FC Gute

FC Gute, previously named Visby IF Gute, is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. They currently play in the fourth-tier league Division 2 Norra Svealand.^[1]

FC Gute

Full name	Football Club Gute
Founded	1904 as Visby IF Gute FK
Ground	Gutavallen
Capacity	4,550 (550 seats)
Coach	Christophe Lallet
League	Division 2 Södra Svealand
2023	Division 2 Norra Svealand, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Background

A chart showing the progress of FC Gute through the Swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

The club was formed in 1904 as Visby IF Gute, and in November 2007 changed name to the present name FC Gute. The club plays in the Division 2 Norra Svealand which is the fourth tier of the Swedish football league system. They play their home matches at the Gutavallen arena in Visby,^[2] but occasionally they play at an artificial pitch in Rävhagen, Visby called "Rävhagens konstgräs" if Gutavallen is unavailable.

FC Gute are affiliated to the Gotlands Fotbollförbund.^[3]

Season to season

Visby IF Gute FK played in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 1st Promoted 1994 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 11th Relegation Playoffs 1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 4th 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 11th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 7th 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 9th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 7th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 2nd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 3rd 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 6th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 4th Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 5th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 14th Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [4] [5] [6]

FC Gute have competed in the following divisions:

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th Relegation Playoffs 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 9th 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th 2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 11th 2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 7th 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 3rd 2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 4th 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 5th 2019 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 8th 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th [7] [8] [9]

Attendances

Entrance to Gutavallen, Visby

In recent seasons FC Gute have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2008 295 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2009 374 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2010 336 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2011 411 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2012 284 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2013 240 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2014 154 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2015 311 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2016 492 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2017 435 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2018 341 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2019 256 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 2020 ? Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [10]