Höllvikens GIF 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 Höllviken

Höllviken

Höllviken is a locality situated in Vellinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 10,014 inhabitants in 2005. It is located close to both Malmö and the Øresund Bridge which connects Sweden and Denmark....

, Skåne.

Background

Since their foundation on 4 October 1933 Höllvikens GIF 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...

. The club currently plays in Division 3 which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Höllviken IP.

Höllvikens GIF 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 :...

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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	2nd
1994	Tier 5	Division 4	Skåne Sydvästra	2nd	Promoted
1995	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	4th
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	8th
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	5th
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	1st	Promoted
1999 Division 2 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	11th	Relegated
2000	Tier 4	Division 3	Södra Götaland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2001 Division 2 2001 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2001.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	5th
2002 Division 2 2002 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2002.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	8th
2003 Division 2 2003 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2003.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	3rd
2004 Division 2 2004 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2004.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs
2005 Division 2 2005 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2005.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Södra Götaland	6th
2006 Division 2 2006 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2006.-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	8th
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	6th
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	7th
2009	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	2nd
2010	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland	6th
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Götaland

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

Notable players

Jeremiah Bass

Jeremiah Bass

Jeremiah Bass is a retired American soccer player. He retired in January 2011 after sitting out the 2010 season.-Youth and College:...

 Kristian Haynes

Kristian Haynes

Kristian Haynes Kristian Haynes Kristian Haynes (born December 20, 1980 is a Swedish footballer who plays for TFF.- External links :*...

 Glenn Holgersson

Glenn Holgersson

Glenn Holgersson is a Swedish footballer playing for FC Rosengård.-Career:He has primarily played left-back or centre-back. He played for Kirseberg IF, Malmö FF, Höllvikens GIF and IFK Malmö, before joining Malmö FF for a second time. From 2006 to 2009 he played for Örebro SK; he then joined FC...

 Christoffer Tapper Holter

Christoffer Tapper Holter

Christoffer Tapper Holter is a Swedish football player who currently plays for Landskrona BoIS. He is the son of former IFK Norrköping player Göran Holter.-External links:* - Player stats...

 Mattias Thylander

Mattias Thylander

Mattias Thylander is a Swedish football player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Trelleborgs FF.Starting his career in his hometown club Höllvikens GIF, in 1991 he moved to Allsvenska gigants Malmö FF, he played for the club until 1999 when Malmö FF was relegated from Allsvenskan, signing...

 Nate Winkel

Nate Winkel

Nathaniel "Nate" Winkel was a midfielder who last played for American USL First Division side Minnesota Thunder. He started his career with the Thunder, but moved to the Virginia Beach Mariners in 2002. He had spells in Sweden with Höllvikens GIF and Högaborgs BK before rejoining the Thunder. He...

External links

• Höllvikens GIF - Official Website