Sollefteå GIF

Sollefteå GIF
Full nameSollefteå Gymnastik och Idrottföreningen
Founded1898
GroundNipvallen
Sollefteå
Sweden
Capacity1,000
ChairmanAnders Vestin
CoachRoger Dannberg
LeagueDivision 3
2015Division 2 Norrland, 14th (Relegated)

Sollefteå GIF is a Swedish football club located in Sollefteå.

Background

The club was founded in 1898 catering for a variety of sports. From 1905 the club gradually developed its football section. In the 1953/54 season the club played in Division 2 Norrland for the first time. This achievement was repeated in 1955/56 and 1961.[1] In 2010 the club is again playing in Division 2 Norrland but this now represents fourth tier football in the Swedish football league system.

The club is affiliated to the Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund.[2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 3rd
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 8th
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 10th Relegated
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 5th
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 9th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 3rd
2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 9th
2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 4th
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd Promoted
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 9th Relegated
2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Ångermanland 2nd Promoted
2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Norrland 2nd Promoted
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 7th
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 4th
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 10th Relegation Playoffs

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [3] [4] [5]

Attendances

In recent seasons Sollefteå GIF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 Not available Div 4 Ångermanland Tier 5
2006 221 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5
2007 Not available Div 4 Ångermanland Tier 6
2008 154 Div 3 Mellersta Norrland Tier 5
2009 283 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4
2010 298 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [6]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Året var 1898 – Sollefteå GIF". Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Sollefteå GIF". Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. ^ "Norrland — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  6. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-11-14.