Skövde AIK

Skövde AIK
Full nameSkövde Allmänna Idrottsklubb
Nickname(s)SAIK
Founded1919
GroundSödermalms IP, Skövde
Capacity4,500
ChairmanLennart Ek
ManagerCharbel Abraham
LeagueEttan
2024Superettan, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.skovdeaik.se/start/?ID=439779

Skövde AIK is a Swedish football club from Skövde. It was founded on 21 June 1919. The club plays in the third-tier Ettan after relegation from Superettan in 2024.

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 three 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 play-offs. 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.[1]

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

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2]

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[3] 2020 and 2021 was affected by the restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current squad

As of 7 April 2025[4]

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 Filip Järlesand
2 DF  SWE Gottfrid Elofsson
3 DF  SWE Samuel Johnson
4 DF  SWE Aldin Basic
5 DF  SWE Hannes Forsgård
6 MF  SWE Erik Ström
7 MF  SWE Emil Skillermo
8 MF  SYR Elmar Abraham
9 FW  SWE Marc Agerborn
10 FW  SWE Sargon Abraham
11 MF  SWE Elias Nordström
12 DF  SWE Valdemar Linnarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF  SWE Arvid Remmerfelt
14 MF  SWE Oscar Lennerskog
15 MF  SWE Walter Ansgariusson
16 FW  SWE Liam Samuelsson
17 DF  SWE Victor Nylén
19 DF  SWE Samuel Sörman
20 MF  SWE Armend Suljev
21 MF  SWE Elias Yonan
22 MF  GHA Enock Kwakwa
30 GK  SWE Gustav Torstensson
35 GK  SWE Malcom Moulare

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

Famous players that have played for Skövde AIK

Achievements

League

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–)

[5]

Futsal

Honours

  • 5 Futsal Swedish Championship: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009[6]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Västergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Skövde AIK". Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Skövde AIK A – Lagsida – Västergötland". vastergotland.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Skövde AIK A-lag". Skövde AIK. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. ^ "A-lagshistorik – Skövde AIK – Fotboll – IdrottOnline Klubb". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. ^ "SM i Futsal". Retrieved 11 December 2015.