Hovshaga AIF 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 Växjö

Växjö

Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...

 in Växjö Municipality

Växjö Municipality

Växjö Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Växjö with the surrounding municipalities...

, Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...

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Background

Hovshaga AIF (abbreviated as HAIF) is one of Småland's biggest sporting clubs and is based at the Hagavallen and Hovshaga sports hall. HAIF is active in football, bandy and tennis. There is also a table tennis section that is dormant at the moment.

The football club currently plays in Division 4

Swedish football Division 4

Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Sydvästra Småland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football

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...

. They play their home matches at the Hagavallen in Växjö.

The club is 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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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1999	Tier 7	Division 6	Värend	10th
2000	Tier 7	Division 6	Värend	7th
2001	Tier 7	Division 6	Alvesta	7th
2002	Tier 7	Division 6	Värend	2nd
2003	Tier 7	Division 6	Värend	1st	Promoted
2004	Tier 6	Division 5	Småland Södra	4th
2005	Tier 6	Division 5	Småland Södra	3rd
2006*	Tier 7	Division 5	Småland Södra	7th
2007	Tier 7	Division 5	Småland Södra	5th
2008	Tier 7	Division 5	Småland Södra	6th
2009	Tier 7	Division 5	Småland Södra	3rd
2010	Tier 7	Division 5	Småland Södra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2011 2011 Division 4 (lower tier) For the main section of Swedish League Division 4, see 2011 Division 4.Statistics of the lower tier of Swedish football Division 4 in season 2011. These 5 divisions feed into the Halland and Småland Elit divisions in Division 4-Halland 2011:...	Tier 6	Division 4	Småland Sydvästra	1st	Promoted

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

External links

• Hovshaga AIF - Official Website