Alingsås IF () is a
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football
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club located in
Alingsås
Alingsås () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
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Västra Götaland County
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By 2023, Alingsås IF FF had a women's team in Elitettan and a men's team in Division 4.
On 12 October 2024, the women's football team qualified for the
Swedish top division.
History
Alingsås Idrottsförening were formed in 1906 and are one of the oldest and most prestigious clubs in Alingsås. The club has almost 1,000 members of which 400 are active in football, 250 in athletics and 270 in gymnastics.
Since their foundation Alingsås IF has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club currently plays in Division 3 Mellersta Götaland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. AIF have played six seasons in Division 2, which was then the second tier of Swedish football, in 1924/25, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1966, 1967 and 1968. They play their home matches at the Mjörnvallen in Alingsås. This facility is located next to the beach of the
Lake Mjörn, and includes three 11-a-side pitches and a 5 a-side pitch.
Alingsås IF are affiliated to
Västergötlands Fotbollförbund
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Recent history
In recent seasons Alingsås IF have competed in the following divisions for women:
*2018 - Division 1
*2019 - Division 1
*2020 - Elitettan
*2021 - Elitettan
*2022 - Elitettan
*2023 - Elitettan
*2024 - Elitettan
*2025 - Damallsvenskan
In recent seasons Alingsås IF have competed in the following divisions for the men:
*1993 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*1994 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*1995 – Division II, Västra Götaland
*1996 – Division III, Nordvästra Götaland
*1997 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*1998 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*1999 – Division V, Västra Älvsborg
*2000 – Division V, Västra Älvsborg
*2001 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2002 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2003 – Division IV, Västergötland Södra
*2004 – Division IV, Västergötland Södra
*2005 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2006 – Division IV, Västergötland Södra
*2007 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*2008 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2009 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2010 – Division IV, Västergötland Västra
*2011 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*2012 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*2013 – Division III, Mellersta Götaland
*2014 - No answer
*2015 - No answer
*2016 - No answer
*2017 - Division 3
*2018 - Division 4
*2019 - Division 3
*2020 - Division 3
*2021 - Division 3
*2022 - Division 3
*2023 - Division 3
Attendances
In recent seasons Alingsås IF have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
Alingsås IFnbsp;– Official website
Alingsås IF on Facebook
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County
Athletics clubs in Sweden
Association football clubs established in 1906
1906 establishments in Sweden
Multi-sport clubs in Sweden
Alingsås
20th-century establishments in Älvsborg County
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