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 9th | Lost Relegation Playoffs |
| 1996 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | Won Promotion Playoffs |
| 1997 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 8th | |
| 1998 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 7th | |
| 1999 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 6th | |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 10th | |
| 2001 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 6th | |
| 2002 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 4th | |
| 2003 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 10th | |
| 2004 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | |
| 2005 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 11th | |
| 2006* | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | |
| 2007 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | |
| 2008 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 1st | |
| 2009 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norra Svealand | 7th | |
| 2010 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 6th | |
| 2011 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 11th | |
| 2012 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 12th | |
| 2013 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 5th | |
| 2015 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | |
| 2016 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 2nd | Lost Promotion Playoffs |
| 2017 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 4th | |
| 2018 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Ångermanland | 1st | |
| 2019 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 12th | Relegation avoided** |
| 2020 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 5th | |
| 2021 | Tier 5 | Division 3 | Mellersta Norrland | 1st | No playoff due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | 9th | |
| 2023 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norrland | | |

## Attendances

In recent seasons the club have had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
| 2005 | 177 | Div 3 Mellersta Norrland | Tier 4 |
| 2006 | Not available | Div 4 Ångermanland | Tier 6 |
| 2007 | Not available | Div 4 Ångermanland | Tier 6 |
| 2008 | 225 | Div 3 Mellersta Norrland | Tier 5 |
| 2009 | 285 | Div 2 Norra Svealand | Tier 4 |
| 2010 | 273 | Div 2 Norrland | Tier 4 |
| 2011 | 209 | Div 2 Norrland | Tier 4 |

## Staff and board members

* President: Christer Solgevik
* Vice President: Håkan Lönnefors
* Treasurer : Bo Westin