Sävast AIF

Sävast AIF is a Swedish football club located in Sävast which is a neighbourhood of Boden, Norrbotten County.^[1]

Sävast AIF

Full name	Sävast Allmänna Idrottsförening
Founded	1977
Ground	Boden Arena Boden Sweden
Chairman	Fredrik Bandh
Head coach	Rikard Eriksson
Coach	Oskar Sandberg Mats Selberg
League	Division 3 Norra Norrland
2009	Division 3 Norra Norrland, 4th
Home colours Away colours

Background

Sävast AIF was formed in 1977 with five sections covering Skiing, Tennis, Basketball, Football and Orienteering. In 1996 the separate sports split away from the club, partly because it was difficult to form a main board. Everyone wanted to work with their own sport leaving football to maintain the identity of Sävast AIF.^[2]

Sävast AIF has at most run 17 teams catering for approximately 400 young people. Today Sävast AIF caters for approximately 230 young people in training with girls and boys teams in addition to the senior team.^[2]

Since their foundation Sävast AIF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.^[3] They play their home matches at the Boden Arena in Boden.^[4]

Sävast AIF are affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra 4th 1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra 9th Relegated 2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Norrbotten Mellersta 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra 6th 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 7th 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 7th 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland 3rd Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 11th Relegated 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 5th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 3rd 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 4th 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [6] [7] [8]

Attendances

In recent seasons Sävast AIF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 140 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 4 2006 146 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 2007 139 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5 2008 172 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5 2009 172 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5 2010 78 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9]