Gislaveds IS is a Swedish football club located in Gislaved in Jönköping County.
Background Gislaveds Idrottssällskap was formed in Gislaved as a sports club in 1903. The club has mainly been successful in football and currently has men's and ladies sides supported by one of Småland's largest youth sections.
Since their foundation Gislaveds IS has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Svealand which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Ryttarvallen in Gislaved. The complex has 5 full size pitches and an indoor hall with a 70 metres by 40 metres artificial grass pitch.
Gislaveds IS are affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland8th1994Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland8th1995Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland7th1996Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland3rd1997Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland7th1998Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland8th1999Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland9thRelegated2000Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra11th2001Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra5th2002Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra2nd2003Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra4th2004Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra2ndPromotion Playoffs to Elit2005Tier 5 Division 4 Småland Sydvästra4th2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra4th2007Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Nordvästra1stPromoted to Elit2008Tier 6 Division 4 Småland Elit Västra3rdPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2009Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland5th2010Tier 5 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland1stPromoted2011Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland12thRelegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Gislaveds IS have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2008Not available Div 4 Småland Elit Västra Tier 62009218 Div 3 Mellersta Götaland Tier 52010210 Div 3 Sydvästra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
The club's attendance record is around 1500 spectators and was for a match against FK Jat who were defeated 5–0. The spectators consisted of more than 800 paying customers and around 700 children under 16 with free admission.
Footnotes
External links Gislaveds IS – official website