Swedish Football of Today
Sweden has a population of 9 millions. Football is unrivalled the largest sports movement accounting for every third sporting activity. Among the population, one million are members of a football club. The domestic season is between March and early November. The Swedish FA, co-founder of FIFA, had its centenial celebration in 2004.
The motto of Swedish football - "one club in every village, football for all" - is reflected in the democratic constitution of Swedish football. All football competition in the nation is arranged by the F.A. and its 24 district organisations. The clubs are voting members at the annual meetings of the district organizations. The district organizations and the elite clubs are entitled to vote at the F.A.'s general meeting.
Top footballers in Sweden nowadays are in general professionals or semi-professionals though almost all clubs still are non-profit organizations. In the beginning of 1999 the Swedish Sports Federation opened up the possibilities for commercial interests to invest in the clubs. The same year AIK Fotboll was the first Swedish club to become a limited company.
The National Arena, Råsunda Stadium, houses the headquarters of the Swedish F.A. Råsunda is situated in the community of Solna, north-west of Stockholm city centre. Råsunda can easily be reached from downtown Stockholm by underground (blue line - trains in direction Akalla, stop at "Solna Centrum", less than 10 minutes ride). There are also airport coach services directly from Arlanda International Airport to Solna Centrum.
Råsunda Stadium was the venue for the World Cup Final in 1958, the Women's World Cup Final in 1995 and the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1998 (Chelsea-Stuttgart). The record attendance is 52,943 (WC qualifier vs Germany 1965) while today's capacity is at 36,100.
In 2012 a new 50,000 seated National Stadium ('Swedbank Arena') will be completed. The new venue will also be situated in Solna, not far from the present one.
The Swedish F.A. had a turnover 2008 of 554 MSEK.
Ansök om biljetter senast 15 februari.
Landslagets Fotbollsskola
Dags att anmäla din förening till sommarens aktiviteter!
Du behöver ha Flash Player installerat för att kunna se innehållet.
