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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.
Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle, or locally Gif, are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Gavlevallen since the 2015 season. The club colours are blue and white. Formed on 5 December 1882 as Gefle SK, the club have played fifteen seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, with the first season being 1933–34. The club is currently playing in Division 1, the third tier of Swedish football.
Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll, Djurgården, and Djurgår'n, Dif or DIF – is the association football department of Djurgårdens IF. Founded 1891 on the island Djurgården, the club's home ground is Tele2 Arena, situated in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm.
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.
Idrottsklubben Sleipner is a sports club in Norrköping, Sweden; the main sports are football and ten-pin bowling. It was founded in 1903, and named after the deity Odin's horse Sleipnir from Norse mythology. Currently, the club's senior men's team plays football in Division 2. They are mostly known for winning Allsvenskan in 1938, but have since been overshadowed by local rivals IFK Norrköping both locally and nationally. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. In the early 20th Century, the club also played bandy. also the record holders of most goalscorers in one game against Cuba in 1938 with 7 goals.
Fässbergs IF is a Swedish football club, founded in 1916. They are based in Mölndal, near Gothenburg. The team won the Svenska Mästerskapet in 1924.
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Rosenska Pokalen 1899, part of the 1899 Swedish football season, was the first Rosenska Pokalen tournament played. Three teams participated and two matches were played, both on 24 September 1899. Gefle IF won the tournament ahead of runners-up AIK.
Rosenska Pokalen 1900, part of the 1900 Swedish football season, was the second Rosenska Pokalen tournament played. Seven teams participated and six matches were played, the first 29 August 1900 and the last 2 September 1900. Gefle IF won the tournament ahead of runners-up AIK.
Rosenska Pokalen 1901, part of the 1901 Swedish football season, was the third Rosenska Pokalen tournament played. Eight teams participated and seven matches were played, the first 11 August 1901 and the last 1 September 1901. No team was declared winners of the tournament.
Rosenska Pokalen 1902, part of the 1902 Swedish football season, was the fourth Rosenska Pokalen tournament played. 16 teams participated and 15 matches were played, the first 14 August 1902 and the last 7 September 1902. Gefle IF won the tournament ahead of runners-up Djurgårdens IF.
Svenska Cupen damer is the main Swedish women's association football knock-out tournament.
Events from the year 1899 in Sweden
References
- ↑ Jimmy Lindahl (2003). "Svenska mästare i fotboll 1896-1925" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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