Motala AIF

Motala AIF is a Swedish football club located in Motala in Östergötland. Other sports that the club promotes include athletics, orienteering, ice hockey, road cycling, and skiing.^[1]

Full name	Motala Allmänna Idrottsförening Fotbollsklubb
Nickname(s)	Maif
Founded	1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Ground	Motala Idrottspark, Sweden, Motala
Capacity	8500
Manager	Agim Hasani
League	Division 1 Södra
2019	Division 2 Södra Svealand, 2nd (Promotion Playoffs - Not Promoted)
Website	http://www.maif.org/
Home colours Away colours

Background

Since their foundation on 29 August 1907 Motala AIF has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The highlight was in 1957/1958 when the club played one season in the Allsvenskan. During this season MAIF's attendance record was broken when 13,058 spectators watched the match with Örgryte IS. In more recent years a source of pride was when MAIF played in the second tier Superettan in the 2001 season. However, in total the club has actually played 25 seasons in the Swedish second tier. The club currently plays in Division 1 Södra which is the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Idrottsparken Motala.

Motala AIF are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[2]

Season to season

Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	3rd
1994	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	3rd
1995	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
1996	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	9th
1997	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	8th
1998	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	10th
1999	Tier 2	Division 1	Södra	13th	Relegated
2000	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	1st	Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2001	Tier 2	Superettan		16th	Relegated
2002	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	9th
2003	Tier 3	Division 2	Östra Götaland	12th	Relegated
2004	Tier 4	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	3rd
2005	Tier 4	Division 3	Nordöstra Götaland	1st	Promoted
2006*	Tier 4	Division 2	Mellersta Götaland	4th
2007	Tier 4	Division 2	Mellersta Götaland	1st	Promoted
2008	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	6th
2009	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	12th	Relegated
2010	Tier 4	Division 2	Östra Götaland	1st	Promoted
2011	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	14th	Relegated
2012	Tier 4	Division 2	Östra Götaland	4th
2013	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	1st	Promoted
2014	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	4th
2015	Tier 3	Division 1	Norra	14th	Relegated
2016	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	9th
2017	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	5th
2018	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	4th
2019	Tier 4	Division 2	Södra Svealand	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
2020	Tier 3	Division 1	Södra	12th

• League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. ^[3]

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Current squad

As of 10 September 2023^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  SWE Lukas Eek 4 DF  SWE Elmar Civgin 5 MF  SWE Isak Hellgren Villegas 6 DF  SWE Max Pettersson 7 FW  SWE Ivan Rako 8 MF  SWE Liridon Silka 10 MF  SWE Valon Silka 11 MF  SWE Kevin Ali 12 DF  SWE Axel Qvist 14 MF  KOS Granit Hana 15 MF  SWE Adam Kosovic 16 FW  LBN Youssef Khaled

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  SWE Alen Zahirovic (on loan from Östers IF) 18 MF  SWE Oliver Blomdahl 19 DF  SWE David Lantz 20 MF  SWE Abduwahab Adam 21 MF  SWE Ali Riyadh Majeed Saedi 24 DF  SWE Tarik Hamza 25 MF  SWE Simon Karlsson 27 FW  SWE David Burubwa 30 GK  SWE Noah Nylander 44 DF  SWE Albin Ödberg 99 FW  SWE Majkel Bagir - GK  SWE Gustav Leijon

Attendances

In recent seasons Motala AIF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 279 Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland Tier 4 2006 250 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2007 374 Div 2 Mellersta Götaland Tier 4 2008 400 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 395 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 311 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2011 277 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2012 253 Div 2 Östra Götaland Tier 4 2013 379 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2014 552 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2015 397 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 2016 239 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2017 295 Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2018 ? Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 2019 ? Div 2 Södra Svealand Tier 4 Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

Footnotes

1. "Motala AIF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Motala AIF – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 24 September 2010.
3. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Motala AIF". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
4. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Motala AIF FK". Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
5. "Östra Götaland — Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 24 September 2010.
6. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning" (Archive). Retrieved 20 September 2010.
7. "Herr Truppen".
8. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 19 November 2010.

External links

• Motala AIF – official club website
• Football Club website