Smedby AIS

Smedby AIS
Full name Smedby Allmänna Idrottssällskap
Nickname(s) SAIS
Founded 1929
Ground Smedby IP
Norrköping
Sweden
(Capacity: 2,500)
Chairman Per-Arne Sterner
Head Coach Anders Borg
Coach Jonny Haag
League Division 2 Södra Svealand
2010 Division 2 Södra Svealand, 8th
Home colours
Away colours

Smedby AIS is a Swedish football club located in Norrköping.[1]

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Background

Smedby AIS (or SAIS for short) is a football club from southeast Norrköping based in the district of Smedby. The club was founded on 3 October 1929 and played in the third tier of Swedish football for the first time in 1961 and again in 1967-70, 1978, 1980–81 and 2003.[2]

Since their foundation Smedby AIS has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Smedby IP in Norrköping.[3]

Smedby AIS are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[4] With an active youth section the club has over 1,500 members and has produced players like Hasan Cetinkaya, Niclas Fredriksson, Linus Hellman and Christos Christoforidis.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 10th Relegated
1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 3rd
1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 7th
1999 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd
2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Svealand 12th Relegated
2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 9th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 1st Promoted
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 5th
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 4th
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 11th Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

Attendances

In recent seasons Smedby AIS have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 Not available Div 4 Östergötland Östra Tier 5
2006 106 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 5
2007 121 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4
2008 124 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2009 99 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4
2010 114 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

Notable Managers

External links

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Smedby AIS – Fotboll Klubb". http://www.smedbyais.se/. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  2. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Smedby AIS". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Smedby%20AIS. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  3. ^ "Fotbollsverige.se - Södra Svealand". http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38691. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smedby AIS - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=25547. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
  5. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Smedby AIS". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Smedby%20AIS. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  6. ^ "Södra Svealand - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2010/division-2-herr/soedra-svealand/38691. Retrieved 2010-09-17. 
  7. ^ "Sweden Final Tables - Clas Glenning" (Archive). http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  8. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Svenska Fotbollförbundet - svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
National teams
League system - Men
League system - Ladies
Cup competitions
List of champions · List of men's clubs · List of women's clubs · List of venues · Records  · Derbies  · List of competitions (defunct)
Division 2 Norrland
Division 2 Norra Svealand
Division 2 Södra Svealand
Division 2 Östra Götaland
Division 2 Västra Götaland
Division 2 Södra Sveland