Gefe Fans
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Gefe Fans is the official fanclub of the Syriac football (soccer) team Syrianska FC
, based in Sweden
. It was started 2002 by a group of Syrianska supporters in Södertälje
. Gefe is Syriac
for "Wings". This refers to the wings in the Syriac flag
. The fanclub is known for its tifo
s and their attachment to the club.
Syrianska FC
Syrianska Football Club, known as Syrianska FC and Suryoye , is a Swedish professional football club from Södertälje, a city south of Stockholm, Sweden. The club was formed in 1977, by Syriac immigrants as Suryoyo Sportklubb...
, based in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was started 2002 by a group of Syrianska supporters in Södertälje
Södertälje
Södertälje is a city and the seat of Södertälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 86,069 inhabitants in 2010.The industrial city, about south of Stockholm, is the home to truck maker Scania AB and a top 10 pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca....
. Gefe is Syriac
Syriac language
Syriac is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that was once spoken across much of the Fertile Crescent. Having first appeared as a script in the 1st century AD after being spoken as an unwritten language for five centuries, Classical Syriac became a major literary language throughout the Middle East from...
for "Wings". This refers to the wings in the Syriac flag
Syriac flag
The Syriac-Aramaic flag is the flag chosen by the Aramaeanist faction to represent the Aramean nation in the homeland and in the diaspora. Its design is based on that of a relief excavated by André Dupont-Sommer in the old Aramean village Tell Halaf, Syria...
. The fanclub is known for its tifo
Tifo
Tifo, originally the Italian word for the phenomenon of supporting a sport team, is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium in connection with a sport event, mostly a football match....
s and their attachment to the club.
External links
- Gefe Fans - Official Supporter Club Site
- Syrianska FC - Official Team Site