Lärje-Angereds IF is a

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club located in

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, a

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Background

Since their foundation Lärje-Angereds IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the

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. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. The club spent 3 seasons in Division 2 Västra Götaland from 2006 to 2008 but after two consecutive relegations dropped to Division 4 Göteborg A for the 2010 season. With much improved form in 2010, LAIF won their Division 4 section to clinch promotion back to Division 3. They play their home matches at the Bläsebovallen in Angered. Lärje-Angereds IF are affiliated to

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Youth Development

Larje-Angereds IF have a successful youth development programme which has been reflected by the recent emergence of two talented young players.

Amin Affane Amin Tareq Affane ( ar, أمين طارق عفان, ; ; born 21 January 1994) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Lärje-Angereds IF Affane, who was playing for the Division 3 team Lärje-Angered ...

agreed to join

Chelsea FC Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. Th ...

in January 2010, leaving Lärje-Angereds IF to head to London ahead of interest from some of Europe's biggest teams. The 17-year-old left-footed attacking midfielder has represented Sweden at Under-16 level. Another Larje-Angereds IF youngster

Anjur Osmanović Anjoor is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Summary India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This ter ...

revealed in February 2011 that he has also left the club to join

. The 16-year-old midfielder has Bosnian roots. Anjur Osmanovic told Swedish daily newspaper, Aftonbladet, that he had a lot of offers from England but in the end chose Chelsea in order to continue his development. He is reported to have signed a three-year contract.

Season to season

Attendances

In recent seasons Lärje-Angereds IF have had the following average attendances:

Footnotes

External links

Lärje-Angereds IF
nbsp;– Official website
Lärje-Angereds IF P-94-95
nbsp;– Youth team
Lärje-Angereds IF on Facebook
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