Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening (English:

English language

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Västra Frölunda Sports Association) 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

Football (soccer)

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 club located in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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. The club, formed January 1930, is most known for its ability to produce talented youths. The club has played ten seasons in the Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan

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, the highest Swedish league, but is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2 Västra Götaland. The club are affiliated to the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

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Achievements

• Division 1 Södra
  Division 1 Södra
  Division 1 Södra is one of two leagues in the third level, Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 14 Swedish football teams. Division 1 Södra had status as one of the official second level leagues from 1987 to 1999, but was replaced by Superettan in 2000...
  
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  • Winners (1): 1997
• Division 1 Västra
  Division 1 Västra
  Division 1 Västra was a short-lived league of the third level, Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football...
  
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  • Winners (1): 1991

Current squad

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		7th
1994	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		11th	Relegation Playoff
1995	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		14th	Relegated
1996 Division 1 1996 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1996.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Västerås SK and IF Elfsborg won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	8th
1997 Division 1 1997 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 1997.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Hammarby IF and Västra Frölunda IF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	1st	Promoted
1998	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		5th
1999	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		7th
2000	Tier 1	Allsvenskan		14th	Relegated
2001	Tier 2	Superettan		9th
2002	Tier 2	Superettan		3rd
2003	Tier 2	Superettan		5th
2004	Tier 2	Superettan		11th
2005	Tier 2	Superettan		16th	Relegated
2006 Division 1 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2006.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Enköpings SK and IF Sylvia won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*... *	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	4th
2007 Division 1 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2007.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Assyriska FF and Qviding FIF won the championship.-Norra:-Södra:-References:*...	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	3rd
2008 Division 1 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 1 in season 2008.-Overview:It was contested by 28 teams, and Syrianska FC and FC Trollhättan won the championship.-Division 1 Norra:-Division 1 Södra:-References:*...	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	8th
2009	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	10th
2010	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	12th	Relegated
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Västra Götaland	9th

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

Notable players

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

 Johan Friberg da Cruz

Johan Friberg Da Cruz

Johan Friberg Da Cruz is a Swedish footballer, who is currently playing for Assyriska BK.-Career:The defender played prfoessionally for GAIS in the Allsvenskan.-Notes:...

 Teddy Lucic

Teddy Lucic

Teddy Mark Šime Lučić is a Swedish former football defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.-Early years:Lučić was born on 15 April 1973 in Biskopsgården, Gothenburg to Croatian father, Krešimir, and Finnish mother, Annis. His father Krešimir was also a football player. In 1966, Krešimir moved to...

 Nikica Klinčarski

Nikica Klincarski

Nikica Klinčarski is a former Macedonian football player, SFR Yugoslavia international. He was the assistant coach at FK Partizan until 2010.-Club career:...

 George Mourad

George Mourad

George Mourad is a Assyrian/Syriac Swedish footballer. He currently plays for Mes Kerman of Iran Pro League as a striker.-Club career:After playing for Västra Frölunda IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2004 and scored seven goals in his debut season in Allsvenskan. In 2005, he had a disappointing...

External links

• Västra Frölunda IF - official site
• WestFront - official supporter club site
• Forza VF - supporter site