# Skövde AIK

Skövde AIK is a Swedish football club from Skövde. It was founded on 21 June 1919. In 2024 the club plays in Superettan, which is the 17th season in Superettan for the club.

## Background

Skövde AIK was founded on 20 June 1919. The club played in the second tier in 1995. 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. In 2021 the club got promoted to Superettan. The first year in Superettan was a success, as they placed 5th, only 4 points away from the playoff game to Allsvenskan.
The club is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements | Average attendance |
| 1993 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 13th | Relegated | |
| 1994 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 1st | Promoted | |
| 1995 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 13th | Relegated | |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 3rd | | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 4th | | |
| 1998 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 8th | | |
| 1999 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 7th | | |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Götaland | 10th | Relegation Playoffs – Relegated | |
| 2001 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Götaland | 10th | Relegated | |
| 2002 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Västergötland Norra | 11th | Relegated | |
| 2003 | Tier 6 | Division 5 | Västergötland Östra | 1st | Promoted | |
| 2004 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Västergötland Norra | 2nd | Promoted | |
| 2005 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Götaland | 1st | Promotion Playoffs | 481 |
| 2006* | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Mellersta Götaland | 1st | Promoted | 653 |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 8th | | 571 |
| 2008 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 5th | | 564 |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs | 831 |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 8th | | 367 |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 11th | | |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 6th | | |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 9th | | |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 13th | Relegated | |
| 2015 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norra Götaland | 6th | | |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Norra Götaland | 1st | Promoted | |
| 2017 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 11th | | 364 |
| 2018 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 10th | | 289 |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 4th | | 436 |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 6th | | 23* |
| 2021 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 2nd | Promoted via Playoffs | 281* |
| 2022 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 5th | | 1141 |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 13th | Relegation Playoffs – Not relegated | 1006 |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 16th | Relegated | |

## Current squad

    As of 3 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Markus Fröjd |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Filip Schyberg |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Filip Drinic |
| 6 | MF | SYR | Elmar Abraham |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Emil Skillermo |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Alper Demirol (on loan from Hammarby) |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Stefan Ljubicic |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Sargon Abraham |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Mamadou Ousmane Diagne (on loan from Malmö) |
| 12 | FW | SWE | Alex Hall (on loan from Halmstads BK) |
| 13 | MF | SWE | Hugo Engström |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Mikael Mörk |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Hannes Forsgård |
| 16 | FW | SWE | Liam Samuelsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | GHA | Mamudo Moro |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Edvin Tellgren |
| 19 | DF | SWE | Samuel Sörman |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Armend Suljev |
| 21 | DF | SWE | Marcus Mikhail |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Elias Lindell |
| 23 | MF | SVN | Žiga Ovsenek |
| 24 | MF | SWE | Fritiof Hellichius (on loan from IFK Norrköping) |
| 25 | GK | SWE | Otto Lindell (on loan from IFK Norrköping) |
| 30 | GK | USA | Adrian Zendejas |
| 32 | MF | SWE | Kenan Bilalovic (on loan from IFK Värnamo) |
| 35 | GK | SWE | Malcom Moulare |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Shergo Shhab |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | MKD | Adrian Zendelovski (at BK Olympic until 30 November 2024) |
| — | FW | SWE | Jonathan Törner (at Lidköping until 30 November 2024) |

## Famous players that have played for Skövde AIK

* Johan Mårtensson
* Jakob Orlov
* Jonas Lindberg
* Sebastian Ohlsson
* Gustav Granath
* Viktor Granath
* Gustaf Norlin

## Achievements
### League

* Division 1 Södra:
** Runners-up (2): 2009, 2021.

## Managers

* Gunnar Reis (1958–59)
* Sven "Fiskarn" Johansson (1960–1961)
* Lars Daremark (1962)
* C-G Bolander (1963)
* Arne Selmosson (1964–68)
* Lars Arnesson (1969)
* Axel "Acke" Eriksson (1970)
* Carl-Axel "CAS" Stenberg (1971–72)
* Janne Carlsson (1973–74)
* Blagoja Vucidolov (1975)
* Carl-Axel "CAS" Stenberg (1976–77)
* Ove Wigertz (1978)
* Sven - Eric "Svenne" Johansson (1979–80)
* Christer Fermvik (1981–83)
* Thom Åhlund (1984–86)
* Teitur Thordarson (1987)
* Inge Lennartsson (1988–89)
* Christer Swärd (1990–94)
* Stefan Johansson (1995–96)
* Francisco Verona (1997)
* Gary Wright (1998)
* Bengt Persson (1998)
* Francisco Verona (1999–2000)
* Magnus Henriksson (2001–02)
* Gudmundur Magnusson (2003–07)
* Stefan Jacobsson (2008–11)
* Rickard Söderberg (2012–2013)
* Charbel Abraham (2013)
* Mikael Thorvald (2018)
* Stefan Strind (2019–2020)
* Mikael Lindgren (2020)
* Tobias Linderoth (2021–2023)
* Srdjan Tufegdzic (2024-)

## Futsal
### Honours

* 5 Futsal Swedish Championship: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009