VMA IK is derived from the three villages Vånga, Mjönäs and Arkelstorp in Kristianstad Municipality. The club currently has around 400 members and specialises in both football and table tennis.
Football is played in all three villages. Senior football is concentrated in Vånga during the spring season and Arkelstorp in the autumn season. Some of the youth teams play in Mjönes.
Key dates in the development of football in the community are as follows:
1932: Arkelstorps IF, Mjönäs IF and Vånga IK are formed as separate clubs.
1949: Mjönäs IF change their name to Mjönäs IK.
1991: Cooperation on the youth side is started under the name of Spänger 91.
1992: Vånga IK and Mjönäs IK merge to form Vånga/Mjönäs IK.
2000: Vånga/Mjönäs IK and Arkelstorps IF share their B team.
2001: Vånga/Mjönäs IK and Arkelstorps IF share their A team successfully.
2002: VMA IK is formed and all operations are conducted now in joint association.
2003: In two seasons VMA have advanced from Division 5 and play in 2003 in Division 3.
2004: VMA win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 for the first time.
2005: Relegated from Division 2.
2009: Win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 again.[2]
Since their foundation in 2002 VMA IK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.[3] They play their home matches at the Arkelstorps IP in Arkelstorp and Ädlavallen in Vånga.[4][5][6]
swedish, football, club, located, arkelstorp, kristianstad, municipality, skåne, county, full, namevånga, mjönäs, arkelstorp, idrottsklubbfounded2002groundarkelstorps, arkelstorp, Ädlavallen, vånga, swedencapacity1, 000chairmannils, ekvallhead, coachfredrik, j. VMA IK is a Swedish football club located in Arkelstorp in Kristianstad Municipality Skane County 1 VMA IKFull nameVanga Mjonas Arkelstorp IdrottsklubbFounded2002GroundArkelstorps IP Arkelstorp and Adlavallen Vanga SwedenCapacity1 000ChairmanNils EkvallHead CoachFredrik JohanssonCoachOla LundinLeagueDivision 2 Sodra Gotaland2010Division 2 Ostra Gotaland 7thHome colours Contents 1 Background 2 Season to season 3 Attendances 4 Footnotes 5 External linksBackground editVMA IK is derived from the three villages Vanga Mjonas and Arkelstorp in Kristianstad Municipality The club currently has around 400 members and specialises in both football and table tennis Football is played in all three villages Senior football is concentrated in Vanga during the spring season and Arkelstorp in the autumn season Some of the youth teams play in Mjones Key dates in the development of football in the community are as follows 1932 Arkelstorps IF Mjonas IF and Vanga IK are formed as separate clubs 1949 Mjonas IF change their name to Mjonas IK 1991 Cooperation on the youth side is started under the name of Spanger 91 1992 Vanga IK and Mjonas IK merge to form Vanga Mjonas IK 2000 Vanga Mjonas IK and Arkelstorps IF share their B team 2001 Vanga Mjonas IK and Arkelstorps IF share their A team successfully 2002 VMA IK is formed and all operations are conducted now in joint association 2003 In two seasons VMA have advanced from Division 5 and play in 2003 in Division 3 2004 VMA win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 for the first time 2005 Relegated from Division 2 2009 Win their Division 3 section and are promoted to Division 2 again 2 Since their foundation in 2002 VMA IK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system The club currently plays in Division 2 Ostra Gotaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football 3 They play their home matches at the Arkelstorps IP in Arkelstorp and Adlavallen in Vanga 4 5 6 VMA IK are affiliated to the Skanes Fotbollforbund 7 Season to season editSeason Level Division Section Position Movements 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Skane Norra 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvastra Gotaland 4th 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvastra Gotaland 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Sodra Gotaland 12th Relegated 2006 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydostra Gotaland 8th 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydostra Gotaland 6th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydostra Gotaland 5th 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydostra Gotaland 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Ostra Gotaland 7th 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Sodra Gotaland 11th Relegated League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level 8 9 10 Attendances editIn recent seasons VMA IK have had the following average attendances Season Average Attendance Division Section Level 2005 338 Div 2 Sodra Gotaland Tier 3 2006 150 Div 3 Sydostra Gotaland Tier 5 2007 198 Div 3 Sydostra Gotalandd Tier 5 2008 231 Div 3 Sydostra Gotaland Tier 5 2009 178 Div 3 Sydostra Gotaland Tier 5 2010 161 Div 2 Ostra Gotaland Tier 4 Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollforbundet website 11 Footnotes edit VMA IK Fotboll Klubb Retrieved 2010 09 27 Foreningen VMA IK Retrieved 2010 09 27 Tabell och resultat Div 2 Ostra Gotaland herrar Svenskfotboll se Retrieved 2010 09 27 Fotbollsverige se Division 2 Ostra Gotaland Retrieved 2010 09 27 Groundhopping se VMA Arkelstorps IP Retrieved 2010 11 24 Groundhopping se VMA Adlavallen Retrieved 2010 11 24 Kontaktuppgifter och tavlingar VMA IK Svenskfotboll se Retrieved 2010 09 27 GAIS Lagfacta VMA IK Retrieved 2010 09 27 Ostra Gotaland Division 2 Fotbollsserier 2010 Fotboll everysport com Retrieved 2010 09 27 Sweden Final Tables Clas Glenning Retrieved 2010 09 27 Kontaktuppgifter och tavlingar Svenska Fotbollforbundet svenskfotboll se Archived from the original on 2009 06 09 Retrieved 2010 11 19 External links editVMA IK Official website nbsp nbsp This article about a Swedish football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VMA IK amp oldid 1173548702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
