Påarps GIF 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 Påarp

Påarp

Påarp is a locality situated in Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 2,728 inhabitants in 2005....

 in Helsingborg Municipality

Helsingborg Municipality

Helsingborg Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Helsingborg, which is Sweden's eighth largest city...

, Skåne County

Skåne County

Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

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Background

Påarps Gymnastik-och Idrottsförening were founded on the 20th February 1931. The founders of the club were John Dahl, Thure Persson, Axel Lindh, Hjalmar Cronkvist and William Lund. On the 19th August 1932 a football field was opened at Haga, next to the Flybjärs funfair. Activities at the time included football, gymnastics, table tennis, ladies handball and skiing. Today the club concentrates on football and bandy. PGIF's facilities include Medevi playing field (opened in 1949), a clubhouse, kitchen, office, dressing rooms and storage areas.

The most famous player to emerge from the club's youth ranks is Andreas Granqvist

Andreas Granqvist

Andreas Granqvist is a Swedish footballer from Helsingborg, currently playing as a defender for Genoa.-Club career:Granqvist started his career with Påarps GIF, the local club of his home village Påarp. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004...

 who has played for Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...

, Wigan Athletic and currently FC Groningen in Holland.

Since their foundation Påarps GIF 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...

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plays in Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Medevi IP in Påarp.

Påarps GIF are affiliated to Riksidrottsförbundet, Svenska Fotbollförbundet and Skånes Fotbollförbund

Skånes Fotbollförbund

The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Påarps GIF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III,Sydvästra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2008 - Division IV, Skåne Norra

2007 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2006 - Division II, Södra Götaland

2005 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2004 - Division III, Södra Götaland

2003 - Division III, Södra Götaland

2002 - Division IV, Skåne Västra

2001 - Division IV, Skåne Nordvästra

2000 - Division V, Skåne Västra

1999 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra

Attendances

In recent seasons Påarps GIF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	171	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	127	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2007	123	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2008	Not available	Div 4 Skåne Norra	Tier 6
2009	125	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	85	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Påarps GIF - Official Website
• Påarps GIF Facebook