Gislaveds IS explained

Clubname:Gislaveds IS
Fullname:Gislaveds Idrottssällskap
Ground:Ryttarvallen
Gislaved
Sweden
Chairman:Anders Holmqvist
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
League:Division 2 Västra Götaland
Season:2010
Position:Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland, 1st (Promoted)
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Gislaveds IS is a Swedish football club located in Gislaved in Jönköping County.[1]

Background

Gislaveds Idrottssällskap was formed in Gislaved as a sports club in 1903. The club has mainly been successful in football and currently has men's and ladies sides supported by one of Småland's largest youth sections.

Since their foundation Gislaveds IS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.[2] They play their home matches at the Ryttarvallen in Gislaved.[3] The complex has 5 full size pitches and an indoor hall with a 70 metres by 40 metres artificial grass pitch.

Gislaveds IS are affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.[4]

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1993Tier 4Division 3Sydvästra Götaland8th
1994Tier 4Division 3Sydvästra Götaland8th
1995Tier 4Division 3Mellersta Götaland7th
1996Tier 4Division 3Mellersta Götaland3rd
1997Tier 4Division 3Sydvästra Götaland7th
1998Tier 4Division 3Sydvästra Götaland8th
1999Tier 4Division 3Sydvästra Götaland9thRelegated
2000Tier 5Division 4Småland Nordvästra11th
2001Tier 5Division 4Småland Nordvästra5th
2002Tier 5Division 4Småland Nordvästra2nd
2003Tier 5Division 4Småland Nordvästra4th
2004Tier 5Division 4Småland Nordvästra2ndPromotion Playoffs to Elit
2005Tier 5Division 4Småland Sydvästra4th
2006*Tier 6Division 4Småland Nordvästra4th
2007Tier 6Division 4Småland Nordvästra1stPromoted to Elit
2008Tier 6Division 4Småland Elit Västra3rdPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
2009Tier 5Division 3Mellersta Götaland5th
2010Tier 5Division 3Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted
2011Tier 4Division 2Västra Götaland12thRelegated
  • League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5]

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Attendances

In recent seasons Gislaveds IS have had the following average attendances:

SeasonAverage AttendanceDivision / SectionLevel
2008Not availableDiv 4 Småland Elit VästraTier 6
2009218Div 3 Mellersta GötalandTier 5
2010210Div 3 Sydvästra GötalandTier 5
  • Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

The club's attendance record is around 1500 spectators and was for a match against FK Jat who were defeated 5–0. The spectators consisted of more than 800 paying customers and around 700 children under 16 with free admission.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gislaveds IS – Fotboll Klubb . 2010-12-06.
  2. Web site: Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Västra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se . 2010-12-06.
  3. Web site: Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Västra Svealand . 2010-12-06.
  4. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Gislaveds IS – Svenskfotboll.se . 2010-12-06.
  5. Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – Gislaveds IS . 2010-12-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926200553/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Gislaveds%20IS . 2012-09-26 .
  6. Web site: Västra Götaland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2010-12-06.
  7. Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2010-12-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 2010-07-31 .
  8. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se . 2010-12-06.