Götene IF

Götene IF is a Swedish football club located in Götene, Västra Götaland County.^[1]

Götene IF

Full name	Götene Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	GIF
Founded	24 June 1924; 101 years ago (1924-06-24)
Ground	Västerby IP Götene Sweden
Chairman	Joakim Johansson
Head coach	Joakim Böröy
Home colours Away colours

Background

Since their foundation on 24 July 1924, Götene IF has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Following two successive promotions in 2008 and 2009, the club played four seasons in Division 2 which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. This is also the highest level the club has reached in the Swedish league system.

Notable players

Both Stefan Rodevåg and Jesper Arvidsson started their careers in Götene IF. Stefan Rodevåg went on to become the top goalscorer of the 2006 Superettan and subsequently moving on to Örebro SK for a couple of seasons in Allsvenskan. Jesper Arvidsson was at 15 years signed by IF Elfsborg and went on to have a long career in the Swedish top tiers, representing clubs such as Djurgårdens IF and IK Sirius.

Arne Selmosson represented the club from 1969 to 1971. At the time he acted both manager and player.

Most appearances

Competitive matches only

Most appearances^[2]

Nr	Player	Matches
1	Kent Claesson	341
2	Leif Lindqvist	322
3	Inge Ottosson	267
4	Lars Lindqvist	264
5	Jörgen Seth	262
6	Harald Carlson	252

Moast goals scored

Competitive matches only

Top scorers through history^[3]

Nr	Player	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Fredrik Johansson	136	216	0.63
2	Bo Östensson	126	240	0.53
3	Bertil Edvinsson	111	143	0.78
4	Bo Persson	106	202	0.52
5	Ulrik Claesson	84	226	0.37
6	Sture Östensson	62	204	0.30

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 9th 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 6th 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 4th 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 8th 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 6th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 11th Relegated 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 1st Promoted 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 5th 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 5th 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 11th Relegated 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 3rd 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 11th Relegated 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 7th 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 8th 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 12th Relegated 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 7th 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 5th 2016 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 6th 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 11th Relegated 2019 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 7th 2020 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2021 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 5th 2022 Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra 1st Promoted 2023 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 7th 2024 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland 8th 2025 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[4][5][6]