Valbo 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 Valbo

Valbo

Valbo is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,911 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated south-west of Gävle itself and could be considered a suburb of the city....

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Background

Valbo FF 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...

 Gestrikland 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...

. They play their home matches at the Åbyvallen in Valbo.

The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

Gestriklands Fotbollförbund

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

. Valbo FF 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 18 occasions and have played 44 matches in the competition.

Season to season

In their most successful period Valbo FF competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1981	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	5th
1982	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	2nd
1983	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	2nd
1984	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	7th
1985	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	4th
1986	Tier 4	Division 4	Gästrikland	2nd	Promoted
1987*	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Norrland	7th
1988	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Norrland	2nd
1989	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Norrland	4th
1990	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Norrland	4th	Relegated

* League restructuring in 1987 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 2 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

In recent seasons Valbo FF have competed in the following divisions:

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	10th
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	9th
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	7th
2002	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	4th
2003	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	5th
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2005	Tier 5	Division 4	Gästrikland	1st	Promoted
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Norrland	3rd
2007	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Norrland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2008	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Norrland	8th
2009	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Norrland	5th
2010	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Norrland	12th	Relegated
2011	Tier 6	Division 4	Gästrikland	3rd

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

External links

• Valbo FF - Official Website