Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening () is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930, the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölunda competes in Division 2 Västra Götaland, the fourth-highest league in Sweden. The club is affiliated with the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund.
On 20 December 2023, Västra Frölunda announced an affiliation agreement with IFK Göteborg. Under the terms of the agreement, IFK Göteborg will loan under-23 players to Västra Frölunda, while the latter will benefit from knowledge-sharing and a head coach paid by IFK Göteborg.
Achievements
- Division 1 Södra
- Champions (1): 1997
- Division 1 Västra
- Champions (1): 1991
Season to season
{|
|valign="top" width=0%|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Level
!Division
!Section
!Position
!Movements
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1993
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 7th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1994
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 11th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Relegation Playoff
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1995
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 14th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Relegated
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1996
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 1
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Södra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 8th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|1997
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Division 1
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Södra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 1st
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1998
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 5th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|1999
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 7th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|2000
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|Tier 1
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Allsvenskan
|style="background:#FFFF00;"|
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| 14th
|style="background:#FFFF00;"| Relegated
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|2001
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 9th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|2002
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 3rd
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|2003
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 5th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|2004
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 11th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|2005
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Superettan
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| 16th
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| Relegated
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2006*
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 1
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Södra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|4th
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2007
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 1
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Södra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|3rd
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2008
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 1
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Södra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|8th
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2009
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 1
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Södra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|10th
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|2010
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Division 1
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Södra
|style="background:#77DD77;"|12th
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2011
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|9th
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2012
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|11th
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2013
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|6th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2014
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|7th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2015
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2016
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|5th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2017
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|7th
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2018
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2nd
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted
|-
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|2019
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Tier 5
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Division 3
|style="background:#CECE1B;"| Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|1st
|style="background:#CECE1B;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2020
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2nd
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promotion Playoffs –Disqualified (fielded suspended player in second leg of playoff)
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2021
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|11th
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2022
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|4th
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2023
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2nd
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Promotion Playoffs –Not Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|2024
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Division 2
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Västra Götaland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|6th
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|}
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
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Attendances
In recent seasons Västra Frölunda IF have had the following average attendances:
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|valign="top" width=0%|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Average attendance
!Division / Section
!Level
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2006
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|200
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 1 Södra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2007
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|209
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 1 Södra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2008
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|313
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 1 Södra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2009
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|231
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 1 Södra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2010
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|142
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 1 Södra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 3
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2011
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|155
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Västra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2012
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|133
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Västra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2013
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|106
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2014
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|121
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2015
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|89
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2016
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|107
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2017
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|67
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2018
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|?
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2019
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|?
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 3 Nordvästra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 5
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2020
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 2 Västra Götaland
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 4
|}
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
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