Gotlands Fotbollförbund
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The Gotlands Fotbollförbund (Gotland Football Association) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

. It administers lower tier football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 on the island of Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...

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Background

Gotlands Fotbollförbund, commonly referred to as Gotlands FF, is the governing body for football in the county of Gotland. The Association was founded on the 27th February 1921 and currently has 32 member clubs. Based in Visby
Visby
-See also:* Battle of Visby* Gotland University College* List of governors of Gotland County-External links:* - Visby*...

, the Association's Chairman is Hans Rosengren.

Gotland is a member of the International Island Games Association
International Island Games Association
The International Island Games Association is an organisation the sole purpose of which is to organise the Island Games, a friendly biennial athletic competition between teams from several European islands and other small territories. The IGA liaises with the member island associations and with...

 and the Gotland football team has taken part in Football at the Island Games
Football at the Island Games
Football has been a regular event since 1989 at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies...

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Affiliated Members

The following clubs are affiliated to the Gotlands FF:
  • Barlingbo IF
  • Dalhem IF
    Dalhem IF
    Dalhem IF is a Swedish football club located in Dalhem on the island of Gotland. -Background:Dalhem Idrottsförening is a sports club in Dalhem on Gotland, 2 miles from Visby...

  • Eskelhems GoIF
    Eskelhems GoIF
    Eskelhems GoIF is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. -Background:Eskelhems GoIF currently plays in Division 4 Gotland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Dalhem IP in Visby....

  • Fardhem IF
    Fardhem IF
    Fardhem IF is a Swedish football club located in Hemse on the island of Gotland.-Background:Fardhem IF currently plays in Division 3, the fifth tier of Swedish football, after winning the 2011 Division 4 Gotland division and thus earning promotion to the fifth tier league. They play their home...

  • Fårösunds GOIK
    Fårösunds GOIK
    Fårösunds GOIK is a Swedish football club located in Fårösund on the island of Gotland.-Background:Fårösunds GOIK currently plays in Division 4 Gotland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Fårösund IP in Fårösund....

  • FC Copa
    FC Copa
    FC Copa is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland.-Background:FC Copa currently plays in Division 4 Gotland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Visborgsvallen in Visby....

  • FC Gute
    FC Gute
    FC Gute, previously named Visby IF Gute, is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland. They currently play in the Division 2 Södra Svealand.-Background:...

  • Garda IK
  • Gothems GoIF
  • Gotlands Bro SK
  • Hangvar SK
    Hangvar SK
    Hangvar SK is a Swedish football club located in Hangvar on the island of Gotland.-Background:Hangvar SK currently plays in Division 4 Gotland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Skogsgläntan in Hangvar....



  • Hemse BK
  • IF Hansa-Hoburg
  • IFK Visby
    IFK Visby
    IFK Visby is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland.-Background:IFK Visby currently plays in Division 4 Gotland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Västerhejde IP in Visby....

  • IK Graip
  • Kappelshamns IK
  • Klintehamns IK
  • Lärbro IF
  • Levide IF
  • När IF
  • P18 DFF
  • P18 IK


  • Roma IF
  • Rone GoIK
  • Stenkyrka IF
  • Vänge IK
  • Väskinde AIS
  • Visby AIK
    Visby AIK
    Visby AIK is a Swedish football club located in Visby on the island of Gotland.-Background:Visby AIK currently plays in Division 4 Gotland, sometimes called "Gotlandsfyran", which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gutavallen arena in Visby.The club is...

  • Visby AIK TFF
  • VSB FF
  • Wall IF
  • Wisby Innerstad FK


Men's Football

Division 4
Swedish football Division 4
Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

  - one section

Division 5
Swedish football Division 5
Division 5 is the seventh level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 53 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 53 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

  - one section

Division 6
Swedish football Division 6
Division 6 is the eighth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 78 sections with 5 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 78 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...

- one section

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