Ränneslövs GIF is a Swedish football club located in Ränneslöv, Halland.
Background The club was founded as Ränneslövs Bollklubb in 1934, but it ceased to operate when the World War 2 broke out in 1939. However the last elected board felt responsible for the coming years and in early 1945 they started trying to get the club up and running again. They succeeded, and on 21 August 1945 they had an annual meeting when they decided that the new name for the club should be Ränneslövs GIF (in English: Ränneslövs Gymnastics and Sports Association).
Since their foundation Ränneslövs GIF has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 4 Halland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Björkvallen in Ränneslöv.
Ränneslövs GIF are affiliated to the Hallands Fotbollförbund. The home colours of Ränneslöv is green and white hoops and white shorts. The away kit is yellow.
The keeper of Halmstad BK, Karl-Johan Johnsson played in Ränneslöv when he was younger.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1999Tier 6 Division 5 Halland Södra2nd2000Tier 6 Division 5 Halland Södra8th2001Tier 6 Division 5 Halland Södra11thRelegated2002Tier 7 Division 6 Halland Södra1stPromoted2003Tier 6 Division 5 Halland Södra8th2004Tier 6 Division 5 Halland Södra2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2005Tier 5 Division 4 Halland11thRelegated2006*Tier 7 Division 5 Halland Södra4th2007Tier 7 Division 5 Halland Södra3rdPromoted2008Tier 6 Division 4 Halland13thRelegated2009Tier 7 Division 5 Halland Södra2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2010Tier 6 Division 4 Halland8th2011Tier 6 Division 4 Halland9th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Ränneslövs GIF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2008Not available Div 4 Halland Tier 6200969 Div 5 Halland Södra Tier 7201043 Div 4 Halland Tier 6 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
References
External links Ränneslövs GIF – Official website Ränneslövs GIF Facebook