GAIS
Full name	Göteborgs Atlet- & Idrottssällskap
Nickname(s)	Makrillarna ( The Mackerels ) Grönsvart ( Green-black ) Gårdakvarnen ( The Gårda-Mill )
Founded	1894 1897 (football department)
Ground	Ullevi, Gothenburg
Capacity	43.000
Chairman	Christer Wallin
Manager	Roland Nilsson
League	Allsvenskan
2006	Allsvenskan, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap (en: Gothenburg Athletics & Sports Association) is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg, currently playing in Allsvenskan. The club is commonly referred to simply as GAIS, while its fans also refers to the club as grönsvart (green-black) or the mackerels because of the traditional shirt colours. Its home ground is Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg. Image File history File links Gais. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The empty west stand of Ullevi during a friendly between IFK Göteborg and Hammarby IF. Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Swedish footballer ... This article is about the football league. ... The 2006 season in Swedish football, starting January 2006 and ending December 2006: // Events 18 January 2005: The Swedish national team plays a friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia against the hosts, causing upset home in Sweden when it is revealed that no women are allowed at the stadium. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... kit_body. ... soccer jersey right arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... white soccer jersey right arm with shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Template talk:Football kit Assyriska IFK Norrköping User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... GAIS is a Swedish sports club located in Gothenburg, with several sections: GAIS - football section. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... This article is about the football league. ... Ullevi Stadium Ullevi Stadium, or Nya Ullevi literally New Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ...

GAIS is one of the oldest football clubs in Sweden. The club was a founding member of Allsvenskan and also the first champions of said league. In all, GAIS has won four national championship titles, five league championship titles and one national cup title. Although GAIS has played a total of 48 seasons in Allsvenskan, the last 30 years have only resulted in a total of seven highest league-seasons. The club has thus gained the reputation of being a yo yo club, constantly going up and down through the league system. This article is about the football league. ... A yo yo club is an expression used about a sporting side that is regularly promoted and relegated between a higher and lower league or division. ...

History

GAIS was founded 11 March 1894 at Ehdlunds Café, a café in the city centre. The founders had created the club in "patriotic purposes and to promote all kinds of sports". The main activities were athletics and different kinds of strength sports. A football section was formed in 1897, and the first official game was played against local rivals Örgryte IS in 1903. GAIS first appearance in the highest league at the time, Svenska Serien was in 1915/16, finishing in fourth place. In 1919 the club won its first national championship beating Djurgårdens IF away in the finals. The same procedure would be repeated in 1922, this time against another Stockholm team, Hammarby IF. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Coffeehouse in Damascus A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. ... Svenska Serien was the 1st level Swedish football league played 1910-1917 and 1920-1924. ... This article is about DjurgÃ¥rdens IFs football department. ... For the place name, see Hammarby, Stockholm. ...

GAIS won the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25, two points ahead of local rivals IFK Göteborg. The feat was to be repeated in 1926/27, this time three points ahead of IFK Göteborg. Unfortunately, league champions didn't get recognised as national champions in the 1920's, but this was changed in 1930/31. GAIS won this year as well, six points ahead of AIK and IFK Göteborg. This article is about the football league. ... The IFK Göteborg squad year 1905. ... AIK is a Swedish sports club based in Solna, north of Stockholm. ...

During the 30's GAIS slowly lost the dominance the club had exercised over Allsvenskan since its foundation, and in 1938 they were relegated for their first time ever. Having spent three years in the second division, GAIS returned to Allsvenskan with a vengeance for the season of 1941/42 when the club finished in second place, and later in 1942 won Svenska Cupen for its first (and until today only) time. Svenska Cupen (the Swedish Cup) is the main Swedish football Cup, which is qualifiyng for the UEFA Cup. ...

The club then remained in Allsvenskan throughout the 1940's and the early 1950's, quite unexpectedly winning its fourth national championship one single point ahead of Helsingborgs IF in the season of 1953/54. The following year, equally unexpectedly, disaster struck when the club finished third last and was relegated. Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971) is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. ...

GAIS returned to Allsvenskan the following season (1955/56), but from the mid-50's the club lost its former continuity and would never spend more than five years in a row in Allsvenskan. Thus, the club was relegated in 1959 and spent four seasons in the second division, returning to Allsvenskan briefly in 1964, returning to the second division in 1965 but was promoted to Allsvenskan again in 1966. Between 1966-1975 GAIS remained in allsvenskan, except for a year in the second division in 1971, and in 1975 the club made its first appearance in the UEFA cup playing Śląsk Wrocław in the first leg. GAIS lost out to the polish club after winning 2-1 at home but losing 2-4 away. The very same year GAIS got relegated from Allsvenskan for the sixth time, this time due to scoring two goals less than Halmstads BK. ÅšlÄ…sk WrocÅ‚aw is a Polish sports club based in WrocÅ‚aw, Poland. ... Halmstads BK is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad. ...

2006 was the season, when GAIS returned to Allsvenskan from many years in the lower series. One of their most memorable victories of the season was beating Djurgårdens IF 2-0 away at Stockholms Stadion. This article is about DjurgÃ¥rdens IFs football department. ... Stockholms Olympiastadion, most often called Stockholms Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

Supporters

According to a recent survey, GAIS is the 2nd most popular team in Gothenburg, with more than 15 % of the football fans in the city supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following are IFK Göteborg, Örgryte IS and BK Häcken. Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 Government  - Mayor Göran Johansson Area  - City 450 km²  (174 sq mi)  - Water 14. ... The IFK Göteborg squad year 1905. ... Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. ... BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. ...

The strongest rivalry are with the local team IFK Göteborg The IFK Göteborg squad year 1905. ...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Dime Jankulovski 2 DF Richard Ntomba Ekunde 3 DF Andreas Tobiasson 4 DF Mattias Östberg 5 DF Bobbie Friberg Da Cruz 6 MF Prince Ikpe Ekong 7 DF Jonas Lundén 8 MF Martin Dohlsten 9 FW Migen Memelli 11 FW Anton Holmberg 13 MF Pontus Johannesson

No. Position Player 14 MF Daniel Nicklasson 15 MF Fredrik Lundgren 16 DF David Durmaz 17 FW Tobias Holmqvist (on loan from Helsingborgs IF) 18 DF Henrik Dahl 19 FW Sheriff Suma 20 DF Kenneth Gustavsson 21 MF Johann Gudmundsson 22 DF Johan Friberg Da Cruz 23 MF Eyjolfur Hedinsson 24 FW Kwame Amoateng 30 GK Axel Wibrån -- MF Wanderson Docarmo -- FW Christos Christoforidis

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Out on loan

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Noted players

• Samir Bakaou
• Sören Järelöv
• Roland Nilsson

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Noted managers

• Roland Nilsson

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Honours

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (4): 1919, 1922, 1930–31, 1953–54

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (4): 1924–25, 1926–27, 1930–31, 1953–54
  • Runners-up (4): 1925–26, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1941–42

• Svenska Serien:
  • Winners (1): 1923–24

• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (2): 1919, 1922

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (1): 1942
  • Runners-up (1): 1986–87

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External links

• GAIS - official site
• Supporterklubben Makrillarna - supporter site
• Gårdakvarnen - supporter site
• Gronsvart.com - supporter site
• Grönsvart Göteborg - supporter site