Jönköpings AIF

First Jönköpings AIF

A first Jönköpings AIF was founded 30 January 1901 and had, by the end of its first year, 132 members.^[1] Together with the city, the club created the first stadium in Jönköping – Stadsparksvallen on Dunkehalla.^[2] In its first year, Lennart Rosengren, won the national athletics championship titles in high jump and grenhopp for the club.^[3]

On 30–31 August 1902, Jönköpings AIF organised the 3rd Svenska Gymnastik- och Idrottsförbundets mästerskapstävlingar, which included the 7th Swedish Athletics Championships, the Swedish Football Championship, and the Dicksonpokalen one mile race.^[4] In the Swedish Football Championship final, the football team lost to Örgryte IS.^[5] Örgryte, who were considered to have practiced more according to Smålands Allehanda, made an early goal and then continued and won by 8–0 in the end.^[6]

In 1902, the club took the initiative to found Smålands Idrottsförbund, the first Swedish district sports association.^[2]

Jönköpings IS

The club then merged with Jönköpings AIK in 1910 to form Jönköpings IS.^[2] Jönköpings IS played football in the 1916–17 second-tier Västsvenska serien against IF Elfsborg, GAIS, IS Halmia, IFK Halmstad, Surte IS, IFK Uddevalla, and IK Wega.^[7] They also played in the 1920–21 second-tier Sydsvenska serien against IS Halmia, IFK Helsingborg, Husqvarna IF, Landskrona BoIS, and Malmö FF.^[8]

Second Jönköpings AIF

Jönköpings IS merged in 1930 with another Jönköpings AIK to become Jönköpings AIF again.^[2] From 1952 to 1956, Gunhild Larking won five national championship titles in high jump for the club.^[9] Larking also competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics while at the club.^[10] Larking finished fourth in the 1956 high jump event.^[11]

In December 1995, the club took up floorball.^[12] In 2001, IK Hakarpspojkarna took over the athletics department.^{[citation needed]}