GIF Sundsvall
Full name	Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall
Founded	1903
Ground	Norrporten Arena, Sundsvall
Capacity	8,500
Chairman	Carl-Göran Andersson
Manager	Mika Sankala
League	Superettan
2006	Superettan, 8th
Home colours Away colours

GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. They were relegated from Allsvenskan in 2005, finishing in 13th place after a disastrous spring term. Image File history File links Gif_sundsvall. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Norrporten Arena is a multi-use stadium in Sundsvall, Sweden. ... Sundsvall is a city in lower Norrland, central Sweden, situated in the province of Medelpad and Västernorrland County. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Superettan (literally, the super one) is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. ... 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. ... 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... rightarm 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 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... rightarm 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 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... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Sundsvall is a city in lower Norrland, central Sweden, situated in the province of Medelpad and Västernorrland County. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Superettan (literally, the super one) is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. ...

History

The club was formed on august 25 in 1903 at Matilda Anderssons Café. At that time, GIF Sundsvall stood for "Godtemplarnas Idrotts Förening Sundsvall" which mainly was for Teetotallers up until the alcohol demands was lightened in 1920. The initials then came to stand for, to this day still, "Gymnastik och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall" (Gymnastics and sportsfoundation Sundsvall). GIF Sundsvall also had womens soccer and icehockey on the program. In 1985 the women's team was transferred to Sundsvalls DFF. Mainly because the women's team was disappointed with the lack of support from the men's team.

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Fredrik Sundfors 20 GK Andreas Lindberg 2 DF Abubaker Tabula 3 DF Mikael Lustig 4 DF Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson 5 DF Erkan Saglik 6 DF Stefan Ålander 14 DF Christian Söderberg 21 DF Nicklas Bengtsson 7 MF Per Nyman 8 MF Andreas Ingel

No. Position Player 9 MF Tobias Eriksson 11 MF Kalle Ljungberg 12 MF Arash Bayat 16 MF Joel Cedergren 19 MF Johan Melander 23 MF Henrik Westberg 13 FW Benny Mattsson 15 FW Johan Patriksson 17 FW Tarmo Neemelo (Loan from Helsingborgs IF) 18 FW Linus Hallenius 22 FW Akombo Ukeyima

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Achievements

• Allsvenskan:
  • Best placement (5th): 1988

• Norrländska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (1): 1942
  • Runners-up (2): 1928, 1951

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Idrottsparken

Idrottsparken is located in the heart of Sundsvall and was inaugurated on august 6 in 1903. It was renovated in 2001-2002 for the club's last stint in Allsvenskan and it can now hold a capacity of 8,000, with 5,000 under roof. In 2006 the stadium's name was officially changed to Norrporten Arena but the name isn't fully adopted by the fans. Top attendance: 16 507 vs Högadal on October 15 1961.

Profiles

• Tomas Brolin
• Lennart "Foppa" Forsberg
• Leif "Lill-Foppa" Forsberg
• Fredrik Sundfors
• Anders Grönhagen
• Per Nilsson
• Mikael Dahlberg
• Göran "Pisa" Nicklasson
• Gunnar Samuelsson
• Conny Klack
• Håkan Sandberg

Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish football player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. ... Anders Grönhagen (born May 22, 1953 in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a manager and former football player. ... Per Elis Albert Nilsson (born January 4, 1890 - died June 18, 1964) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... Mikael Dahlberg (born January 27, 1985) is a striker, currently part of the Djurgårdens IF squad. ... Gunnar Samuelsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. ... Played in Sandvikens IF before being transferred to GIF Sundsvall. ...

Managers

• Jan Mattsson (1990)
• Anders Grönhagen (1986-1990, ?-?)
• Per Joar Hansen (2002-2003)
• Patrick Walker (2002-2004)
• Rikard Norling (2004)
• Jan Halvor Halvorsen (2005)
• Anders Högman (2005)
• David Wilson (2006)
• Mika Sankala (2006-)

Anders Grönhagen (born May 22, 1953 in Gudmundrå, Sweden) is a manager and former football player. ... Per Joar Hansen (born August 17, 1965 in Namsos, Norway) is a Norwegian football coach, currently of Rosenborg B.K. (RBK), who grew up in the small community of Trofors in Nordland. ... Sir Patric Walker was Director General of MI5, the United Kingdoms internal security service, from 1988 to 1991. ... Rikard Norling, born June 4, 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden, is the current manager of AIK, sometimes called AIK Solna, however, the official name is AIK which is short for Allmänna Idrottsklubben. ... David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT (born February 14, 1935) was the second to last Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). ...

Patronerna

The official supporter's club of GIF Sundsvall is Patronerna. Formed in 1999, mostly as a joke by some friends supporting their friend, the club has in a short period of time amassed a strong reputation. The name is mainly a historical reference to the Woodcartridges that were very powerful in Sundsvall during post industrial revolution-era. FP-tifo, Patronerna's fraction of tifo-supporters, won the Swedish tifo-awards sponsored by Canal+, in 2005.

External links

• GIF Sundsvall - official site
• Patronerna - official supporter club site