Motala AIF

Motala AIF

Full name	Motala Allmänna Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	MAIF
Founded	1907
Ground	Idrottsparken Motala Motala Sweden (Capacity: 8,500)
Head Coach	Björn Cervin
Coach	Bo Johansson
League	Division 1 Södra
2010	Division 2 Östra Götaland, ist (Promoted)
Home colours

Motala AIF is a Swedish football club located in Motala in Östergötland. Other sports that the club promotes include athletics, orienteering, ice hockey, road cycling and skiing.^[1]

Background

Since their foundation on 29 August 1907 Motala AIF has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The highlight was in 1957/1958 when the club played one season in the Allsvenskan. During this season MAIF's attendance record was broken when 13,058 spectators watched the match with Örgryte IS. In more recent years a source of pride was when MAIF played in the Superettan in the 2001 season. However, in total the club has played 25 seasons in the Swedish second tier. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.^[2] They play their home matches at the Idrottsparken Motala.^[3]

Motala AIF are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs - Promoted 1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 9th 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 8th 1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 10th 1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs - Promoted 2001 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 2004 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 3rd 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 4th 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Current squad

As of 23 March 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Rickard Göthberg 3 DF Tobias Hedberg 4 DF Martin Ekström 5 DF Patrik Ullman 6 DF Simon Svensson 7 MF Arsim Gashi 8 FW Martin Axén 10 MF Daniel Lundqvist 11 MF Alexander Magnusson-Glad 12 MF Cheick Diallo

No. Position Player 13 MF Emil Hjort 14 MF Viktor Fredriksson 15 MF Andreas Högberg 16 DF Gustav Hellman 17 MF Renato Rako 18 DF John Erlandsson 19 MF Liridon Silka 20 FW Johannes Utay 21 DF Martin Orselius 22 GK Oskar Hermansson

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 9 MF David Simbo (at Trelleborgs FF) — MF Ola Grändås (at IFK Berga)

Attendances

In recent seasons Motala AIF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 279 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 4 2006 250 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2007 374 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2008 400 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 395 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 311 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [9]

Notable players

• Gösta Löfgren
• Tomas Nordahl
• Mikael Rosén
• Jarle Wee
• Ibrahim Koroma
• Ishmail Kamara

Footnotes

1. ^ "Motala AIF – Fotboll Klubb". http://www.maif.org/. Retrieved c. 
2. ^ "Tabell och resultat - Div 2 Östra Götaland, herrar - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?scr=table&ftid=27291. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
3. ^ "Fotbollsverige.se - Division 2 Östra Götaland". http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=38692. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Motala AIF - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?flid=25529. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
5. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Motala AIF". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Motala%20AIF. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
6. ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Motala AIF FK". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Motala%20AIF%20FK. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
7. ^ "Östra Götaland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2010/division-2-herr/Östra-Götaland/38692. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
8. ^ "Sweden Final Tables - Clas Glenning" (Archive). http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
9. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Svenska Fotbollförbundet - svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. Retrieved 19.11.2010. 

External links

• Motala AIF - Official Club Website
• Motala AIF FK - Football Club Website