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Västmanlands Fotbollförbund
AbbreviationVästmanlands FF or VFF
PurposeDistrict Football Association
Location
Birger Jonsson
Websitehttp://vff.se/

The Västmanlands Fotbollförbund (Västmanland Football Association) is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Västmanland.[1]

Background

Västmanlands Fotbollförbund, commonly referred to as Västmanlands FF, is the governing body for football in the historical province of Västmanland, which corresponds to the areas now covered by Västmanland County and Örebro County. The Association currently has 72 member clubs serving 12,000 players and officials.[2] Based in Västerås, the Association's Chairman is Birger Jonsson.[3]

The main goal of VFF is to promote, manage and develop football in Västmanland. From their district, several famous soccer players such as Stefan Pettersson, Pontus Kåmark, Gary Sundgren, Peter Markstedt, Fredrik Stenman, Jonny Rödlund, Åsa Jakobsson, Susanne Hedberg and .Malin Flink.[2]

Affiliated Members

The following clubs are affiliated to the Västmanlands FF:[3]

League Competitions

Västmanlands FF run the following League Competitions:

Men's Football

Division 4 - one section
Division 5 - one section
Division 6 - one section
Division 7 - one section
Division 8 - one section[3]

Women's Football

Division 3 - one section
Division 4 - one section
Division 5 - one section[3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Västmanlands Fotbollförbund" (in Swedish). Västmanlands Fotbollförbund. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. ^ a b "Förbundsinformation - Västmanlands Fotbollförbund" (in Swedish). Västmanlands Fotbollförbund. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c d "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar - Västmanlands Fotbollförbund" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2011-01-14.