Ljungskile
Wikipedia - Ljungskile SK
Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. They currently play in the Swedish third tier, Division 1.
History
Ljungskile SK, formed in 1926, is famous for their promotions between 1990 and 1997. In 1990, Ljungskile SK was playing in Swedish Division 5 and gained promotion to Division 4, Division 3, Division 2, Division 1 until they reached Allsvenskan in 1997.
The club soon gained sponsorship by the swimwear producer Panos Emporio after advancing for the first time to Allsvenskan (LSK defeated Umeå FC when attending the qualifying round in November 1996), and played under the name Panos Ljungskile SK from 1997 to 2002. The club was relegated two times (1997 and 2000) during these years, and played some years in Division 2 Västra Götaland before they managed to gain promotion back to Superettan in late 2004, defeating Väsby IK in the qualifying round. On October 21, 2007, the club gained promotion for the second time ever to Allsvenskan by defeating Landskrona BoIS away. During 2008 the club managed to replace IFK Uddevalla as Bohuslän's most successful club in the history of Allsvenskan.
Ljungskile je známy svojou silnou obranou a organizovanou hrou. Tím je tiež známy tým, že vychováva mladých talentovaných hráčov, ktorí neskôr hrajú v špičkových európskych kluboch.
Medzi najvýznamnejšie úspechy klubu patrí víťazstvo v švédskom pohári v roku 2001 a postup do finále švédskeho pohára v roku 2004. Ljungskile tiež reprezentoval Švédsko v Európskej lige UEFA a Intertoto Cupe.
Domovským štadiónom klubu je Skarsjövallen, ktorý má kapacitu 8 000 divákov. Štadión je známy svojou jedinečnou atmosférou a vášnivými fanúšikmi Ljungskile.