GIF Nike is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Lomma

Lomma

Lomma is a locality and the seat of Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,820 inhabitants in 2005. Of the Scanian towns that never acquired town privileges before abolished in Sweden in 1971, Staffanstorp is the sixth largest.-History:...

 in Skåne.

Background

The club was formed in May 1919 and its first chairman was named Marlon "Raggamuffin" Nelson. The current chairman is Lars Sätmark.

Since their foundation GIF Nike has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. During two seasons, 1965 and 1966, Nike played in Division 2 which at that time was the second tier of Swedish football.The club's attendance record was set for a derby match against IFK Malmo in June 1965 with 6,426 spectators at Lomma IP. Nike won the match 1-0.

In 2007 GIF Nike played in Division 2 after winning in Division 3 in 2006. GIF Nike is not just a football club as floorball is also prominent. In the summer of 2006 the badminton section was disbanded. GIF Nike's colours were established as red after the team in the 1970s voted for this. The inspiration is said to have come from Liverpool.

The club currently plays in Division 2 Södra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Lomma IP.

In 2009 and 2010 GIF Nike finished in tenth position in Division 2 Södra Götaland and faced the relegation playoffs. On each occasion they were successful beating FC Trelleborg

FC Trelleborg

FC Trelleborg is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg in Skåne County. -Background:Stavsten/Ymor Fotbollklubb was founded in 2006 and played in Division 3 Södra Götaland. At the end of the 2008 season it was decided to change the name of the club from Stavsten/Ymor FK to FC Trelleborg...

 in 2009 and Höörs IS

Höörs IS

Höörs IS is a Swedish football club located in Höör in Skåne County.-Background:Since their foundation Höörs IS has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system...

 in 2010.

GIF Nike are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund

Skånes Fotbollförbund

The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...

.

Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	4th
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	4th
1995	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	6th
1996	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	2nd	Promoted
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	8th
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	12th	Relegated
1999	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Västra	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2000	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Västra	5th
2001	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Nordvästra	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	3rd
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	7th
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	4th
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	5th
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Södra Götaland	1st	Promoted
2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	6th
2009	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2010	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs

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

Attendances

In recent seasons GIF Nike have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	263	Div 3 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2006	165	Div 3 Södra Götaland	Tier 5
2007	177	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2008	182	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2009	193	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4
2010	153	Div 2 Södra Götaland	Tier 4

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

External links

• GIF Nike - Official Website