# Gantofta IF

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Swedish football club

Football club

Gantofta IF Full name Gantofta Idrottsförening Founded 1942 Ground Stendösvallen Gantofta Sweden Chairman Kenny Norbeck League Division 5 Skåne Västra Home colours Away colours

**Gantofta IF** is a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [football](/source/Association_football) club located in [Gantofta](/source/Gantofta).[1]

## Background

Gantofta Idrottsförening were formed in 1942 but there most successful period has been over the last decade when they progressed from Division 6 in 2000 to Division 2 in 2006 and then spent 2 further seasons in Division 3. Sadly three relegations over the last 4 seasons will see GIF back in Division 6 for the 2012 season.

In 2011 Gantofta IF has played in [Division 5](/source/Swedish_football_Division_5) Skåne Västra which is the seventh tier of [Swedish football](/source/Swedish_football_league_system).[2] They play their home matches at the Stendösvallen in Gantofta.[3]

The club is affiliated to [Skånes Fotbollförbund](/source/Sk%C3%A5nes_Fotbollf%C3%B6rbund).[4] Gantofta IF played in the [2006 Svenska Cupen](/source/2006_Svenska_Cupen) winning 4–1 away to [Oxie IF](/source/Oxie_IF) in the first round before losing 1–2 at home to [Kristianstads FF](/source/Kristianstads_FF) in the second round. In the following year in the [2007 Svenska Cupen](/source/2007_Svenska_Cupen) GIF won 4–1 away to [Furulunds IK](/source/Furulunds_IK) in the first round before losing 0–3 at home to [Umeå FC](/source/Ume%C3%A5_FC) in the second round in front of 200 spectators.

## Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1999 Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B 5th 2000 Tier 7 Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra 7th 2002 Tier 6 Division 5 Skåne Mellersta 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Västra 8th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Västra 3rd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 4th Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 8th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 10th Relegated 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra 5th 2010 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 12th Relegated 2011 Tier 7 Division 5 Skåne Västra 12th Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7]

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Gantofta IF – Fotboll Klubb"](http://www5.idrottonline.se/default.aspx?id=405774). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Skåne Västra - Division 5 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com"](http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2011/division-5-herr/skne-vstra/44670). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tabell och resultat – Division 5 Herrar – Svenskfotboll.se"](https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?scr=table&ftid=31647). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Gantofta IF – Svenskfotboll.se"](https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=75687). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["GAIS – Lagfacta – Gantofta IF"](http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Gantofta%20IF). Retrieved 2011-10-07.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gantofta IF – Fotboll – everysport.com"](http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/team/gantofta-if/9931#competition44670). Retrieved 2011-10-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100731010524/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm). Archived from [the original](http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm) on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

## External links

- [Gantofta IF](http://www5.idrottonline.se/default.aspx?id=405774) – Official website

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