Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle, or locally Gif, are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Gavlevallen since the 2015 season. The club colours are blue and white. Formed on 5 December 1882 as Gefle SK, the club have played fifteen seasons in Sweden's highest football league Allsvenskan, with the first season being 1933–34. The club is currently playing in Superettan, the second tier of Swedish football.
The Gefle IF team of 1902 with Robert Carrick holding the Rosenska Pokalen-trophy.
Gefle IF supporters during an away trip in 2012 to Råsunda Stadium where they played against AIK.
Pelle Olsson was in charge of Gefle IF for a large part of the past two decades.
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland, having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria. However, Gävle is far nearer to the greater Stockholm region than it is to most other major settlements in Norrland and has a much milder climate than associated with said region.
Town square, Alderholmen, old town, the high-rise "Fullriggaren" at Gävle Strand, the town hall, buildings alongside the river of Gavleån
Old town (Gamla stan)
Gävle at the end of the 17th century. The three most prominent buildings are (from left to right): The palace, the town hall, the church.
Soviet POWs in Gävle before departure to Soviet Union
