Gällivare Malmbergets FF is a
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football
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club in
Gällivare
Gällivare (; fi, Jällivaara; se, Jiellevárri or ; smj, Jiellevárre or ; fit, Jellivaara) is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,449 inhabitants in 2010. The town was ...
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Background
Since its foundation in 2005, Gällivare Malmbergets FF has participated in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
. The club currently plays in Division 2 Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.
After many years of discussion, the football team of Gällivare Sportklubb (GSK) was merged with
Malmbergets Allmänna Idrottsförening (MAIF) at the end of the 2005 season and the new club is now called Gällivare-Malmbergets Fotbollsförening (GMFF). Youth operations are still conducted under the GSK banner and Malmbergets AIF now runs a side in the lower divisions. GMFF plays its home matches at the
Malmberget
Malmberget ("The Ore Mountain", Finnish and Meänkieli: ''Malmivaara'') is a locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It had 5,590 inhabitants in 2010, reduced to 927 by December 2020. It is situated ...
s IP in
Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare Municipality ( sv, Gällivare kommun, fi, Jällivaaran kunta, no, Gällivare kommune, se, Jiellevárri gielda or ''Váhčira gielda'') is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. The municipa ...
.
Gällivare Malmbergets FF is affiliated to the
Norrbottens Fotbollförbund
The Norrbottens Fotbollförbund ''(Norrbotten Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Norrbotten County.
Background
Norrbottens Fotbollförbun ...
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Recent history
In recent seasons Gällivare Malmbergets FF have competed in the following divisions:
2018 – Division 2 Norrland
2017 – Division 2 Norrland
2016 – Division 2 Norrland
2015 – Division 2 Norrland
2014 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2013 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2012 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2011 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2010 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2009 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2008 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2007 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2006 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
Gällivare SK have competed in the following divisions:
2005 – Division 4 Norrbotten norra
2004 – Division 4 Norrbotten norra
2003 – Division 4 Norrbotten Norra
2002 – Division 4 Norrbotten Norra
2001 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
2000 – Division 3 Norra Norrland
1999 – Division 2 Norrland
1998 – Division 2 Norrland
1997 – Division 2 Norrland
1996 – Division 2 Norrland
1995 – Division 2 Norrland
1994 – Division 2 Norrland
1993 – Division 2 Norrland
Attendances
In recent seasons Gällivare Malmbergets FF have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Gällivare Malmbergets FFnbsp;– Official website
Sport in Norrbotten County
Football clubs in Norrbotten County
Association football clubs established in 2005
Gällivare Municipality
2005 establishments in Sweden
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