The District Football Associations are the local governing bodies of association football in Sweden

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....

. District FAs exist to govern all aspects of local football in their defined areas, providing grassroots support to 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...

 by promoting and administering football, futsal and beach soccer in their respective districts.

Most of the 24 District FAs align roughly with the boundaries of the historic Provinces of Sweden

Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....

, although Stockholm FA

Stockholms Fotbollförbund

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

 and Gothenburg FA

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

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

 cover the two major cities and their immediate conurbations.

The District FAs administer youth football and the lower tier leagues from 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...

 (men) and Division 3 (ladies), respectively, and further below.

The 24 district organisations are as follows:

• Blekinge Fotbollförbund
  Blekinge Fotbollförbund
  The Blekinge Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Blekinge County.- Background :...
  
  
• Bohusläns Fotbollförbund
  Bohusläns Fotbollförbund
  The Bohusläns Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Bohuslän.- Background :...
  
  
• Dalarnas Fotbollförbund
  Dalarnas Fotbollförbund
  The Dalarnas Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Dalarna.- Background :...
  
  
• Dalslands Fotbollförbund
  Dalslands Fotbollförbund
  The Dalslands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Dalsland.- Background :...
  
  
• 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 :...
  
  
• Gotlands Fotbollförbund
  Gotlands Fotbollförbund
  The Gotlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football on the island of Gotland.- Background :...
  
  
• Göteborgs Fotbollförbund
  Göteborgs Fotbollförbund
  The Göteborgs Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Göteborg.- Background :...
  
  
• Hallands Fotbollförbund
  Hallands Fotbollförbund
  The Hallands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Halland.- Background :...
  
  

• Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund
  Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund
  The Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund
  Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund
  The Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Medelpads Fotbollförbund
  Medelpads Fotbollförbund
  The Medelpads Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Medelpad in Norrland.- Background :...
  
  
• Norrbottens Fotbollförbund
  Norrbottens Fotbollförbund
  The Norrbottens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• 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 :...
  
  
• 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 :...
  
  
• Södermanlands Fotbollförbund
  Södermanlands Fotbollförbund
  The Södermanlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Stockholms Fotbollförbund
  Stockholms Fotbollförbund
  The Stockholms Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Stockholm County.- Background :...
  
  

• Upplands Fotbollförbund
  Upplands Fotbollförbund
  The Upplands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Uppland.- Background :...
  
  
• Värmlands Fotbollförbund
  Värmlands Fotbollförbund
  The Värmlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Värmland.- Background :...
  
  
• Västerbottens Fotbollförbund
  Västerbottens Fotbollförbund
  The Västerbottens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Västergötlands Fotbollförbund
  Västergötlands Fotbollförbund
  The Västergötlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Västmanlands Fotbollförbund
  Västmanlands Fotbollförbund
  The Västmanlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund
  Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund
  The Ångermanlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...
  
  
• Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund
  Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund
  The Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Örebro County.- Background :...
  
  
• 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 :...
  
  

External links

• Swedish Football Association (official website)