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| Full name | Göteborgs Atlet- & Idrottssällskap |
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| Nickname(s) | Makrillarna (The Mackerels) Grönsvart (Green-black) Gårdakvarnen (The Gårda Mill) |
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| Founded | 1894 1897 (football department) |
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| Ground | Ullevi, Gothenburg (Capacity 43. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of Fish, mostly but not exclusively from the family Scombridae. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a Stadium in Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the 000) |
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| Chairman |  Christer Wallin |
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| Manager | Magnus Pehrsson |
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| League | Allsvenskan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Allsvenskan, 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Göteborgs Atlet- och Idrottssällskap (en: Gothenburg Athletics & Sports Association) is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg, currently playing in Allsvenskan. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. 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. Ullevi or Ullevi Stadium, formerly named Nya Ullevi, meaning New Ullevi, to distinguish it from Gamla Ullevi, is a Stadium in
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. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. 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 49 seasons in Allsvenskan, the last 30 years have only resulted in a total of eight highest league-seasons, as well as six seasons in the third division. The club has thus gained the reputation of being a yo yo club, constantly going up and down through the league system. A yo-yo club is a sporting side that is regularly promoted and relegated between a higher and lower league or division
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History
Formation and early glory
GAIS was founded 11 March 1894 at Ehdlunds Café, a café in the city centre. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The founders had created the club in "patriotic purposes and to promote all kinds of sports". Its 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. Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. GAIS first appearance in the highest league at the time, Svenska Serien was in 1915/16, finishing in fourth place. Svenska Serien (literally "The Swedish League" also Svenska Fotbollserien, "The Swedish Football League" was the highest league in Swedish In 1919 the club won its first national championship beating Djurgårdens IF away in the finals. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion The same procedure would be repeated in 1922, this time against another Stockholm team, Hammarby IF. Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre.
GAIS won the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25, two points ahead of local rivals IFK Göteborg. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. 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. Allmänna Idrottsklubben (usually referred to as just AIK) currently located in Solna, just north of Stockholm, is one of the oldest largest and most
During the 30's GAIS slowly lost the dominance the club had exercised over Allsvenskan since its foundation, and in 1938 the club was relegated. 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. For the defunct Argentine football tournament named Sweden Cup please see Copa Suecia Svenska Cupen (the "Swedish Cup" is the
The club then stayed 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. Helsingborgs IF (alternative spelling Hälsingborgs IF between 1912 and 1971 most commonly referred to as HIF or Helsingborg is a Swedish football The following year, equally unexpectedly, disaster struck when the club finished third last and was relegated.
The swingin' sixties & seventies
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 back 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. Śląsk Wrocław, pron ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔʦwaf is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. 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. Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of
Thirty years of underperformance: 1976 - 2006
The relegation in 1975 would in retrospect prove to be a turning point for the worse in the history of GAIS. Unable to qualify for Allsvenskan in 1976, and furthermore losing the qualifying spot to now arch-rivals IFK Göteborg, GAIS lost the position as Gothenburg's leading team that had been enjoyed throughout the early 70's. IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. The club consistently failed to qualify for Allsvenskan during the following five years, and in 1981, due to economical problems and a surprisingly weak performance by the squad, GAIS got relegated to the Swedish third division.
Unable to make it back up to the second division in 1982, the future of GAIS looked bleak. But due to a massive performance in the latter part of the season of 1983 the club secured the qualifying spot seven points ahead of IK Oddevold, and beat Mönsterås GoIF in the qualifying round for the second division. IK Oddevold is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla (Oddevold is another form of Uddevalla
In 1984, GAIS made what was to become one of the club's most spectacular signings to this date. Tunisian midfielder Samir Bakaou left his former club Étoile Sportive de Sahel to join the Gothenburg side, and proved to be the injection of flair and energy that the club had been needing so badly. With "the Black Pearl" as playmaker and notorious goalscorer, GAIS was once again a force to be reckoned with and made it to the qualifying round to Allsvenskan in 1985, only to lose out to Djurgårdens IF after a penalty shoot-out in a highly controversial game. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården ( pron. 'jʉ(rgɔɳ or) is a Swedish football Club based at Stadion
Failing to qualify in 1986 as well, GAIS finally made it back to Allsvenskan in 1987. Eleven long years of struggling in the lower series were over. For the second time in club history, GAIS made it to the finals of Svenska Cupen as well, but lost out 2-0 to opposing side Kalmar FF
During the late 80's and early 90's GAIS mostly fought for its survival in Allsvenskan. For the defunct Argentine football tournament named Sweden Cup please see Copa Suecia Svenska Cupen (the "Swedish Cup" is the Kalmar FF (Kalmar Football Club is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. With the exception of a 3rd place in 1989, the club had to settle for the lower half of the series. Relegation followed the season of 1992, and GAIS had yet again to face a long and tortuous walk through the swedish second division. The nadir was reached in 1997 when the club had been relegated to the third division, ran a huge economical deficit and finished third in the series. This season would be the starting point of possibly the worst yo-yo experience any swedish football club has ever experienced.
GAIS was promoted to the second division in 1998, and made it back to Allsvenskan after the season of 1999 by finishing in second place and defeating Kalmar FF in the qualifying round. Finishing last in Allsvenskan in 2000, the club continued its fall through the second division in 2001 and was relegated to the third division for the season of 2002. From now on, things slowed down when GAIS failed to qualify for the second division and had to remain in the third during 2003. After a hard-fought battle throughout 2003 against local competitors Ljungskile SK, GAIS finally ended up winning the series by goal difference. Ljungskile SK is a Swedish football club located in Ljungskile, a town within Uddevalla Municipality. In the qualifying round for the second division, the club faced Mjällby AIF and defeated them 2-1 away as well as home. Mjällby AIF is a Swedish football club located in Mjällby. The club formed in 1939, is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league
In 2004 GAIS signed Roland Nilsson as head coach, and with him at the lead the club finished 6th in the second division. Roland Nilsson (born November 27 1963) is a Swedish football manager who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan During the following season, facing competition from newly relegated AIK and Östers IF, GAIS managed to finish 3rd and got to play Landskrona BoIS for qualification to Allsvenskan. Allmänna Idrottsklubben (usually referred to as just AIK) currently located in Solna, just north of Stockholm, is one of the oldest largest and most Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club formed April 20 1930 (as Östers Fotbollförening is currently Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish football club located in Landskrona. After beating Landskrona 2-1 at home and drawing them 0-0 in an extremely tight away game, where GAIS forward Wilton Figueiredo got his second yellow card after 30 minutes of play and manager Roland Nilsson substituted defender Kenneth Gustafsson for himself during the last 25 minutes, the end of the yo yo-ing was finally reached. Kenneth Gustafsson is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Icelandic side Keflavík ÍF in the Icelandic Premier League Landsbankadeildin
As of 2008, GAIS is playing its third season in a row in Allsvenskan. Notable players include captain Fredrik Lundgren, goalkeeper Dime Jankulovski, defender Richard Ekunde midfielder Bobbie Friberg José da Cruz and armenian forward Levon Pachajyan. Fredrik Lundgren (born October 26 1979) is a Swedish footballer ( Midfielder) Dime Jankulovski (born 18 June 1977) is a Macedonian Swedish Football goalkeeper, currently playing for GAIS. Richard Ntomba Ekunde (born August 4 1982) is a Congolese footballer currently playing for Swedish club GAIS. Levon Pachajyan ( Armenian: Լեւոն Պաչաջյան born on September 20, 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian
Supporters
The core of GAIS' supporters has for a long time been coming from the working class-districts of Gothenburg, and the club and its supporters harbours a fierce rivalry with Gothenburg's other traditional working class-team IFK Göteborg. Attendance rates is normally around 5000, with greater numbers attending against local rivals IFK and IF Elfsborg as well as teams from Stockholm and Skåne.
Current squad
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Noted players
- Samir Bakaou
- Sören Järelöv
- Roland Nilsson
Former Players
Alan Dodd (1987-88) 38 apps 3 goals- Steve Gardner (1985-88) 83 apps 24 goals [1]
- Simon Hunt (1990)
- James Keene
Noted managers
- Roland Nilsson
- Bo Falk
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
References
- GAIS. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fredrik Lundgren (born October 26 1979) is a Swedish footballer ( Midfielder) In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring David Durmaz (born December 21 1981) is a Swedish footballer ( defender) currently playing for GAIS. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Henrik Dahl (born May 1, 1975) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for GAIS, in Sweden. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Levon Pachajyan ( Armenian: Լեւոն Պաչաջյան born on September 20, 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kenneth Gustavsson (born September 15 1983) is a Swedish footballer ( defender) currently playing for GAIS. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson (born 5 December 1977) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Eyjólfur Héðinsson (born 1 January 1985 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a Midfielder for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Wanderson do Carmo (born February 18, 1986) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Swedish side GAIS. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Christos Christoforidis (born December 31 1981 in Norrköping) is a Swedish footballer ( forward) of Greek descent currently In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Axel Wibrån (born September 9 1985) is a Swedish football Goalkeeper, currently playing for GAIS. Roland Nilsson (born November 27 1963) is a Swedish football manager who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan Alan Dodd may refer to Alan Dodd (Irish footballer, Irish footballer Alan Dodd (English footballer, English footballer Steve Gardner (born 7 October 1958 in Berusley) is a retired English football player who played for IFK Göteborg and Pauline Pantsdown is an Australian satirist and Australian Senate candidate best known for parodying Pauline Hanson, a controversial former member of federal James Keene (born December 26, 1985) is an English Football player Roland Nilsson (born November 27 1963) is a Swedish football manager who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan Swedish football champions ( Swedish: Svenska mästare i fotboll) is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Svenska Serien (literally "The Swedish League" also Svenska Fotbollserien, "The Swedish Football League" was the highest league in Swedish Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925 For the defunct Argentine football tournament named Sweden Cup please see Copa Suecia Svenska Cupen (the "Swedish Cup" is the se official site
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External links
- GAIS - official site
- Supporterklubben Makrillarna - supporter site
- Gårdakvarnen - supporter site
- Gronsvart.com - supporter site
- Grönsvart Göteborg - supporter site
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