Sandareds IF 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 Sandared

Sandared

Sandared is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,993 inhabitants in 2005....

 in Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality

Borås Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Borås.In 1971 the City of Borås was made a municipality when the unitary type of local government unit was introduced in Sweden. Three years later a lot of surrounding...

, Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County

Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

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Background

Sandareds Idrottsförening is a sports club in Sandared that was formed in 1925. The club caters for football and boules.

Since their foundation Sandareds IF 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 Mellersta Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. The most successful period in the club's history was from 2002 until 2007 when Sandareds IF played in Division 2. They play their home matches at the Sandevi in Sandared.

Sandareds IF are affiliated to Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

Västergötlands Fotbollförbund

The Västergötlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association...

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Recent History

In recent seasons Sandareds IF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Mellersta Götaland

2010 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

2009 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

2008 - Division III, Mellersta Götaland

2007 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2006 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2005 - Division II, Mellersta Götaland

2004 - Division II, Östra Götaland

2003 - Division II, Östra Götaland

2002 - Division II, Västra Götaland

2001 - Division III, Mellersta Götaland

2000 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

1999 - Division V, Sydvästra Älvsborg

1998 - Division V, Sydvästra Älvsborg

1997 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

1996 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

1995 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

1994 - Division IV, Västergötland Västra

1993 - Division IV, Västergötland Södra

Attendances

In recent seasons Sandareds IF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2001	187	Div 3 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 4
2002	455	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 3
2003	268	Div 2 Östra Götaland	Tier 3
2004	211	Div 2 Östra Götaland	Tier 3
2005	236	Div 2 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 3
2006	144	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 4
2007	130	Div 2 Västra Götaland	Tier 4
2008	71	Div 3 Mellersta Götaland	Tier 5
2009	87	Div 4 Västergötland Södra	Tier 6
2010	76	Div 4 Västergötland Södra	Tier 6

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.

External links

• Sandareds IF - Official Website
• Sandareds IF Facebook