Göteborgs FF is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in
Gothenburg
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.
Background
Göteborgs Fotbollförening was founded on 20 August 1897 and is located in
Gothenburg
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. The club is two times runners-up in
Svenska Mästerskapet
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(first in 1899 and then in 1903) which decided the
Swedish Champions in early Swedish football. The club was considered a
feeder club of
Örgryte IS, and played their home matches at Walhalla IP which was owned by Örgryte.
The club participated in the two first seasons of
Svenska Serien
Svenska Serien (literally, "The Swedish Series", also Svenska Fotbollserien, "The Swedish Football Series") was the highest league in Swedish football, and was played 1910–1917, 1920–1921, and 1922–1924. It was then replaced by t ...
, finishing fifth in 1910, and being excluded after the season, but then being readmitted the next season since two clubs withdrew after only one game. They finished sixth that season, but where excluded once again to never return to a national league again, even though they played in Svenska Mästerskapet after that.
In recent years Göteborgs Fotbollförening has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club currently plays in
Division 4 Göteborg B which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Majvallen in Gothenburg.
Göteborgs FF are affiliated to the
Göteborgs Fotbollförbund. Göteborgs FF have competed in the
Svenska Cupen on 23 occasions and have played 74 matches in the competition.
Achievements
*
Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football competition held as a cup to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. It was held during a short period, and all games were often played in either Gothenburg or Stockholm. For many years only ...
:
**Runners-up (2): 1899, 1903
Season to season
In the 1940s Göteborgs FF competed in the following divisions:
In recent seasons Göteborgs FF have competed in the following divisions:
Attendances
In recent seasons Göteborgs FF have had the following average attendances:
''* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.''
Footnotes
External links
Göteborgs FFnbsp;– Official website
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Football clubs in Gothenburg
1897 establishments in Sweden
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County