Götene IF is a Swedish football club located in Götene, Västra Götaland County.
Background Since their foundation on 24 July 1924, Götene IF has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Following two successive promotions in 2008 and 2009, the club played four seasons in Division 2 which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. This is also the highest level the club has reached in the Swedish league system.
Notable players Both Stefan Rodevåg and Jesper Arvidsson started their careers in Götene IF. Stefan Rodevåg went on to become the top goalscorer of the 2006 Superettan and subsequently moving on to Örebro SK for a couple of seasons in Allsvenskan. Jesper Arvidsson was at 15 years signed by IF Elfsborg and went on to have a long career in the Swedish top tiers, representing clubs such as Djurgårdens IF and IK Sirius.
Arne Selmosson represented the club from 1969 to 1971. At the time he acted both manager and player.
Most appearances Competitive matches only +Most appearancesNrPlayerMatches1Kent Claesson3412Leif Lindqvist3223Inge Ottosson2674Lars Lindqvist2645Jörgen Seth2626Harald Carlson252
Moast goals scored Competitive matches only +Top scorers through historyNrPlayerGoalsMatchesAverage1Fredrik Johansson1362160.632Bo Östensson1262400.533Bertil Edvinsson1111430.784Bo Persson1062020.525Ulrik Claesson842260.376Sture Östensson622040.30
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland9th1994Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland6th1995Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland4th1996Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland8th1997Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland6th1998Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland11th Relegated1999Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra1stPromoted2000Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland5th2001Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland5th2002Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland11th Relegated2003Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra1stPromoted2004Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland10th Relegated2005Tier 5 Division 4 Västergötland Norra3rd2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2007Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland11thRelegated2008Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra1stPromoted2009Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland1stPromoted2010Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland7th2011Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland8th 2012Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland10thRelegation Playoffs2013Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland12thRelegated2014Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland7th2015Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland5th2016Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs2017Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland6th2017Tier 5 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland11thRelegated2019Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra7th2020Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra2ndPromotion Playoffs2021Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra5th2022Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Norra1stPromoted2023Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland7th2024Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland8th2025Tier 5 Division 3 Nordvästra Götaland10thRelegated2026Tier 6 Division 4 Västergötland Östra2ndPromotion Playoffs * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Footnotes
External links Götene IF – Official Club Website Götene IF Men's Team – Football Website