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{{Short description|Swedish football club}}
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| founded  = 1933
| ground  = Porsö IP<br />[[Luleå]] <br /> [[Sweden]]
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| mgrtitle = Head Coach
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| league = [[Swedish football Division 4|Division 4 Norrbotten Norra]]
| season = [[2019 Division 4|2019]]
| position = Division 4 Norrbotten Norra, 7th|
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'''Lira BK ''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Association football|football]] club located in [[Luleå]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lirabk.se/ |title= Lira BK &nbsp;– Fotboll Klubb |format= |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref>
==Background==
Lira BK were founded in 1933 and for many years played in the lower part of the Swedish league pyramid. From 1995 until 1999 during the most successful period in the history of the club, the title '''Lira Luleå BK''' was used. The club played 3 seasons in Division 1 Norra during this period.  In 2000 the club voluntarily donated its place in Division 2 Norrland to '''Luleå Fotboll'''.
Lira BK  currently plays in [[Swedish football Division 4|Division 4]] Norrbotten Norra which is the sixth tier of [[Swedish football league system|Swedish football]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2011/division-4-herr/norrbotten-norra/44614|title= Norrbotten Norra - Division 4&nbsp;– Fotbollsserier 2011&nbsp;– Fotboll&nbsp;– everysport.com |format= |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref> They play their home matches at the Porsö IP in Luleå.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?scr=table&ftid=31856|title= Tabell och resultat&nbsp;– Division 4 Herrar&nbsp;– Svenskfotboll.se |format= |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref>
The club is affiliated to [[Norrbottens Fotbollförbund]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=33209 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar&nbsp;– Lira BK &nbsp;– Svenskfotboll.se |format= |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref> Lira is today Norrland's biggest football club with 3,000 members and 800 players aged 7 to 18 years old.
==Season to season==
In their most successful period Lira Luleå BK competed in the following divisions:
{|
|valign="top" width=0%|
{|  class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!'''Season'''
!'''Level'''
!'''Division'''
!'''Section'''
!'''Position'''
!'''Movements'''
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|1991
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Norra Norrland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''3rd'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|1992
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Norra Norrland A&nbsp;– Playoff to Hösttvåan
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''5th'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Vårserier (Spring Series)
|-
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|1992
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|Tier 4
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| '''Division 3'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Norra Norrland
|style="background:#FF7F00;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#FF7F00;"| Höstserier (Autumn Series)&nbsp;– Promoted
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|[[Division 2 1993|1993]]
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Norrland
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''4th'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|[[Division 2 1994|1994]]
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Norrland
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|[[Division 1 1995|1995]]
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Division 1'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Norra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''14th'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|[[Division 2 1996|1996]]
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Norrland
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|[[Division 1 1997|1997]]
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Division 1'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Norra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''11th'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#77DD77;"|[[Division 2 1998|1998]]
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Tier 3
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''Division 2'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"| Norrland
|style="background:#77DD77;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#77DD77;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|[[Division 1 1999|1999]]
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Tier 2
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|'''Division 1'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Norra
|style="background:#87CEFA;"| '''12th'''
|style="background:#87CEFA;"|Relegated
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title=GAIS&nbsp;– Lagfacta&nbsp;– Lira BK |accessdate=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191251/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |archivedate=2010-11-02 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title=Sweden Final Tables&nbsp;– Clas Glenning |accessdate=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191251/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |archivedate=2010-11-02 }}</ref>
|}
In recent seasons Lira BK have competed in the following divisions:
{|
|valign="top" width=0%|
{|  class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!'''Season'''
!'''Level'''
!'''Division'''
!'''Section'''
!'''Position'''
!'''Movements'''
|-
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|2006*
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Tier 7
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| '''Division 5'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| Norrbotten Mellersta
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2007
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''8th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2008
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''10th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Relegated
|-
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|2009
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Tier 7
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| '''Division 5'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"| Norrbotten Södra
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|'''1st'''
|style="background:#7DF9FF;"|Promoted
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2010
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''8th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2011
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''4th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2012
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''4th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2013
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''7th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2014
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''3rd'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2015
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''3rd'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2016
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''9th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2017
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''7th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2018
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''5th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2019
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|'''7th'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|-
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|2020
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|Tier 6
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| '''Division 4'''
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"| Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|style="background:#FBA0E3;"|
|}
''* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.''
<ref>{{cite web |url= http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title= GAIS&nbsp;– Lagfacta&nbsp;– Lira BK |accessdate= 2011-10-04 |archive-date= 2010-11-02 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191251/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/team/lira-bk/21190#competition44614|title= Lira BK&nbsp;– Fotboll&nbsp;– everysport.com |format= |accessdate=2011-10-04}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url= http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |title= Sweden Final Tables&nbsp;– Clas Glenning |accessdate= 2011-10-04 |archive-date= 2010-11-02 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101102191251/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref>
|}
==Attendances==
In recent seasons Lira BK have had the following average attendances:
{|
|valign="top" width=0%|
{|  class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!'''Season'''
!'''Average Attendance'''
!'''Division / Section'''
!'''Level'''
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2012
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|46
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2013
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|44
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2014
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|59
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2015
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|42
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2016
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|60
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2017
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|54
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2018
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|?
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2019
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|?
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|-
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|2020
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"|?
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Div 4 Norrbotten Norra
|style="background:#E6E6FA;"| Tier 6
|}
''* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.'' <ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/ |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar&nbsp;– Svenska Fotbollförbundet&nbsp;– svenskfotboll.se |format= |accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ref>
|}
==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.lirabk.se/ Lira BK ]&nbsp;– Official website
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4848759507  Lira BK  Facebook]
[[Category:Sport in Luleå]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Norrbotten County]]
[[Category:1933 establishments in Sweden]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1933]]