Gällivare Malmbergets FF 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 Gällivare

Gällivare

Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,480 inhabitants in 2005. The town was founded in the 17th century...

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Background

Since their foundation in 2005 Gällivare Malmbergets FF has participated in the middle 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...

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After many years of discussion the football team of Gällivare Sportklubb (GSK) was merged with Malmbergets Allmänna Idrottsförening (MAIF)) at the end of the 2005 season and the new club is now called Gällivare-Malmbergets Fotbollsförening (GMFF)). Youth operations are still conducted under the GSK banner and Malmbergets AIF now run a side in the lower divisions. GMFF play their home matches at the Malmberget

Malmberget

Malmberget is a locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 6,017 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated 5 kilometres from the municipal seat Gällivare....

s IP in Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare Municipality

Gällivare Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Gällivare.The municipality is the third largest in Sweden, but it has not been amalgamated with other entities....

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Gällivare Malmbergets FF are affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

Norrbottens Fotbollförbund

The Norrbottens Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

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Recent history

In recent seasons Gällivare Malmbergets FF have competed in the following divisions:

2010 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

2009 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

2008 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

2007 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

2006 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

Gällivare SK have competed in the following divisions:

2005 - Division 4 Norrbotten norra

2004 - Division 4 Norrbotten norra

2003 - Division 4 Norrbotten Norra

2002 - Division 4 Norrbotten Norra

2001 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

2000 - Division 3 Norra Norrland

1999 - Division 2 Norrland

1998 - Division 2 Norrland

1997 - Division 2 Norrland

1996 - Division 2 Norrland

1995 - Division 2 Norrland

1994 - Division 2 Norrland

1993 - Division 2 Norrland

Attendances

In recent seasons Gällivare Malmbergets FF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2006	335	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2007	381	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2008	163	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2009	346	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5
2010	214	Div 3 Norra Norrland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Gällivare Malmbergets FF - Official Website