Sölvesborgs 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 Sölvesborg

Sölvesborg

Sölvesborg is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,883 inhabitants in 2005.Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...

 in Blekinge

Blekinge

' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , situated in the south of the country. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea.The name "Blekinge" comes from the adjective bleke, which corresponds to the nautical term for "dead calm"....

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Background

Sölvesborgs Gymnastik-och Idrottsförening were founded on 13 October 1915.

Since their foundation Sölvesborgs 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...

. For 3 seasons over the period 1967-69 SGIF played in Division 2 Södra Götaland which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Götaland which is now the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Svarta Led in Sölvesborg.

Sölvesborgs GoIF are affiliated to the 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 :...

. SGIF have two men's teams, the first team and FC Giffarna

FC Giffarna

FC Giffarna is a Swedish football club located in Sölvesborg. -Background:FC Giffarna currently plays in Division 4 Blekinge which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Svarta Led in Sölvesborg....

. The club alo runs an active youth section serving 400 young people.

Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....

 player Abiola Dauda

Abiola Dauda

Abiola Dauda is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Swedish club Kalmar FF. He came in January 2008 from Sölvesborgs GoIF and has recently played for homecountry side, Grassroot Highlanders.-External links:*...

 played previously for SGIF making 35 appearances for the club in the period 2006-08.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	2nd
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	1st	Promoted
1995	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	8th
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	10th	Relegated
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	4th
1998	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	3rd
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	7th
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	3rd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	8th
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	3rd
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	11th	Relegated
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Blekinge	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Sydvästra Götaland	2nd	Promoted
2006 Division 2 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... *	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	6th
2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	8th
2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	12th	Relegated
2009	Tier 5	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	7th
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Sydöstra Götaland	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland

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

Attendances

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

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	578	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	566	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2007	420	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2008	475	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2009	355	Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	295	Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Sölvesborgs GoIF - Official Website