Lyckeby GoIF 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 Lyckeby

Lyckeby

Lyckeby is a village in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, southeastern Sweden....

 in Karlskrona Municipality

Karlskrona Municipality

Karlskrona Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County, southern Sweden. It borders to Emmaboda Municipality, Torsås Municipality and Ronneby Municipality...

, Blekinge County

Blekinge County

Blekinge County is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona...

. The club currently plays in the Division 3 Sydöstra Svealand.

Background

Lyckeby GoIF (Gymnastik- och Idrottsförening) is a sports club which was founded on the 5th February 1925. There were around 40 young sports enthusiasts who wanted a local club that would involve young people in sports such as tennis, swimming, winter sports, wrestling and football. The football section is today the main activity provided by Lyckeby GoIF

Since their foundation Lyckeby GoIF has participated mainly 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...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. The club's second team, known as Lyckå FF, plays in Division 6

Swedish football Division 6

Division 6 is the eighth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 78 sections with 5 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 78 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

 Blekinge östra. The club play their home matches at the Lyckåvallen in Lyckeby. Since 1995 the clubhouse has been located at Lyckåvallen where there are four football fields, six changing rooms, a cafe and various storage sheds.

Lyckeby GoIF are affiliated to Blekinge Fotbollförbund

Blekinge Fotbollförbund

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

. The club currently has 19 teams and around 1,000 members. It is the largest club in Blekinge catering for children and youngsters with approximately 500 active members. Lyckeby GoIF are the organisers of one of the largest indoor football tournaments (for children & youths) known as the Hyundai Lyckå Cup. The competition is entered by around 200 teams from different countries and is played between 26th and 30th December each year.

Recent History

In recent seasons Lyckeby GoIF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2010 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2009 - Division III, Sydöstra Götaland

2008 - Division IV, Blekinge

2007 - Division IV, Blekinge

2006 - Division IV, Blekinge

2005 - Division IV, Blekinge

2004 - Division IV, Blekinge

2003 - Division IV, Blekinge

2002 - Division IV, Blekinge

2001 - Division IV, Blekinge

2000 - Division IV, Blekinge

1999 - Division IV, Blekinge

Attendances

In recent seasons Lyckeby GoIF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2008	Not available	Div 4 Blekinge	Tier 6
2009	198	Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	185	Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland	Tier 5
2011	TBD	Div 3 Sydöstra Götaland	Tier 5

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

External links

• Lyckeby GoIF - Official Website
• Lyckeby GoIF Facebook