BK Forward explained

Bollklubben forward, commonly known as BK forward, is a football team from Örebro, Sweden. They play in Div 2 Norra Götaland. The club plays in a small multipurpose stadium called Trängens IP.^[1] The base of the club is in the western end of downtown, whereas the city's historically main club Örebro SK play in the eastern end. The club is affiliated to the Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund.^[2]

The club is well known for its youth system, having created players like Jimmy Durmaz, Jiloan Hamad and Jacob Rinne.

The club has also had some success playing bandy, playing in the top Swedish series in 1973/74.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 9th 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 3rd 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 2 Superettan 15th Relegated 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 3rd 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 7th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 9th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th 2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th 2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th 2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated 2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted 2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 16th Relegated 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 3rd 2021 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2022 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 15th Relegated 2023 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 8th 2024 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[3]

Attendances

In recent seasons BK Forward have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 275 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 3 2006 286 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2007 351 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2008 332 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2009 340 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2010 268 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2011 329 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2012 530 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2013 313 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2014 158 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2015 202 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2016 194 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2017 231 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2018 254 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2019 226 Ettan Norra Tier 3 2020 0 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2021 ? Div 2 Norra Götaland Tier 4 Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[4]

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

Notes and References

1. http://www.orebro.se/kulturochfritid/fritid/idrottsanlaggningar/trangensip.4.5df397a41101ad7d86980004826.html Stadium Website
2. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se . 12 January 2011.
3. Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – BK Forward . 3 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311213553/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/Statistics%20by%20Team?OpenForm&Lag=BK%20Forward . 11 March 2012 .
4. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 9 December 2010.