# Råå IF

Råå Idrottsförening, commonly known as Råå IF, is a football club located in Råå at Öresund, Scania, south of Helsingborg. The club became the Swedish Cup champions in 1948, and the vice champions of the Allsvenskan, the highest league level in Swedish football in the 1950–51 season.
Råå IF is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.

## Background

Råå IF is a Swedish 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. The club was first called Enighet (lit. '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.
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, 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. During this time, the club also had the Hungarian coach Kálmán Konrád of Bayern Munich, FC Zürich and Slavia Prague fame, who had escaped the World War II and ended up in Scania, first at Malmö FF, then at Råå) at their disposal.
During their two-year period in the Allsvenskan (1950–1952), Råå IF played at the Olympia in Helsingborg, attracting an average of 9,273 spectators. The record was 23,604 against Malmö FF
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. They play their home matches at the Råå IP in Råå.
In 2012, Swedish international Henrik Larsson played one match for Råå IF in Division 3 Södra Götaland.

## Achievements

* Allsvenskan:
** Runners-up: 1950–51
* Svenska Cupen:
** Winner: 1948

## 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 |
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 | | |

## 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 |
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.

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Råå IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
* 1 2 "Vi firar att det är 70 år sedan vi vann Svenska cupen – läs hela historien".
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
* ↑ "Fotbollsåret 1951".
* ↑ "Det började i en källare på Tågaborg – nu firar laget på läget 100 år". 11 December 2021.
* 1 2 "Råå Idrottsförening Historia". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
* ↑ "SvenskaFans".
* ↑ "NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
* ↑ "Annons: Publikrekord på Olympia!". Retrieved 16 May 2023.
* ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
* ↑ "Table – Råå IF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
* ↑ "TV: Henrik Larsson gjorde comeback som spelare - i himmelsblått: "Glömt hur kul det var"".
* ↑ "Henrik Larsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll".
* 1 2 "GAIS – Lagfacta – Råå IF". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
* 1 2 "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
* ↑ "Råå IF". Retrieved 1 January 2011.
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2 January 2011.