Sala Fotbollförening is a Swedish professional
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
based in
Sala,
Västmanland County
Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...
. Founded in 1972, they play in the 12-team
Division 3
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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Norra Svealand in
Sweden's fifth tier.
Swedish Division3 S. Norrland
- Fussball.Wettpoint.com They play their home games on public pitches at Sportfältsgatan. Their former home was Silvervallen.[
The club has 18 teams across men's senior, men's junior and women's categories.
Sala FF is affiliated with Västmanlands Fotbollförbund.][
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History
Sala FF was formed in December 1972 after IF Norden and IFK Sala merged.[Sala FF's official website]
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In 1983, the club won promotion to Division 3 (tier 5) for the first time, but they were relegated the following season after finishing the campaign with 14 straight defeats.
They returned to the fifth tier in 1994, under the managerial guidance of Tommy Carlsson.
They remained in the division, and in 1995 they faced Heby AIF
Heby AIF is a Swedish football club located in Heby in Uppsala County.
Background
Heby Allmänna Idrottsförening is a sports club from Heby that was formed on 15 May 1912.
Since their foundation Heby AIF has participated mainly in the middle d ...
, from the neighbouring town, for the first time in the league. Sala finished the season in fourth; Heby were seventh.
In 1996, Heby finished fifth, one place higher than Sala (then managed by Rolf Stahn).
For the 1997 season, Sala was moved to Division 3 in Södra Norrland. They were relegated under new manager Thomas Johansson.
They later dropped another level, to tier 6, before winning promotion, with manager Tony Mattsson, to the fifth tier in 2012, where they have remained to date.[
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Season history
*2013 – 9th, Division 3 Södra Svealand Svealand (tier 5)
*2014 – 2nd, Division 3 Västra Svealand (tier 5)
*2015 – 4th, Division 3 Södra Norrland (tier 5)
*2016 – 5th, Division 3 Södra Norrland (tier 5)
*2017 – 6th, Division 3 Östra Svealand (tier 5)
*2018 – 3rd, Division 3 Södra Norrland (tier 5)
*2019 – 2nd, Division 3 Södra Norrland (tier 5)
*2020 – TBD, Division 3 Norra Svealand (tier 5)
Managerial history
*1973: Christer Hemlin
*1974: Hans "Norrby-Hasse" Johansson & Hans "Strömstad" Johansson
*1975–78: Björn Larsson
*1979: Hans “Strömstad” Johansson
*1980–83: Hugo Karlsson
*1984–86: Björn Larsson
*1987–91: Hasse Ljung
*1992: Allan Pettersson
*1993: Håkan Reuterwall
*1994–95: Tommy Carlsson
*1996: Rolf Stahn
*1997–99: Thomas Johansson
*2000: Lars-Inge Johansson & Micke Eriksson
*2001: Tommy Carlsson (second term)
*2002–04: Håkan Reuterwall
*2005: Janne Östlund
*2006–07: And Enström
*2008: Stefan Thid
*2009: Fredrik Dimberg
*2010: Pelle Johansson
*2011–12: Tony Mattsson
*2013–14: Michael Andersson
*2015–present: Jens Eriksson
Source
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References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.laget.se/SALAFF/
Sala FF's page at ''Sala Allehanda''
Football clubs in Västmanland County
Association football clubs established in 1972
1972 establishments in Sweden
Sport in Västmanland County