Visby AIK

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Visby AIK
Visby AIK.png
Full nameVisby Allmänna Idrottsklubb
Founded1929
Ground Gutavallen (arena)
Visby
Gotland
Sweden
ChairmanNiclas Larsson
Head coachRoland Ahlvin
CoachHnas Westberg
League Division 4 Gotland

Visby AIK is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. [1]

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Background

Visby AIK currently plays in Division 4 Gotland, sometimes called "Gotlandsfyran", which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. [2] They play their home matches at the Gutavallen arena in Visby. [3]

The club is affiliated to Gotlands Fotbollförbund. [4] Visby AIK have competed in the Svenska Cupen on 25 occasions and have played 37 matches in the competition. [5]

The club were close to earning promotion to the fifth tier, Division 3, and led the Gotland section for a good part of the 2011 season but fell short of the section title by a single goal despite winning their last game of the season 1–0. [6]

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1999 Tier 5Division 4Gotland4thVårserier (Spring Series)
Tier 5Division 4Gotland2ndHöstserier (Autumn Series)
2000 Tier 5Division 4Gotland4thVårserier (Spring Series)
Tier 5Division 4Gotland1stHöstserier (Autumn Series)
2001 Tier 5Division 4Gotland3rdVårserier (Spring Series)
Tier 5Division 4Gotland2ndSlutspel A (Playoff A)
2002 Tier 5Division 4Gotland1stPromoted
2003 Tier 4Division 3Norra Svealand12thRelegated
2004 Tier 5Division 4Gotland1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
2005 Tier 4Division 3Norra Svealand12thRelegated
2006*Tier 6Division 4Gotland4th
2007 Tier 6Division 4Gotland3rd
2008 Tier 6Division 4Gotland8thRelegation Playoffs
2009 Tier 6Division 4Gotland4th
2010 Tier 6Division 4Gotland3rd
2011 Tier 6Division 4Gotland2ndMissed section title by one goal
2012 Tier 6Division 4Gotland

*League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [7] [8] [9]

Footnotes

  1. "Visby AIK – Fotboll Klubb" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  2. "Gotland - Division 4 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 4 Gotland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  4. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Visby AIK – Svenskfotboll.se" . Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  5. "SFS-Bolletinen – Matcher i Svenska cupen genom tiderna – bolletinen.se" . Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  6. "Standings and results – 2011 Division 4 Gotland" (in Swedish). Gotlands Fotbollförbund . Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  7. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Visby AIK" . Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  8. "Visby AIK – Fotboll – everysport.com" . Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  9. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-05-05.