Hovshaga AIF explained
| Clubname: | Hovshaga AIF |
| Fullname: | Hovshaga Allmänna Idrottsförening |
| Founded: | 1986 |
| Ground: | Hagavallen
Växjö
Sweden |
| Chairman: | Torbjörn Axelsson |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| League: | Division 4 Sydvästra Småland |
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Hovshaga AIF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County.[1]
Background
Hovshaga AIF (abbreviated as HAIF) is one of Småland's biggest sporting clubs and is based at the Hagavallen and Hovshaga sports hall. HAIF is active in football, bandy, floorball and tennis. There is also a table tennis section that is dormant at the moment.
The football club currently plays in Division 4 Sydvästra Småland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football.[2] They play their home matches at the Hagavallen in Växjö.[3]
The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund.[4]
The record for most appearances are held by Robin Backström which entered his 13th season in the club (2013) with 197 games for the first team.
Season to season
| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
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| 1999 | Tier 7 | Division 6 | Värend | 10th | | | 2000 | Tier 7 | Division 6 | Värend | 7th | | | 2001 | Tier 7 | Division 6 | Alvesta | 7th | | | 2002 | Tier 7 | Division 6 | Värend | 2nd | | | 2003 | Tier 7 | Division 6 | Värend | 1st | Promoted | | 2004 | Tier 6 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 4th | | | 2005 | Tier 6 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 3rd | | | 2006* | Tier 7 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 7th | | | 2007 | Tier 7 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 5th | | | 2008 | Tier 7 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 6th | | | 2009 | Tier 7 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 3rd | | | 2010 | Tier 7 | Division 5 | Småland Södra | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs – Promoted | | 2011 | Tier 6 | Division 4 | Småland Sydvästra | 1st | Promoted | | 2012 | Tier 6 | Division 4 Elit | Småland Västra | 7th | | |
- League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hovshaga AIF – Fotboll Klubb . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: Sydvästra Småland - Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Sydvästra Småland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Hovshaga AIF – Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – Hovshaga AIF . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: Hovshaga AIF – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-08-24.
- Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2011-08-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 2010-07-31 .
