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Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɪfː ˈsɵ̂nː(d)sval]),[1] Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its home games at NP3 Arena with a capacity of roughly 8 000 spectators.[2] Formed on 25 August 1903, the club has played 19 seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, the club's first season in the league was in 1965.

GIF Sundsvall
Full nameGymnastik- och
Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall
Nickname(s)Giffarna
Norrlandslaget (Northland team)
Short nameGIF
Founded25 August 1903; 119 years ago (1903-08-25)
GroundNP3 Arena, Sundsvall
Capacity8,000
Head coachBrian Clarhaut
LeagueSuperettan
2022Allsvenskan, 16th
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

GIF Sundsvall is placed twenty-second in the overall Allsvenskan table maratontabellen. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are blue, yellow and white. Nevertheless, white is not articulately present in today's kit it has a strong history within the club.


History


A chart showing the progress of GIF Sundsvall through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
A chart showing the progress of GIF Sundsvall through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
GIF Sundsvall in their traditional blue and white kits during an Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF.
GIF Sundsvall in their traditional blue and white kits during an Allsvenskan game against Malmö FF.

The club was formed on August 25, 1903, at Matilda Anderssons Café. At that time, GIF Sundsvall stood for "Godtemplarnas Idrotts Förening Sundsvall" which mainly was for Teetotallers up until the alcohol demands was lightened in 1920. The initials then came to stand for, to this day still, "Gymnastik och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall" (Gymnastics and sports club Sundsvall).

The club reached the first tier of the domestic football in 1965. The club has since been a "yo-yo team" mainly playing in the second division but with Allsvenskan stints in 1975, 1987–89, 1991, 2000–06, 2008, 2012 and 2015–19.

GIF Sundsvall earlier had women's football, bandy and ice hockey on the program. The bandy team became district champions for Västernorrland in 1921.[3] The hockey team folded in the late 1960s. In 1985 the women's team was transferred to Sundsvalls DFF. This mainly because the women's team was disappointed with the lack of support from the men's team.


Stadium


Exterior of Idrottsparken, earlier known as Norrporten Arena.
Exterior of Idrottsparken, earlier known as Norrporten Arena.
Further information: NP3 Arena (Sundsvall)

GIF Sundsvall's home stadium is NP3 Arena, formerly known as Idrottsparken and Norrporten Arena. It is located in the heart of Sundsvall and was inaugurated on August 6, 1903. It was renovated in 2001–2002 and it can now hold a capacity of 8,000, with 5,000 under roof.[4]

Between 2006 – 2016 the name was changed to Norrporten Arena and during 2017 the club expect to present a new sponsor and name of the stadium. The stadium's grass is artificial turf since 2004.

The record attendance was 16,507 against Högadals IS on October 15, 1961.

A panorama of NP3 Arena in Sundsvall.

Supporters


The official supporter's club of GIF Sundsvall is called Patronerna. Formed in 1999, mostly as a joke by some friends supporting[further explanation needed] their friend, the club has in a short period of time amassed a strong reputation[citation needed]. The name is mainly a historical reference to the sawmill owners who were very powerful in Sundsvall during the post-industrial-revolution era. In 2005, FP-tifo, the group who designs the club's terrace choreography, won the Swedish tifo awards arranged by Canal+.


Achievements



Players



First-team squad


As of 8 October 2022[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SWE Andreas Andersson
3 DF  USA Forrest Lasso
4 DF  SWE Alexander Blomqvist
5 DF  SWE Dennis Olsson
6 MF  AUS Peter Makrillos
7 MF  SWE Erik Andersson
8 MF  SWE Pontus Silfwer
9 FW  SWE Linus Hallenius
11 FW  FIN Saku Ylätupa
12 FW  HAI Ronaldo Damus
14 MF  SWE Paya Pichkah
15 DF  SWE Robert Lundström
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  SWE Marcus Burman
17 FW  SWE Alexander Larsson
19 DF  SWE Teodor Stenshagen
21 FW  SWE Pontus Engblom
22 MF  SWE Rasmus Lindkvist
23 MF  SWE Ludvig Nåvik
25 FW  SWE Johan Bengtsson
27 DF  POR Gabriel Castro
30 MF  USA Joe Corona (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
34 GK  SWE Gustav Molin
35 GK  SWE Oscar Jonsson

Out on loan


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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  SWE Jesper Carström (at Gefle IF)

Retired numbers


10 – Leif Forsberg, forward (1980–1988, 1990–2001)


Managers



Footnotes



    References


    1. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 23.
    2. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Medelpads Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
    3. Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), p. 469 (in Swedish)
    4. "NP3 Arena" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    5. "Truppen" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. Retrieved 19 April 2019.


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