Hofors AIF

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Hofors AIF
Hofors AIF logo.svg
Full nameHofors Allmänna Idrottsförening
Founded1924
GroundStålringen
Hofors
Sweden
ChairmanLennart Sköld
League Division 4 Gestrikland

Hofors AIF is a Swedish football club located in Hofors. [1]

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Background

Hofors Allmänna Idrottsförening is a sports club from Hofors in Gästrikland and was formed in 1924. The club specialises in football, track and field and skiing. In the past the club has also participated in orienteering, bandy and swimming. The club's top athlete was middle-distance runner Olle Åberg who took part in the Olympics in 1952 and set numerous world records.

Hofors AIF currently plays in Division 4 Gestrikland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. [2] Between 1940/41 and 1942/43 the club played three seasons in the Second Division which at that time was second tier of the Swedish football league system. They play their home matches at the Stålringen in Hofors. [3]

The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförbund. [4] Hofors AIF have competed in the Svenska Cupen on 17 occasions and have played 37 matches in the competition. [5] In the 1950 Svenska Cupen they reached the quarter-finals of the competition before going down 1–6 at home to AIK before 3,090 spectators.

Season to season

In their most successful period Hofors AIF competed in the following divisions:

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1938–39 Tier 3Division 3Uppsvenska Västra4th
1939–40 Tier 3Division 3Uppsvenska Västra1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
1940–41 Tier 2Division 2Norra8th
1941–42 Tier 2Division 2Norra4th
1942–43 Tier 2Division 2Norra9thRelegated
1943–44 Tier 3Division 3Östsvenska Norra1stPromotion Playoffs
1944–45 Tier 3Division 3Östsvenska Norra5th

[6] [7]

In recent seasons Hofors AIF have competed in the following divisions:

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1999Tier 7Division 6Gästrikland1stPromoted
2000Tier 6Division 5Gästrikland6th
2001Tier 6Division 5Gästrikland7th
2002Tier 6Division 5Gästrikland11thRelegated
2003Tier 7Division 6Gästrikland3rd
2004Tier 7Division 6Gästrikland4th
2005Tier 7Division 6Gästrikland1stPromoted
2006*Tier 7Division 5Gästrikland2ndPromoted
2007 Tier 6Division 4Gästrikland8th
2008 Tier 6Division 4Gästrikland9th
2009 Tier 6Division 4Gästrikland5th
2010 Tier 6Division 4Gästrikland4th
2011 Tier 6Division 4Gästrikland1stPromoted

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [8] [9] [10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Hofors AIF – Fotboll Klubb". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Gestrikland - Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Gestrikland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  4. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Hofors AIF – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  5. ↑ "SFS-Bolletinen – Matcher i Svenska cupen genom tiderna – bolletinen.se" . Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Hofors AIF" . Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  8. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Hofors AIF" . Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Hofors AIF – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  10. ↑ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-08-25.


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