Floda BoIF is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Floda

Floda, Lerum

Floda is a locality situated in Lerum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 7,981 inhabitants in 2005.Floda has a station on the Gothenburg commuter railsystem, Alingsås line.Floda is the home of:*Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer...

, Lerum

Lerum

Lerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,819 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Lerum has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system and is a suburb of Gothenburg....

, near Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

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Background

Since their foundation on 11 February 1935 Floda Boll-och Idrottsförening has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. The club currently plays in Division 4

Swedish football Division 4

Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Göteborg A, which is the sixth tier of Swedish football

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

, following two successive relegations in 2006 and 2007. They play their home matches at the Flodala IP in Floda.

Floda BoIF are affiliated to the Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

Göteborgs Fotbollförbund

The Göteborgs Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Göteborg.- Background :...

. Floda BoIF have competed in the Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...

 on 17 occasions and have played 33 matches in the competition. They played in the 2003 Svenska Cupen

2003 Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen 2003 was the forty-eighth season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on 27th March 2003 and concluded on 1st November 2003 with the Final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality in Stockholms län. IF Elfsborg won the final 2-0 against Assyriska...

 and reached the second round when they lost 1-9 at home to Örgryte IS

Örgryte IS

Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...

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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	4th
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	6th
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	9th
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	10th
1997	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	7th
1998	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	8th
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	6th
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Göteborg A	1st	Promoted
2001	Tier 4	Division 3	Nordvästra Götaland	4th
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	1st	Promoted
2003 Division 2 2003 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2003.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Götaland	6th
2004 Division 2 2004 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Götaland	2nd
2005 Division 2 2005 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Götaland	10th
2006 Division 2 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:... *	Tier 4	Division 2	Västra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Mellersta Götaland	12th	Relegated
2008	Tier 6	Division 4	Göteborg A	9th
2009	Tier 6	Division 4	Göteborg A	7th
2010	Tier 6	Division 4	Göteborg A	8th
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Göteborg A	4th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Attendances

In recent seasons Floda BoIF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	189	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 3
2006	122	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 4
2007	95	Div 3 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 5
2008	Not available	Div 4 Göteborg A	Tier 6
2009	Not available	Div 4 Göteborg A	Tier 6
2010	55	Div 4 Göteborg A	Tier 6

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

Notable Players

Dulee Johnson

Dulee Johnson

-Career:Johnson played in the youth tournament Gothia Cup in 1998 and was spotted by local Swedish club Floda BoIF. In 2001 he switched to the Gothia Cup organizing club, BK Häcken which at that time played in the first division. Häcken were relegated after the 2001 season, but Johnson remained...

 Jimmy Dixon

Jimmy Dixon

Jimmy Dixon is a Liberian international footballer who plays professionally in Turkey for Manisaspor, as a central defender.-Club career:...

 Dioh Williams

Dioh Williams

Dioh Williams is a Liberian football striker, who is currently playing in the Swedish premier division Allsvenskan for BK Häcken. He is also a member of the Liberia national football team.-External links:* ******...

 Natus Ponnie

Natus Ponnie

Natus Ponnie is an Liberian footballer playing currently for Lärje/Angereds IF.- External links :*...

 Larmin Ousman

Larmin Ousman

Larmin Ousman is an Liberian footballer who plays for Ljungskile SK. He is a member of the Liberia national football team.- External links :*...

 Henry Blake

Henry Blake (footballer)

Henry Blake is a former Liberian-Swedish footballer last playing for Torslanda IK.- External links :*...

External links

• Floda BoIF - Official Website