Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are green and white. The club can be seen as a continuation of IK Blixt which was founded in the early 1920s but merged into Domnarvets GoIF in 1923. Two years later the merger was split and IK Blixt changed their name to IK Brage, after the Norse god Bragi. The club has played a total of 18 seasons in Allsvenskan, which is the highest level of the Swedish football league system. They currently play in the second highest level (Superettan) where the season lasts from April to November. IK Brage also recently spent time in the third division Division 1 (2014–2017) and fourth division Division 2 between 2005 and 2009) but has mainly played in the two highest Swedish divisions since its foundation.
Brage playing in the 1930 promotion playoff game against Djurgårdens IF which qualified them for their first ever Allsvenskan season.
Brage home stadium Domnarvsvallen in 2010.
Defender Plamen Nikolov played 55 games for the Bulgaria national football team.
Hungarian József Nagy took charge of IK Brage in 1935 after having previously been the manager of the Sweden national football team as well as several Serie A clubs. Two years later he succeeded in bringing the club to Allsvenskan for the first time ever.
Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants.
Sveatorget in Borlänge in 2005
Stora Tuna Church [sv], open as Dalecarlia Cathedral by 1469; its parish and graveyard were established in the 13th century.
Interior of the Borlänge People's House (Folkets hus).
Typical residential buildings in Tjärna ängar.