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Jönköping
Jönköping University Foundation
Jönköping
Coordinates: 57°47′N 14°10′E / 57.783°N 14.167°E / 57.783; 14.167Coordinates: 57°47′N 14°10′E / 57.783°N 14.167°E / 57.783; 14.167
Country	Sweden
Province	Småland
County	Jönköping County
Municipality	Jönköping Municipality
Area[1]
• Total	44.82 km2 (17.31 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	89,396
• Density	1,995/km2 (5,170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Jönköping (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœnːˈɕøːpiŋ]) is a city in southern Sweden with 89,396 inhabitants (2010).^[1] It is the 9th most populous city of Sweden. Jönköping is situated by the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern. The original town Jönköping has grown together with Huskvarna and Norrahammar forming a contiguous urban area, since 1971 wholly within the same municipality.

The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality which has a population of 128 305 (2011), and also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 331,539 (2006). Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is also the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.^[2]

History[link]

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Jönköping is an old trading center (Köping), since it was located on a crossroad for the roads following along the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the road between the provinces Östergötland and Västergötland. This was rather natural due to the geographical position of the city at the southern end of lake Vättern, which divided the two counties. On 18 May 1284, Jönköping received rights as a City in Sweden as one of the first communities in the country, by King Magnus Ladulås, who at that time largely ruled the nation from Vättern's largest island Visingsö. In the name of the city "Jön-" is derived from a creek, "Junebäcken", which was situated in the nowadays western part of the city, Talavid. This was the location of the first known settlement in the area. The second part of the name "-köping", as mentioned above, is an old word for a trading center or market place.

However, the geographical position of the city also left it vulnerable to foreign attacks, mainly from the Danes, coming from the south with the river roads; at that time, the provinces of what is today southern Sweden — Scania, Halland and Blekinge — belonged to Denmark. Consequently, the city was plundered and burned several times, until a fortification was built in the 16th and 17th century.

The Sofia church in Jönköping, Neo-Gothic style, 1888

Jönköping is known for its matchstick industry 1845-1970. Still today it is an important Swedish logistical center, with many companies' central warehouses situated there (like IKEA, Electrolux and Husqvarna).

Present[link]

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The urban area of Jönköping today includes the eastern industrial town of Huskvarna, with which it has grown together.

A major fair and exhibition center, Elmia is also located in Jönköping, with fairs including Elmia Wood, the world’s largest forestry fair. Elmia’s fairs are also the biggest of their kind in Europe for subcontractors, trucks, caravans and railways. Since 2001, Elmia has also been the site of the world's largest LAN party, DreamHack.

Climate[link]

Jönköping's climate is humid continental (Köppen Dfb) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers.

Notable people[link]

• Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor
• John Bauer, illustrator, painter
• Amy Diamond, singer
• Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA
• Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine
• Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian
• Dag Hammarskjöld, former United Nations Secretary-General
• I'm from Barcelona, a 29-piece indie pop band
• Mona Johannesson, model
• The Motorhomes, a rock band
• Fredrik Neij, founder of The Pirate Bay BitTorrent-tracker
• Nina Persson, vocalist with The Cardigans
• Sofia Paldanius, kayaker, Olympian
• Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden
• Viktor Rydberg, author
• Swante M. Swenson, founder of the SMS Ranches in Texas
• Carl Peter Thunberg, botanist
• Theodor Forselius, CEO of HelloClan Inc.
• Stefan Liv, ice hockey goaltender
• Johan "Jaybee" Brolin, vocalist with Her Bright Skies

Education[link]

• Jönköping University Foundation
• Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola
• The Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education

Sport[link]

• HV71, ice hockey team in Elitserien of ice hockey.
• Jönköpings kanotklubb, successful kayak club both at national and international level.
• Jönköpings IK (JIK), floorball team in Swedish Super League.
• Jönköpings Södra IF, football (soccer) team in Superettan (second tier league of Sweden).
• Husqvarna FF, football (soccer) team in Division 1 (third tier league of Sweden).
• IK Tord, football (soccer) team in Division 2 Västra Götaland (fourth tier league of Sweden).
• Jönköpings simsällskap (Jönköping's Swimming Society), have Swedish champions in both swimming and diving.^{[citation needed]} There are also three other water disciplines in the club, lifeguarding and synchronized swimming.

See also[link]

• Jönköping Municipality
• Swedish National Board of Agriculture
• International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships (2002, held in Jönköping)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jönköping

• Official website
• article Jönköping from Nordisk familjebok, (Swedish)

v t e Municipalities and seats of Jönköping County Municipalities Aneby Eksjö Gislaved Gnosjö Habo Jönköping Mullsjö Nässjö Sävsjö Tranås Vaggeryd Värnamo Vetlanda Municipal seats Aneby Eksjö Gislaved Gnosjö Habo Jönköping Mullsjö Nässjö Sävsjö Tranås Vaggeryd and Skillingaryd Värnamo Vetlanda Counties of Sweden Sweden

v t e Administrative seats of Swedish counties (län) Falun (Dalarna) Gävle (Gävleborg) Gothenburg (Västra Götaland) Halmstad (Halland) Härnösand (Västernorrland) Jönköping (Jönköping) Kalmar (Kalmar) Karlskrona (Blekinge) Karlstad (Värmland) Linköping (Östergötland) Luleå (Norrbotten) Malmö (Skåne) Nyköping (Södermanland) Örebro (Örebro) Östersund (Jämtland) Stockholm (Stockholm) Sundsvall (Västernorrland) Umeå (Västerbotten) Uppsala (Uppsala) Västerås (Västmanland) Växjö (Kronoberg) Visby (Gotland)

v t e 50 most populous urban areas in the Nordic countries  Denmark  Finland  Iceland  Norway  Sweden 1.  Stockholm 1,372,565 2.  Copenhagen 1,199,224 3.  Helsinki 1,061,798 4.  Oslo 907,288 5.  Gothenburg 549,839 6.  Malmö 280,415 7.  Turku 253,332 8.  Aarhus 252,107 9.  Bergen 234,800 10.  Stavanger 221,616 11.  Tampere 215,337 12.  Reykjavik 195,000 13.  Odense 167,615 14.  Trondheim 160,072 15.  Oulu 144,114 16.  Uppsala 140,454 17.  Jyväskylä 132,115 18.  Fredrikstad 126,971 19.  Aalborg 124,921 20.  Västerås 110,877 21.  Örebro 107,038 22.  Linköping 104,232 23.  Lahti 102,383 24.  Drammen 100,023 25.  Kuopio 97,610 26.  Helsingborg 97,122 27.  Jönköping 89,396 28.  Kouvola 87,548 29.  Norrköping 87,247 30.  Skien 86,923 31.  Pori 83,156 32.  Lund 82,800 33.  Umeå 79,594 34.  Joensuu 73,807 35.  Lappeenranta 72,156 36.  Esbjerg 71,576 37.  Gävle 71,033 38.  Kristiansand 67,547 39.  Hämeenlinna 67,293 40.  Tromsø 66,669 41.  Borås 66,273 42.  Eskilstuna 64,679 43.  Södertälje 64,619 44.  Karlstad 61,685 45.  Täby 61,272 46.  Rovaniemi 60,699 47.  Randers 60,656 48.  Vaasa 60,491 49.  Seinäjoki 58,836 50.  Halmstad 58,577

Syrianska FC

logo
Full name	Syrianska Football Club (SFC)
Nickname(s)	Suryoye[1]
Founded	1 July 1977 (1977-07-01) (34 years ago) as Suryoyo SK
Ground	Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje (Capacity: 6,700)
Chairman	Andreas Temiz
Manager	Özcan Melkemichel Klebér Saarenpää (head coach)
League	Allsvenskan
2011	Allsvenskan, 14th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Syrianska Football Club, also known simply as Syrianska FC, are a Swedish professional football club based in Södertälje. The club were founded in 1977, by Syriac/Aramean immigrants as Suryoyo Sportklubb or simply Suryoyo SK. In 1986 the name was changed to Syrianska SK, the club later adopted its present name as the club grew and advanced through the league system. After two years in Superettan, Syrianska were promoted to the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan in 2010, for the first time in the club's history,^[2] making them the 61st team to play in Allsvenskan.^[3][4]

The Syriac/Aramean people do not have an official national team, and Syrianska is often viewed as its substitute.^[5]

The club has a fan base from all over the world.^[6][7][8] Their promotion to Allsvenskan gained extensive coverage in Swedish TV sports programs, documentaries and magazines, as well as in non-Swedish magazines.^[9][10][11]

History[link]

A chart showing the progress of Syrianska FC through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

The "Syriac Aramaic Federation" based in Södertälje, Sweden, founded the club as Suryoyo Sportklubb in 1977.^[12] The club were given a spot in Division 7 East. Six years later, the club advanced from Division 7 to Division 6. In 1985 Suryoyo won the division and were promoted to Division 5. The following year, the club changed its name to "Syrianska SK". Two years later, they won Division 5 and advanced to Division 4, where they played for three years until 1990, when they advanced to Division 3.

Syrianska won the league as newcomers in 1993 and advanced to Division 2, the third tier of Swedish football at the time. For the first time in the club's history, the team was relegated in 1995, to Division 3. In 1996 the board of Syrianska wanted to do a pre-launch and set a long-term goal of "Division 1 in 2001". In 1999 Syrianska were promoted to Division 2 again, approaching their goal. In 2000 Syrianska were in third place, after a strong season as newcomers and started investing in youth activities. In 2001 Syrianska won Division 2, with 53 points and 65 goals. Syrianska reached their goal to win the series but did not advance to Superettan following their qualifier against Åtvidabergs FF played in two matches, the home match being in front of 6435 spectators.

In 2003 Syrianska set a new target of Superettan by 2006. In 2004 Syrianska ended up in a mid-table position in Division 1. The following year, Syrianska missed promotion once again in a Superettan qualifier. Syrianska lost at home against Qviding FIF 0–2 and won the away match 2–1. In 2006, with Özcan Melkemichel as coach, they had their best start to the season when the newly built football stadium in Södertälje became their new home. After an injury-filled and tentative start to the 2006–2007 season, Syrianska played a derby match against Assyriska, winning 2–1 in front of 7,146 spectators. In the second derby match, Syrianska won against Assyriska again, in front of 6,313 spectators, with a 1–0 victory after a goal by Robert Massi. Syrianska would have won the division, but a points deduction meant they finished in fourth place.

Before the series started in 2008, Syrianska played at home in the Svenska Cupen against Hammarby IF, a club from the Allsvenskan league, and was broadcast by TV4. Hammarby took the lead to 4–0 at half time, before Syrianska made a comeback. Goals from a Rabi Elias penalty, two from Mattias Metes and one by Semir Metes, took the score back to 4–4. Hammarby eventually settled with two quick goals to win the game 6–4.

Syrianska ensured the league victory with two rounds remaining and finished with 59 points. In 2009 Syrianska played their first season in Sweden's second-highest division, Superettan. They finished in fourth place, 1 point behind the third place team. In 2010 Syrianska won the Superettan league, with Swedish TV channel TV4 broadcasting nine of their matches. They ended the season with 56 points and 46 goals, with Peter Ijeh scoring 17 of them. The club thus gained promotion to the Allsvenskan league for the first time in the club's history.^[13]

Colours and badge[link]

Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People

The current badge was created when the club's name was changed to "Syrianska FC". The winged sun on the badge is taken from the Syriac-Aramaic flag, representing the Syriac-Aramaic people. The scripture above the winged sun is written in Aramaic language and reads Hudro Suryoyo b-Södertälje ("Syriac/Aramean sportsclub in Södertälje"). The colours are also taken from the Aramean flag.^[14][15]

Stadium[link]

Syrianska FC's current home is in Södertälje at the Södertälje Fotbollsarena stadium and is also the home of local rival Assyriska Föreningen. The stadium holds 6,700 people but can be expanded for bigger games. In 2009 Syrianska FC played a derby against Assyriska and a large crowd was expected leading to the stadium being expanded to hold 9,500 people. 8,453 people attended to the derby. The stadium was built in 2005 for €12 million and was funded by the Södertälje municipality. The pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres with a surface of artificial turf.

The stadium is also known as Jallavallen, from the Aramaic word Jalla ("Hurry"), locally coined by Telgerevyn which later became widespread.^[16]

Supporters[link]

"Gefe Fans", also known as "Syrianska Fans", is the official fan club of Syrianska FC. The fanclub was started in 2002 by a group of Syrianska supporters in Södertälje.^[17][18][19] Gefe means "Wings", in reference to the wings in the flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.^[20] The club's fans are spread worldwide as the team is considered the national team for the Suryoyo people.^[21][22] The fan club is known for its Tifos .^[8][23] The supporter's club takes an active responsibility for the supporters around the arena and community-oriented efforts.^[6] The "Ultras 77" is a group of about 30 supporters who work with all Tifo events during Syrianska FC games. In the early fan club years the head-responsibility for tifo events was taken by Gefe Fans but, when the supporter club merged with the football club, Ultras 77 was created.^[24]

Current squad[link]

As of 24 February 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Dejan Garača 2 DF Suleyman Sleyman (captain) 4 MF Raby George 5 DF Isa Demir 6 MF Johan Arneng 7 MF Robert Massi 8 MF Marcos Gondra Krug 9 FW Özgür Yasar 10 MF Sharbel Touma (vice captain) 11 FW Admir Aganović 13 DF Omar Jawo 14 MF Yussuf Saleh 15 MF Alessandro Pereira 16 DF Rabi Elia 17 FW George Mourad

No. Position Player 18 MF Anders Bååth 19 FW Lawal Ismail 20 DF Gabriel Somi 21 GK Dwayne Miller 22 MF Alexander Michel 23 FW Dinko Felić 24 DF Haris Skenderović 26 MF Obie Etie 26 MF Semir Mete 30 GK Lasse Staw 33 MF Alusine Kamara 34 FW Mohamed Kabia 50 MF Matthew Mbuta 77 MF Louay Chanko 99 MF Besim Kunić

Available youth players[link]

As of 15 April 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 27 GK Bilel Ben Salah

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.

Youth[link]

Youth activities at Syrianska FC have grown exponentially, and interest in playing for the club is increasing every year. Syrianska is the current club for over 500 active children, with youths, girls and boys of different ages and about 65 leaders. Their goal is to have multiple teams in each age group and try to build a good platform for social activities in the younger age groups. It also aims to establish activities for the elderly. All children and young people play, regardless of skill.^[25]

Achievements[link]

League[link]

• Superettan:
  • Winners (1): 2010
• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 2008

Season to season[link]

Noted players[link]

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• Abgar Barsom
• Louay Chanko
• Sharbel Touma
• Suleyman Sleyman
• Peter Ijeh
• Johan Arneng
• Omar Jawo
• Haris Skenderovic
• Dwayne Miller

Managers[link]

• Özcan Melkemichel (Jan 2005–)

Head coaches[link]

• Valeri Bondarenko (Jan 2011–Dec 11)
• Klebér Saarenpää (March 2012–)

See also[link]

• Gefe Fans
• Valsta Syrianska IK
• Arameiska/Syrianska KIF
• Arameans

References[link]

External links[link]

• Syrianska FC – Official team site
• Gefe Fans – Official supporter site

Anders Gustafsson (born 7 April 1979 in Jönköping) is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 2010) and two silvers (K-1 500 m, K-1 1000 m: both 2009).

Gustafsson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at Beijing in 2008.

He is currently a member of Jönköpings Kanotklubb.

References[link]

• Canoe09.ca profile
• Official website (Swedish)
• Sports-reference.com profile

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