Gefle IF is a Swedish

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....

 football club

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 located in Gävle

Gävle

Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

. The club's name is the old spelling of the town Gävle. The club, formed 5 December 1882, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

. Gefle IF and Brynäs IF

Brynäs IF Fotboll

Brynäs IF is a Swedish football club located in Gävle.- Background :Brynäs Idrottsförening was formed in 1912 and has played one season in the highest Swedish division, Allsvenskan . The club won the Swedish Championship in 1925. Brynäs IF merged with Gefle IF and played under the name Gefle...

 merged and played under the name Gefle IF/Brynäs between the 1979 and 1981 seasons, the merger being split up again in 1982. Gefle IF are affiliated to the Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

The Gestriklands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gestrikland in Norrland.- Background :...

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League

• Superettan
  Superettan
  Superettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1....
  
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  • Runners-up (1): 2004
• Division 1 Norra
  Division 1 Norra
  Division 1 Norra is one of two leagues of the third level, Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 14 Swedish football teams...
  
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  • Runners-up (1): 1995

Cups

• Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
  
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  • Runners-up (1): 2006
• Rosenska Pokalen
  Svenska Fotbollspokalen
  Rosenska Pokalen/Svenska Fotbollpokalen was a short-lived Swedish football cup tournament played between 1899 and 1903. The tournament was known as Rosenska Pokalen between 1899 and 1902, and as Svenska Fotbollpokalen in 1903, when the cup was played twice, once in the spring and once in the autumn...
  
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  • Winners (3): 1899, 1900, 1902

European Cups History

UEFA Cup / Europa League:

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2006–07	Q1		Llanelli Llanelli A.F.C. Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....	1–2	0–0	1–2
2010–11	Q1		NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík founded March 24, 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.In 2007 the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time....	2–1	2–0	4–1
	Q2		FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...	1–2	1–2	2–4

Current squad

Out on loan

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.

Former players

Andreas Dahlén

Andreas Dahlén

Andreas Dahlén is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for FSV Frankfurt. Dahlén is an defensive specialist and can play as left defender, central defender or defensive midfielder.-Career:...

 Johannes Ericsson Thomas Hedlund Amadou Jawo

Amadou Jawo

Amadou Jawo is a Swedish football player, currently playing for IF Elfsborg.-Career:When he left Gefle IF to join IF Elfsborg he was one of the most expensive in the history of the club.-Personal life:...

 Tore Lennartsson

Tore Lennartsson

Tore "Turbo" Lennartsson, is a Swedish former footballer. He was known as a fast runner and scorer. He was playing in the team of Gefle IF that advanced to the Swedish premier league Allsvenskan in 1982....

 Benny Mattsson

Benny Mattsson

Benny Mattsson is a Swedish footballer playing for GIF Sundsvall. He has previously played for Ljunga IF, Fränsta IK, Stockviks FF, Selånger FK, IFK Sundsvall and Gefle IF. He is 5' 10" tall and plays as a striker.-External links:*...

 Johan Oremo

Johan Oremo

Johan Oremo is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Djurgårdens IF.-Playing career:Oremo started his career at Söderhamns FF in the Swedish Division 3 before moving to Gefle IF in 2007. During his first season in Gefle he scored 11 goals in Allsvenskan. After the season, Oremo was connected...

 Anders Wikström

Anders Wikström

Anders Wikström is a Swedish footballer currently under contract for Swedish side IF Elfsborg. He is on loan to IFK Norrköping.-External links:*...

 Mathias Woxlin Daniel Ytterbom

Daniel Ytterbom

Daniel Ytterbom is a Swedish professional footballer, currently player as a forward for Sjötulls BK.Ytterbom began his career with Gefle IF, turning professional in 1993, having played for their Under-19 side. He had a trial with Torquay United in October 1999, but returned to Gefle and remained...

 Kristen Viikmäe

Kristen Viikmäe

Kristen Viikmäe is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of striker.-Club career:...

External links

• Gefle IF - Official site
• Sky Blues - Official supporter club site
• Himlen är ljusblå - Supporter site
• Gefle Blue Boys - Ultras site