Moheda IF
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Moheda 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 located in Moheda
Moheda
Moheda is a locality situated in Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,852 inhabitants in 2005.-Notable natives:*Sven Nykvist*Torsten Ullman*Torsten Hägerstrand*Mats Wilander *Niklas Jihde...

 in Alvesta Municipality
Alvesta Municipality
Alvesta Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in Alvesta.The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town Alvesta was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. Amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1963...

, 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

Moheda Idrottsförening were founded in 1908 and are one of the oldest sports clubs in Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...

. The club now concentrates exclusively on football, but in the past has covered athletics, orienteering, skiing, ice-hockey and table tennis within its activities. Lars-Åke Lagrell
Lars-Åke Lagrell
Lars-Åke Lagrell is a Swedish sports personality who is the President of the Swedish Football Association since 1991. In 2002 Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson appointed him Governor of Kronoberg County...

, the 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....

 sports personality and President of the Swedish Football Association
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

, has close links with Moheda IF.

Since their foundation Moheda IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower 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 Sydöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. Moheda IF reached their pinnacle in 1979 and 1983 by playing in Division 3, which at that time was the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Moheda IP in Moheda.

Moheda IF 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 Moheda IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2009 - Division IV, Småland Elit Västra

2008 - Division IV, Småland Elit Västra

2007 - Division IV, Småland Västra Elit

2007 - Division IV, Småland Elit Norra

2006 - Division IV, Småland Norra Elit

2005 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

2004 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

2003 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

2002 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

2000 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

1999 - Division IV, Småland Sydvästra

Attendances

In recent seasons Moheda IF have had the following average attendances:
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Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2008 Not available Div 4 Småland Elit Västra Tier 6
2009 105 Div 4 Småland Elit Västra Tier 6
2010 230 Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland Tier 5

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

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