Gullringens GoIF 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 located in Gullringen

Gullringen

Gullringen is a locality situated in Vimmerby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 560 inhabitants in 2005.Gullringen is best known for its football team, Gullringens GoIF, and the house maker, Gullringshus....

 in Vimmerby Municipality

Vimmerby Municipality

Vimmerby Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vimmerby.Stångån is a small river running through the municipality....

, Kalmar County

Kalmar County

Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....

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Background

Gullringens Gymnastik-och Idrottsförening were founded on 4th November 1933. Prior to this in 1931 Gullringens Arbetares Idrottssällskap were formed but the club only lasted two years. Other sports covered in the early years of Gullringens GoIF were bandy, cross-country skiing and boxing. Ice hockey followed later in 1961.

In 1936 the club joined Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

Östergötlands Fotbollförbund

The Östergötlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Östergötland County.- Background :...

. A year later in 1937 the club won the Östgötaserien klass 4 södra and the following year won promotion again this time to klass 2 västra. The additional travelling that this entailed proved disastrous and in August 1939 an extraordinary general meeting was held in which it was suggested that the club would actually close down its football activities. Thankfully the proposal was rejected.

Since their foundation Gullringens GoIF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gullemon in Gullringen, the facility having been first opened in 1976 and now has floodlights.

Gullringens GoIF are affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund

Smålands Fotbollförbund

The Smålands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Småland.- Background :...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Gullringens GoIF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2008 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2007 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2006 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2005 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2004 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2003 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2002 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

2001 - Division II, Östra Götaland

2000 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

1999 - Division II, Östra Götaland

1998 - Division II, Östra Götaland

1997 - Division II, Östra Götaland

1996 - Division II, Östra Götaland

1995 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

1994 - Division III, Nordöstra Götaland

1993 - Division II, Östra Götaland

Attendances

In recent seasons Gullringens GoIF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	210	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	183	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2007	330	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2008	418	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	521	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	286	Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland	Tier 5

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

The attendance record was set in 1986 when 2,822 people attended a Division 1 promotion qualifier match with IK Oddevold

IK Oddevold

IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla, the name "Oddevold" being an older form of Uddevalla. The club, formed on 3 July 1932, currently plays in Sweden's third-flight league, Division 1...

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External links

• Gullringens GoIF - Official Website
• Gullringens GoIF Facebook