AFC United
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| Full name | Athletic Football Club United | ||
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| Founded | 2004 as FC Väsby United |
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| Ground | Skytteholms IP, Solna, Stockholm | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman | Alex Ryssholm | ||
| Manager | Özcan Melkemichel | ||
| League | Superettan | ||
| 2015 | Superettan, 8th | ||
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Athletic Football Club United, also known simply as AFC United, is a Swedish football club located in Solna in Stockholm County.[1] The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching to their current identity in 2012. They currently compete in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football, and play their home matches at Skytteholms IP.
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Background
FC Café Opera
FC Café Opera was created in 1991 by Italian born restauranteer Alessandro Catenacci who named the club after Café Opera which he owned. They started out in division 8 of the Swedish football league system but only nine years later they had made it to the second tier Superettan.[2]
Väsby United
Football Club Väsby United was formed in 2005 when the two Stockholm clubs FC Café Opera United and Väsby IK merged. The new club replaced FC Café Opera United in the Superettan making it the youngest club competing at this level. Väsby United was a feeder club to AIK who participated in the second and third divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club played in Division 1 Norra which is the third tier of Swedish football when they became AFC United.[3]
AFC United
AFC United was founded when FC Väsby United increased their cooperation Division 3 club Athletic FC in late 2012.[4] They play their home matches at Skytteholms IP in Solna.[5] AFC United are affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[6]
Season-to-season
| Season | Level | League | Pos |
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| FC Väsby United | |||
| 2005 | Tier 2 | Superettan | 9th |
| 2006[lower-alpha 1] | Tier 2 | Superettan | 14th (R) |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Division 1 Norra | 2nd (P) |
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Superettan | 9th |
| 2009 | Tier 2 | Superettan | 12th |
| 2010 | Tier 2 | Superettan | 16th (R) |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Division 1 Norra | 2nd |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Division 1 Norra | 11th |
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| 2013 | Tier 3 | Division 1 Norra | 10th |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Division 1 Norra | 1st (P) |
| 2015 | Tier 2 | Superettan | 8th |
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First-team squad
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Current youth players with first-team experience
- As of 22 February 2015[upper-alpha 1]
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Out on loan
- As of 24 February 2015
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For season transfers, see transfers winter 2014–15.
Attendances
Väsby United had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
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| 2005 | 1,124 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2006 | 487 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2007 | 446 | Div 1 Norra | Tier 3 |
| 2008 | 450 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2009 | 405 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2010 | 723 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2011 | 290 | Div 1 Norra | Tier 3 |
| 2012 | 206 | Div 1 Norra | Tier 3 |
In recent seasons AFC United have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [12] |
The highest attendance for FC Väsby United at Råsunda was 8,672 spectators who attended the match with AIK on 15 August 2005.[13]
Achievements
League
- Division 1 Norra:
- Winners (1): 2014
- Runners-up (2): 2007, 2011
Footnotes
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- AFC United – Official Website
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