Gislaveds IS

Gislaveds IS is a Swedish football club located in Gislaved in Jönköping County.^[1]

Gislaveds IS

Full name	Gislaveds Idrottssällskap
Founded	1903; 122 years ago (1903)
Ground	Ryttarvallen Gislaved Sweden
Chairman	Anders Holmqvist
League	Division 2 Västra Götaland
2010	Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland, 1st (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Background

Gislaveds Idrottssällskap was formed in Gislaved as a sports club in 1903. The club has mainly been successful in football and currently has men's and ladies sides supported by one of Småland's largest youth sections.

Since their foundation Gislaveds IS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They play their home matches at the Ryttarvallen in Gislaved.^[3] The complex has 5 full size pitches and an indoor hall with a 70 metres by 40 metres artificial grass pitch.

Gislaveds IS are affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 8th 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 8th 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 7th 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 3rd 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 7th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 8th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 9th Relegated 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 11th 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 5th 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 2nd 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 4th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 2nd Promotion Playoffs to Elit 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Sydvästra 4th 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 4th 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra 1st Promoted to Elit 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Elit Västra 3rd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 5th 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 12th Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

Attendances

In recent seasons Gislaveds IS have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2008 Not available Div 4 Småland Elit Västra Tier 6 2009 218 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 5 2010 210 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

The club's attendance record is around 1500 spectators and was for a match against FK Jat who were defeated 5–0. The spectators consisted of more than 800 paying customers and around 700 children under 16 with free admission.