GAIS
GAIS is a
Swedish football club based in
Gothenburg. Using the method of referring to other Swedish clubs, GAIS would be read out as Göteborgs AIS, but this form is never used, and the full name of the club is also very seldom seen. The club, formed on
11 March 1894, has won four national championship titles and one national cup title. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league,
Allsvenskan. The club is considered a
yo yo club, constantly going up and down through the league system.
GAIS was founded
11 March 1894 at Ehdlunds Café, a
café in the city centre. The founders had created the club in "patriotic purposes and to promote all kinds of sports". The main activities were
athletics and different kinds of strength sports, football was not played organized until 1897, and the first "official match" was played against local rivals
Örgryte IS in 1903. GAIS first appearance in the highest league at the time,
Svenska Serien was in 1915–16, when they finished fourth.
According to a recent survey, GAIS is the third most popular team in
Gothenburg, with 9 % of the football fans in the city supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following are
IFK Göteborg,
Örgryte IS and
BK Häcken.
The strongest rivalry are with the two local teams
IFK Göteborg and
Örgryte IS.
As of 6 August 2006:*
Samir Bakaou*
Sören Järelöv*
Roland Nilsson*
Roland Nilsson*
Swedish Champions:**
Winners (4): 1919, 1922, 1930–31, 1953–54
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Allsvenskan:**
Winners (4): 1924–25, 1926–27, 1930–31, 1953–54
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Runners-up (4): 1925–26, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1941–42
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Svenska Serien:**
Winners (1): 1923–24
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Svenska Mästerskapet:**
Winners (2): 1919, 1922
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Svenska Cupen:**
Winners (1): 1942
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Runners-up (1): 1986–87
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GAIS - official site
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Supporterklubben Makrillarna - supporter site
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Gårdakvarnen - supporter site
