Sävast AIF is a Swedish football club located in Sävast which is a neighbourhood of Boden, Norrbotten County.
Background Sävast AIF was formed in 1977 with five sections covering Skiing, Tennis, Basketball, Football and Orienteering. In 1996 the separate sports split away from the club, partly because it was difficult to form a main board. Everyone wanted to work with their own sport leaving football to maintain the identity of Sävast AIF.
Sävast AIF has at most run 17 teams catering for approximately 400 young people. Today Sävast AIF caters for approximately 230 young people in training with girls and boys teams in addition to the senior team.
Since their foundation Sävast AIF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Boden Arena in Boden.
Sävast AIF are affiliated to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1998Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra4th1999Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra9thRelegated2000Tier 6 Division 5 Norrbotten Mellersta1stPromoted2001Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra6th2002Tier 5 Division 4 Norrbotten Södra1stPromoted2003Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland7th2004Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland7th2005Tier 4 Division 3 Norra Norrland3rdPromoted2006*Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland11th Relegated2007Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland5th2008Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland3rd2009Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland4th2010Tier 5 Division 3 Norra Norrland9thRelegation Playoffs – Relegated * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Sävast AIF have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005140 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 42006146 Div 2 Norrland Tier 42007139 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 52008172 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 52009172 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5201078 Div 3 Norra Norrland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Footnotes
External links Sävast AIF – Official website