Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte or ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. However, the club is best known for its football department. It is the oldest football club in Sweden. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country.
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which are playing on the 7,900 pitches available in the country. Football was first played in Sweden in the 1870s, the first championship was decided in 1896 and the Swedish Football Association was founded in 1904. Despite being a relatively small country population-wise, both the men's and women's national teams and the club teams have gained rather large success from time to time.
Bengt Evert Andersson is a Swedish football coach and former professional player.
Tommy Lycén is a Swedish football midfielder.
Dick Peter Last is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Last most notably represented IK Oddevold, IFK Göteborg, IFK Norrköping, and Örgryte IS and was named the Swedish Goalkeeper of the Year in 1996.
Jan Olof "Janne" Andersson is a Swedish football coach who manages the Sweden national team. He is also a former player, with his playing career lasting 14 years between 1979 and 1993 playing for different Swedish clubs.
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund(Gothenburg Football Association) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Gothenburg and surrounding municipalities.
The 2012–13 Svenska Cupen was the 57th season of Svenska Cupen and the first season since 2000–01 to be held according to the fall-spring season format. The season also reintroduced a group stage, the first since 1995–96.
The 2013–14 Svenska Cupen was the 58th season of Svenska Cupen and the second season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for European competition, the qualification spot would have gone to another team, determined by a number of factors.
The 2014 Division 1, part of the 2014 Swedish football season, was the 9th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The 2014 fixtures were released in December 2013. The season started on 20 April 2014 and concluded on 2 November 2014.
The 2015 Superettan, part of the 2015 Swedish football season, was the 15th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2015 fixtures were released in December 2014. The season began on 3 April 2015 and ended on 1 November 2015. A total of 16 teams contested the league.
The 2015–16 Svenska Cupen will be the 60th season of Svenska Cupen and the fourth season with the current format. The winners of the competition will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
The 2016 Superettan, part of the 2016 Swedish football season, was the 16th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football league in its current format. The 2016 fixtures were released in December 2015. The season started in April 2016 and ended in November 2016.
The 2017 Superettan is part of the 2017 Swedish football season, and the 17th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
Diego Nicolas Montiel is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vendsyssel FF.
A Gothenburg derby is the name given to any fixture between football clubs from Gothenburg, the traditional football capital of Sweden. The major derbies are traditionally played between GAIS, IFK Göteborg, and Örgryte IS, but five other Gothenburg teams have also played in the top tier of Swedish football, giving rise to additional hotly contested derbies.
The 2019–20 Svenska Cupen was the 64th season of the Svenska Cupen and the eighth season with the current format. The eventual champions, IFK Göteborg, secured a place in the second qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.
The 2020 Superettan is part of the 2020 Swedish football season, and the 20th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
The 2021 Superettan is part of the 2021 Swedish football season, and the 21st season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.
The 2021–22 Svenska Cupen is the 66th season of the Svenska Cupen and the tenth season with the current format. The winners of the competition will secure a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, unless they had already qualified for European competition in the 2021–22 season, in which case the qualification spot will go to fourth-placed team of the 2021 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs will enter the competition, 64 teams from district sites and 32 from the Allsvenskan and the Superettan.
