Sollefteå GIF

Sollefteå GIF

Full name	Sollefteå Gymnastik och Idrottföreningen
Founded	1898
Ground	Nipvallen Sollefteå Sweden
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Anders Vestin
Coach	Roger Dannberg
League	Division 3
2015	Division 2 Norrland, 14th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

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]

External links

• Sollefteå GIF – official site

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.