Göteborgs FF
Göteborgs FF is a Swedish football club. The club became particularly in the early days of Swedish football nationally in appearance and played in the 1940s for two seasons in the second division.
History
Creation and twice runner-up
At the instigation of Wilhelm Friberg was founded on 20 August 1897, the Göteborgs FF. The team was especially as an opponent of Örgryte IS, the one-time leading Gothenburg Football Club, was also involved in its creation Friberg, thought, because at that time there were only a few teams that played after the association football rules. 1899 the team took part in the organized by Svenska Svenska Idrottsförbundet Mästerskapet. Taking place beside athletics and gymnastics competitions football game they lost against Örgryte IS by a 0:4 defeat and became a Swedish runner-up. Than in Gothenburg Three years later, they took the first time in a league match operating part, a championship with Örgryte IS, who competed with four different teams, GFF and Gårda SK arose. Participated in 1903, the club again at the Swedish Championship, which was held with four teams this time. After a 5-1 win over Krokslätt IK succeeded the finals, where the team was defeated local rivals Göteborgs IF after a 2:5 defeat.
1910 Göteborgs FF won the regional championship the first title. In the same year the team was one of the founding members of Svenska Series, the first national league in Sweden. With five wins in 14 games, the club finished the competition in fifth place. The following year, Svenska series was overshadowed by the early exit of Vikingarnas FK and IFK Eskilstuna, which brought the Schedule messed up. At the end of the season, Göteborgs FF retired from the competition and only played at the regional level. Due to the strong binding to Örgryte IS came on merger plans, but these were discarded.
Crisis years
Göteborgs FF retired in the wake of league play. The association made in the future only by his discharged annually Cup competitions for youth teams for attention. Between 1924 and 1926 the club also hosted Cup competitions for men teams.
1927 Göteborgs FF was back in regular operation and competed in the unterklassigen Gothenburg series. However, since a high turnover of players took place, the club was unsuccessful. After the club in 1929 due to lack players to two meetings did not compete, he was expelled from the league. Since, in addition to the economic crisis many members did not pay their contributions, the club was on the verge of dissolution. However, he was able to consolidate, although initially still only places were occupied at end of table.
Between the fourth and second league
In the season 1932/33, Göteborgs FF returned to winning ways back and managed to win the season, but missing out on promotion in the promotion round. In the following years the team finished midfield places in the fourth division. 1942 succeeded in rising to the third tier. After a seventh place in the first year in the relay Västsvenska Södra the team intervened in the promotion race. According to the vice championship behind IF Jonsered 1944 succeeded 1945 season victory. In the rise of games the club Trollhättans IF defeated in had become necessary for decision-making in Borås.
Göteborgs FF played in the second division against relegation. After a point ahead of IFK Tidaholm the class was held in the first year, the team finished in the following year the play time on the relegation zone and was then passed into the Viertklassigkeit. 1953 managed the team to return to the third division. There, the club established in the mid table area before he had to descend again in 1958. In the following years he moved irregularly between third and fourth level of play until they slipped into the Fünftklassigkeit 1970. After the resurgence of him in 1973 managed to return to the third tier, in which he played until the renewed decline in 1983.
In unterklassigen League field
Göteborgs FF played henceforth in unterklassigen League area. After a short visit to the fourth division in the late 1980s, the club slipped into the Sechstklassigkeit 1998, later in the Siebtklassigkeit from. Succeeded in 2009 with 13 wins in 20 games of the season as champions of season 5 B Gothenburg to return to sixth level of play.