Piteå IF

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Piteå IF

Full name

Piteå Idrottsförening

Founded

1918

Ground

LF Arena,
Piteå
(Capacity ~ 6 000)

Chairman

Lennart Lindgren

Manager

Leif Strandh

League

Division 2 Norrland

2007

Division 3 Norra Norrland, Champions (promoted)





Home colours





Away colours

Piteå IF is a Swedish football club located in Piteå. The club was formed 24 May 1918 but didn't take up football until 1920 when they united with their local rivaling club IFK Piteå, which then was dissolved. Piteå IF is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish division, Division 2 for men and the ladies team are playing in the second highest league, Division 1, which is their highest ever position in the Swedish ladies' league system. The male team's best season up until this day is their season in Sweden's second highest division 1998. The club's male reserve team play in the sixth highest Swedish league, Division 4.

The club has one of the largest youth academies in football in the county of Norrbotten and is one of two arranging clubs of the large international youth soccer cup Piteå Summer Games.

The club plays their home matches at LF Arena.