Åstorps FF 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 Åstorp

Åstorp

Åstorp is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Åstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 8,514 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Ängelholm Municipality.-Overview:...

 in Skåne County

Skåne County

Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

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Background

Åstorps Fotbollförening were formed on the 2nd December 1996 following the merger of the Åstorps Idrottsförening and Nyvångs Gymnastik & Idrottsförening clubs. Both these clubs had long histories, Åstorps IF being founded in 1913 and Nyvångs GIF in 1922. The club colours of Åstorps FF are white-blue-blue.

Since their foundation Åstorps FF 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 Sydvästra Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Bjärshögs IP in Åstorp.

Åstorps FF are affiliated to 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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Recent History

In recent seasons Åstorps FF have competed in the following divisions:

2011 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2010 - Division IV, Skåne Nordvästra

2009 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2008 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2007 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2006 - Division III, Sydvästra Götaland

2005 - Division IV, Skåne Västra

2004 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra A

2003 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra A

2002 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra

2001 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra

2000 - Division IV, Skåne Norra

1999 - Division V, Skåne Nordvästra

Attendances

In recent seasons Åstorps FF have had the following average attendances:

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Season	Average Attendance	Division / Section	Level
2005	Not available	Div	Tier
2006	164	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2007	160	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2008	110	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2009	93	Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland	Tier 5
2010	92	Div 4 Skåne Nordvästra	Tier 6

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

External links

• Åstorps FF - Official Website