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.

Skövde AIK
Full nameSkövde Allmänna Idrottsklubb
Nickname(s)SAIK
Founded1919
GroundSödermalms IP
Skövde
Sweden
Capacity4,500
ChairmanLennart Ek
ManagerSrđan Tufegdžić
LeagueSuperettan
202313th
Websitehttps://www.skovdeaik.se/start/?ID=439779
A chart showing the progress of Skövde AIK from 1925 to 2015 through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
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Background

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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.[1]

Season to season

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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

* 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

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As of 3 September 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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Achievements

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League

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Managers

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Futsal

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Honours

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

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  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 1 October 2024.
  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.