|
|
: press on links to see the relative position of home team town in Sweden, or a picture of the home ground |
| 07/05/98 Åtvidaberg1 Kalmar FF 4 | Div 1 (S) |
| Ground : first impressions : rustic. Grandstand on one side the length of the park set back from the pitch by a baize track. Open stand opposite. Perhaps these used to be prevalent in the UK - I remember writing that Newton Park in Kirkcaldy , the home of the Wanderers had an open stand in the 1890s. |
| Kopparvallen |
| Programme : Wallet-sized programme at 10Kr. 36 pages inside a glossy cover gives me a false impression of what to expect in Sweden. Includes pen-pictures of whole home squad plus trainers, introduction to visitors and review of previous season. There are also the fixture lists of their three major sides. |
| 12/05/98 Motala 0 Åtvidaberg 2 | Div 1 (S) |
| Ground : grandstands on either side of the pitch - open stands at both ends. |
| Motala IP |
| Programme : Not a bad effort at 10Kr. Glossy outer shell with 48 pages. Fixtures and photo of home squad on the front page. Editorial inside on first page with pen-pictures of home squad, one per page. Whole page dedicated to visitors. Disappointingly they still managed to have 14 full pages of adverts. |
| 13/05/ 98 Malmslätt AIK 1 Sylvia 1 | Östergotland Cup 97-98 Quarter Final |
| Ground : Open field surrounded by ash track and small embankment. Rather arboreal as well Small open stand on one side of the pitch with four or five benches down the other. |
| Hellgrenshagen |
| Programme : A3 glossy sheet folded in two with picture of home squad and home fixture list in the inside. Insert of one-side photocopied A4 team sheet folded in two. |
| 16/05/1998 Fornåsa 1 Vikingstad 4 | Div VI(V) |
| Ground : No surround. Small grandstand on far side of ground with 6 tiers of seats. |
| Fornåsa IP |
| Programme : TBD. |
| 17/05/98 Örebro 4 Göteborg 0 | Allsvenska |
| Ground : Grandstands on either side of the park with standing in front of one of them. Open stands at either end - one of which was divided into two to accomodate the travelling support - a rare phenomenon in Sweden. |
| Eyrevallen |
| Programme : large issue at 20Kr for 28 glossy pages. Lots of statistics on meetings with the day's visitors from the past. Home squad pen-pictures with biographical detail - height, weight, work, and opinions. Lists of both team squads with goalscorers and goalkeepers charts. |
| 20/05/98 Ljungsbro 2 Kisa 1 | Div 5 (V) |
| Ground : Squeezed in between a factory, (Cloetta is a big chocolate bar manufacturer) a road and houses. The ground is only 1½ sided. Small enclosure on the side of the ground with the factory wall - open stand and standing on the other. One end trees - the other somebody's back garden wall. |
| Cloettavallen |
| Programme : None produced |
| 22/05/98 Mantorp 2 Fornaringsa 0 | Div 5 (V) |
| Ground : Very arboreal surrounding. No structures apart from the changing room and "pie stall" |
| Mantorp IP |
| Programme : None produced |
| 23/05/98 Oskarshamn 2 Hultsfred 3 | Div 3 (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Impressive entry, but only one large open stand on one side. Grass banking on the other and at both ends. |
| Oskarshamn IP |
| Programme : Formulaic guide of 32 A4 pages with staple. Adverts seemed less obtrusive in this effort. Bizarrely, a feature on Hammarby (Stockholm team). A4 double sided insert with both squads on one side and a league table and adverts on the other. |
| 24/05/98 Västra Harg 3 IK Sjöge 1 | Div VII (V) |
| Ground : A clearing in the forest off of a windy country lane. A perfect place for a picnic |
| Ekvallen |
| Programme : None produced |
| 24/05/98 Tranås 2 Finspång 0 | Div 3 (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Very arboreal surrounding. No structures apart from the changing room and "pie stall" |
| Ängaryd |
| Programme :Red A3 card folded in two. Both squads on the inside, with adverts and a couple of column inches on the back on the game - with more adverts. |
| 26/05/98 Tallboda 2 Babylon 5 | Div V (M) |
| Ground : Open park, although there is a half-length open stand on one side of the ground |
| Tallbodavallen |
| Programme : None produced |
| 27/05/98 Grebo 0 Mjölby AIF 3 | Svenska Cup 2nd Preliminary Round |
| Ground : Neat little ground set back from the main road which goes past Grebo - which is around 2km away. The main road acts as an embankment on one side, and this has been used as a terracing on which there are some 10 or 12 long benches with a roof. The other three side of the ground are undeveloped. |
| Grebovallen |
| Programme : Single A4 team sheet folded in half. Inside only the home team squad printed - the visitors squad was not available. |
| 29/05/98 Myresjö 2 Tord 0 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Three sided. A grandstand on one side of the ground - one half-lengthed on the other with some covered standing. One end with an open stand - the other end a scoreboard and trees |
| Myravallen |
| Programme : Good effort at 5Kr. Glossy covered with 24 A4 pages inside. Many features and statistics, editorial and review of the league, including a grid of the dates of the unplayed games. |
| 30/05/98 Babylon 4 Grebo 2 | Div V (M) |
| Ground : Public park with four or five benches on one side in a suburb of Linköping. Ground share with Östria Lambohov. |
| Lambohovsvallen, Linköping |
| Programme : Single A4 team sheet. |
| 05/06/98 Brokind 2 Igelfors 0 | Div VII (M) |
| Ground : Public park with four or five benches on one side in a village near the Kinda canal. |
| Kindavallen |
| Programme : None produced |
| 06:06:98 Mönsterås 4 Aneby 1 | Div 3 (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Note : for this season, Mönterås does not play in Mönterås, but several km to the South East in Timmernabben. Open stand on one side, but no other structures. No fence on the side with the dugouts. |
| Tillingevallen, Timmernabben |
| Programme : Red cover with pre-season review on inner cover with 6 A3 sheets folded and stapled, of adverts with the year's fixture lists for the men's and women's teams. Insert page with the opposition's squad and a league table. |
| 07/06/98 Degerfors 2 Djurgården 3 | Div 1 (N) |
| Ground : Large grandstand on one side. Large open stand on the other. Open stand at one end to house the travelling Stockholm fans. Standing at the other end. Floodlights! |
| Stora Valle |
| Programme : 10Kr, although marked 20Kr. Fair effort with editorial, home and visiting squads with pictures- another set of pen pictures for the home team. Statistics on referee and other statistics on scoring and bookings(?) And they still manage to have half of the programme of adverts |
| 08/06/98 Gullringen 1 Linköping 4 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Half-lengthed grandstand on one side of the ground - half-lengthed open stand on the other. Standing at both ends. Pitch surrounded by ash track. Floodlights! |
| Gullemon |
| Programme : Club newspaper mass produced with pen-pictures of home squad, squads of the rest of the teams in the league and fixtures. Insert of the squads of the day with a league table and a little editorial. Most of the newspaper consists of adverts though. |
| 10/06/98 Wolfram 5 Hird 2 | Östergotland Cup 2nd Round |
| Ground : Open park with third-lengthed open stand on one side. |
| Kungsberget, Linköping |
| Programme : Cover of A3 sheet folded with an insert of single sided team list. |
| 11/06/98 Linköping 4 Hjulsbro 0 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Grandstand on one side of the ground. Open stand on the other. Pitch surrounded by running track. Standing at both ends. Floodlit!! |
| Folkungavallen |
| Programme : Glossy covered retailing at 10Kr. Mass produced programme of 6 folded and stapled A4 pages of adverts with pen-pictures of home squad. Insert of folded A4 sheet with lists of both squads on one side and tables and editorial on the other. |
| 12/06/98 LBK Gottfridsberg 2 Ynxerum 6 | Div VI (M) |
| Ground : Open park with no structures. One side is banked leading up to the road, so has been concreted with some benches. |
| Lingvallen, Linköping |
| Programme : Yellow covered mass produced programme of 5 folded and stapled A4 sheets of adverts with two pages which could be of interest to first time readers. Insert of double sided A5 sheet with squads of both teams and league table. |
| 13/06/98 Spångsholm 5 Borensberg 2 | Div V (V) |
| Ground : Open park in a village in the country. |
| Vetavallen |
| Programme : None produced |
| 13/06/98 Assyriska1 Gefle 0 | Div 1 (N) |
| Ground : Half-lengthed ricketty covered stand on one side, with two ricketty open stand on the other. Ash track surrounding pitch - standing at either end. |
| Bårsta IP, Södertälje |
| Programme : 10Kr glossy effort with pre-season editorial Standard contents of adverts, pen-pictures of home team. Blue insert team-sheet of halved A4 sheet with both squads on one side and league table with trainer's comments on the other. |
| 14/06/98 Tord 2 Nyköping 1 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Third-lengthed covered stand on one side, third-lengthed open stand on the other. Hard standing all the way round. Terracing of three or four steps and small stand on same side as open stand. |
| Roselund IP, Jönköping |
| Programme : Single glossy A3 sheet folded in two with home squad pen-pictures and home team fixtures on one side and pattern on other. Purple A4 insert with squads on one side and half page welcome to the guests on the other. |
| 15/06/98 Finspång AIK 0 Sleipner 2 | Div 3 (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Shared with fellow leaguers BK. Running track round pitch. Pitch-lengthed grandstand along one side. Open on other. Terracing curved round behind each goal from the side. |
| Grosvads IP |
| Programme : Two sheets of non-glossy A3 pages folded in half and stapled with colour picture of home team and fixtures on the front. Insert of A4 paper printed on one side with both squad, league table and two column inches of editorial. |
| 17/06/98 Nyköping 0 Linköping 4 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Running track round pitch. Pitch-lengthed grandstand along one side. Open on other. Standing behind each goal. |
| Rosvalla IP |
| Programme : One sheet of A3 paper folded in two with both team squads on the inside, bordered by adverts, with a league table and coming fixtures on the back, bordered by adverts. |
| 8/06/98 Hjulsbro 2 Grimsås 2 | Div 2 (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Two open third-lengthed stands on one side. |
| Skogsvallen, Linköping |
| Programme : Glossy cover with pictures of two youth players challenging for a high ball on the front and a colour picture of the home squad on the back. 6 A4 folded and stapled sheets inside it the usual pattern of home squad, pen-pictures and adverts. Yellow insert of A4 folded sheet with both squads inside. |
| 21/06/98 Västerås 1 Sundsvall 3 | Div 1 (N) |
| Ground : Running track round ground. Covered stand on one side - two open quarter-lengthed stands on other. Terracing of four steps down side of open stand and round behind one goal. Open stand at other end. Floodlit ground! |
| Arosvallen |
| Programme : Glossy green A3 sheet folded in two with a picture of a segment of a home crowd on the front. Adverts on the back. Inside both squads, a league table, a profile of one of the home players, some statistics on the visitors, 4 column inches of editorial, a scoring list and a bookings list. |
| 23/06/98 Hultsfred 1 Mönsterås 1 | Div 3 (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Covered shed with five long benches inside. Terracing of three steps on one side of shed. |
| Knektavallen |
| Programme : |
| 05:07:98 Örgryte2 Ruch Chorzow 1 | Inter-toto Cup |
| Ground : Shared with IFK, and GAIS. Grandstand , covered enclosure opposite with terracing. Covered end at east end, open at other, both with terracing |
| Gamla Ullevi, Göteborg |
| Programme : Typed sheets with both teams. Polish team wrong - rushed (and botched) job?. |
| 05:07:98 Norrby 0 Sylvia 2 | Div 1 (S) |
| Ground : Grandstand on one side. Open stands on others circling round the ground with perhaps 5 to 10 tiers of benches |
| Ryavallen, Borås |
| Programme : Norrby very much the junior partners to Elfsborg of the Allsvenska. 10Kr : formulaic glossy programme. Front page, 9 double pages, folded and stapled, of adverts inside fixtures on page 13 inside. One double paged insert produced for each game with Teams in glorious squad numbers and a page of description of the day?s game |
| 11:07:1998 Brage 4 Umeå 0 | Div 1(N) |
| Ground : Two half length covered stands on either side. One end with half-lengthed covered stand. The other with an uncovered stand. Tarmac round grass. |
| Domnarsvallen, Borlänge |
| Programme : Programme: Eight page glossy. Leader column, column on opposition, pen-pictures of home squad. Both squads inside and an advert for milk (???) |
| 12:07:1998 Sirius 2 Ludvika 2 | Div 1 (N) |
| Ground : The city/university athletics stadium, I guess by the name. Running track round pitch. Grandstand on one side, ricketty open stand on the other. Nothing at either end. Memories of Meadowbank. |
| Studenternas IP, Uppsala |
| Programme : Blue A3 team-sheet folded in two with tables, team squads, next fixtures and a half column on the opponents |
| 18:07:1998 Öster 2 Malmö FF 1 | Allsvenska |
| Ground : Oval running track round pitch. Small full length grandstand on one side of park (9 tiers) - open third-lengthed seated area (benches on concrete) on other. The other two thirds opposite the stand were concreted 13 steps - so the crowd sat down. Steps curved roundd behind one goal, nothing behind other goal. |
| Värendsvallen, Växjö |
| Programme : 10Kr for 48 A5 pages inside a glossy cover with a page on the game, a page on the opposition and a game on past meetings, along with all the old favourites. 29 pages of adverts. |
| 19:07:1998 Nacka 1 Assyriska 1 | Div 1 (N) |
| Ground : Floodlit open pitch with no cover, ringed by ash track. Small quarter lengthed open stand on one side, benches on concrete steps on the other side. |
| Nacka IP |
| Programme : 12 A4 sides of few adverts, but usual other features. Insert of 4 A4 sides with action photo on front page and both squads and home team pen-pictures inside. |
| 21:08:1998 Sturefors 1 Malmslätt 2 | Div IV (V) |
| Ground : Athletics ground. Circular ash track surrounding pitch. Embankments on one side and behind both goals. Benches on both sides ; 20 on embanked side and 2 on other. 8 benches at one end. |
| Sturefors IP |
| Programme : Reversible standard effort : it doubles for use with the ladies team. Pre-season editorial on inside front cover. Small (three paragraphed sentences)introductions to the main team and age-limited side and home fixtures for both, replicated for the women's team. No teamsheets for my visit. |
| 22:08:1998 Husqvarna 2 Kalmar AIK 1 | Div II (Ö-Gotland) |
| Ground : Large arena surrounded by ash track, ringed by barrier on side and both ends, over which hang adverts. One side and both ends flat. Small quarter-lengthed covered stand on the flat side of six tiers of benches. Opposite stand is an embankment on three levels : on the lowest is some wooden terracing. The other two are grassed with ash standing. Lamp standards all the way round the ground - surely only training lights. |
| Vapenvallen |
| Programme : A4 hard cardboard sheet folded in two with adverts covering back side and covering third of the inside. Editorial on the day's game inside of three column inches with both team squads and up-to-date league table. Double side insert with an interview with one of the players on one side and an appeal for somebody to cover the games in the local paper on the other. |
| 23:08:1998 Nybro 5 Grimsås 1 | Div II (Ö-Gotland) |
| Ground : Floodlit ground (8 standards of 5 lights each) Pitch surrounded |
| Viktoriavallen |
| Programme : Standard program/ introduction - produced at the beginning of the season, advertising their derby match against Kalmar AIK in June - bizzare. Lots of pages ( 20 A4 pages printed double side, folded in two and stapled.) Thus there can be 74 pages of adverts! Double side of pen-pictures of home side and half page editorial on the season, along with fixtures for the season. Inset of both squads for game on single sided yellow A4 sheet. |
| 23:08:1998 Slätmon 5 Tallboda 3 | Div V (M) |
| Ground : Flat park with some benches down one side. |
| Bergavallen |
| Programme : Nine pages of yellow A4 paper folded in two and stapled. Inside cover there is 2/3 of a page introducing the new signings . Page on trainers of the myriad teams connected with the club, a list of the squad players, a page of the year?s fixtures and one for the reserve team. This leaves thirty pages of adverts. Insert of A4 sheet with both squads and league tables. |
| 25:08:1998 Kimstad 5 Norsholm 1 | Div IV (Ö) |
| Ground : Pitch embanked on one sides and both ends. Other side flat. On embanked side are 17 benches. On unembanked side a rail and 9 benches. |
| Krokhagens IP |
| Programme : Single A4 team sheet folded in two with the squads named inside. |
| 26:08:1998 Mjölby AI 6 Boxholm 2 | Div IV (V) |
| Ground : Pitch surrounded by oval running track and fencing. Ancient-looking third lengthed grandstand on one side of 7 tiers of benches. Three steps of concreted terracing opposite stand and on either side of the stand. Nothing at either end. |
| Vifolkavallen |
| Programme : Eight glossy A5 pages inside a cardboard cover. Usual fare on pages - intro to season on one page, update on new players, names of first team pool and management of all the teams in the club. Usual insert of both teams on double sided A4 sheet. |
| 27:08:1998 Grimsås 0 Husqvarna 2 | Div II (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Floodlit ground of eight pylons. Pitch surrounded by fence and four concreted steps down both sides and behind one goal. Uncovered terracing on one side. On the other is covered two-third-lengthed enclosure - the middle third of which is seated. On either side of the seating are 8 wooden steps. At the scoreboard end is a "bus shelter" effort and the other is flat. |
| Grimsborg |
| Programme : A4 glossy booklet of 52 pages retailing at 10Kr. Page on intro to season, double page picture of team squad looking suitably sheepish, 2 pages of fixtures and introduction to personnel of club, leaving 45 pages of adverts. Double sided A4 insert with both squads on one side and editorial and league tables on the other. |
| 28:08:1998 Kisa 2 Slätmon 2 | Div V (M) |
| Ground : Pitch surrounded by oval ash track. No fence. One side embanked with five wooden steps acting as an open stand for a third of the length |
| Kisa IP |
| Programme : Glossy A3 sheet folded into four. Full A4 picture of home squad on one side. Other A5 page containing home fixtures and personnel of company. A4 insert folded in half with both squads listed. |
| 29:08:1998 Värnamo 0 Hjulsbro 1 | Div II (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Pitch surrounded by oval running track. Full lengthed grandstand on one side of five tiers of benches. Open stand opposite of 13 steps with four botanical plots. Both ends empty. |
| Finnvedsvallen |
| Programme : A3 sheet folded in half with both squads on the inside, surrounded by adverts. On the back page, an introduction to the club of 4 column inches, surrounded by adverts. |
| 30:08:1998 Nässjö 3 Hvetlanda 3 | Div III (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Large pitch surrounded by oval running track and low chainlink fence. Third lengthed grandstand on one side of 9 tiers of benches with embankments on either side., curving behind North goal. Wooden standing of three steps on either side of stand. The opposite side from the stand flat. |
| Skogsvallen |
| Programme : A4 sheet folded in three - printed on both sides, with an editorial, team lists, a league table and a colour photo of the home team. The editorial is even contemporary! |
| 31:08:1998 Åby 1 Dagsberg 2 | Div IV (Ö) |
| Ground : Third-lengthed covered stand on one side. Embankments on either side of the stand. Rest of the ground featureless. |
| Åby IP |
| Programme : A4 sized team sheet folded in two with crest on front. |
| 01:09:1998 Vimmerby 5 Ariel 0 | Div (V) (N-Ö Småland) |
| Ground : Large grandstand on one side of large open arena with six tiers of seats. Small open wooden stand on side opposite of nine steps. Barriers down both sides of pitch and along one side. |
| Vimmervallen |
| Programme : Soft cardboard cover with picture of men's and ladies squads and fixtures inside. A5 sized team sheet inside. |
| 02:09:1998 Mjölby Södra 1 Vimmerby 0 | Svenska Cup (Women) |
| Ground : Flat ground with six light standards of 4 lights each. Barriers down the lengths of both sides. No structures. |
| Lundbyvallen |
| Programme : None available |
| 04:09:1998 Zeros1 Nässjö 2 | DivIII (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Pitch surrounded by barrier. Small open stand on one side of 8 tiers of benches. Arboreal. |
| Z-parken, Motala |
| Programme : Green team sheet of 8 A5 pages (2 A4 sheets double sided folded in two with two staples. Outer page photocopied with half page of team photo on front with fixtures. Central two pages have up-to-date table on one side and both team squads on the other. Leaving five pages of adverts. |
| 05:09:1998 Vikingstad 4 Gammalkil 2 | DivV (V) |
| Ground : Four benches down each side of pitch. |
| Vikingavallen |
| Programme : None printed |
| 05:09:1998 Sylvia 3 Kalmar FF 1 | DivI (Södra) |
| Ground : Hopeful of promotion to Allsvenska, Sylvia is looking for new accomodation. No wonder! Building site of a park. Pitch fenced off but flat all around with only two wooden steps at either end and down one side providing terracing. Half-lengthed Covered enclosure down one side with three wooden steps to stand on. Open stand of half breadth behind one goal of 7 tiers/steps. Fifth-lengthed open stand of 7 tiers/steps opposite covered enclosure. Unimpressive! |
| Bollspelaren, Norrköping |
| Programme : Glossy expected issue with all the old favourites. |
| 06:09:1998 Trix 1 Bråvalla 2 | DivVI (Ö) |
| Ground : Bumpy pitch beside ice-rink. No nearby dressing rooms. |
| Himmelstalund Södra, Norrköping |
| Programme : None produced |
| 06:09:1998 Hvetlanda 0 Lemunda SW 2 | DivIII (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Park along main road into Vetlanda. (The 'H' is a remnant of the old spelling). Pitch railed down road side of pitch with narrow standing area. Third lengthed open stand/ terracing opposite of 4 tiers of seats/ steps. Standing area railed off behind stand of grass. Semi-circular barriers at both ends. |
| Vetlanda IP |
| Programme : 40 glossy sheets pre-printed with all the usuals. Blue insert with the day?s squads, table of the relevant league and the scorer's table of the league. |
| 10:09:1998 Norrköping 4 Halmstad 6 | Allsvenska |
| Ground : Large arena. Grandstands facing one another - one of 34 tiers of seats, the other of 14 tiers. Steep concrete terracing at either end . Middle of south end seated in central third. Fences at either end. Four floodlight pylons , one at each corner, of three tiers of 10 lamps. Interestingly, under the north bank of terracing are the remnants of what must have been the previous terracing - nine steps of terracing topped by a grassy bank, set well back from the pitch. |
| Norrköping IP |
| Programme : Matt number retailing at 20Kr. Page on visitors, but it looks as if it was taken out of the league handbook which was printed at the beginning of the season. All the usual stuff with squad pen-pictures and biographies. No editorial though, apart from the an ostrich-piece written by someone who didn't think that the media's criticism of Allsvenska was completely fair (the game did take place only two days before Sweden v England at Solna.) |
| 11:09:1998 Norsholm 0 Eneby 10 | Div IV (Ö) |
| Ground : Compact ground embanked on both sides. Flat at both ends. 12 benches seats along one side. Some facing pitch. |
| Munkebodavallen |
| Programme : Single pre-printed sheet,A4, folded in half. Sheet covered in adverts. About a third of the inside given over to a welcome to the ground. No teams listed. |
| 12:09:1998 Aneby 5 Oskarshamn 2 | Div III (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Small covered third-lengthed stand , of 6 tiers of benches, on East side, small sixth-lengthed open stand on the West, of 8 steps/tiers. Semi-circular railings at North end, nothing at the South. Railing on West side, nothing on other. Benches in front of covered enclosure and along the rest of the East side (twenty), four benches at South end. |
| Furulids IP |
| Programme : Blue A4 team sheet printed on one side.with a league table and the league's scorers list. |
| 13:09:1998 Lemunda 4 Hultsfred 1 | DivIII (N-Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Compact pitch beside the North to South running road. Pitch not fenced off. Marked running track down one side of the pitch! South end and side opposite road banked. 30 bench seats down banked side, 15 benches down the road side. |
| Norra IP, Motala |
| Programme : Preprinted eight paged A5 booklet with two spaces cleared among the adverts for a little editorial, both teams, and a current league table. |
| 20:09:1998 Kalmar AIK 0 Linköping 2 | DivII (Ö Gotland) |
| Ground : Splendid edifice shared with big brothers FF. Two large grandstands down either side - one of 12 tiers of seats, the other of 9. Pitch surrounded by running track which is semi-circularly railed off at both ends. Three steps of terracing at one end - nothing at the other. Four floodlight pylons on each side of six lamp each. |
| Fredrikskans, Kalmar |
| Programme : Usual preprinted booklet of 40 A5 matt pages. A4 halved sheet inside with the visiting squad and a little editorial. |
| 26:09:1998 Ramunder 4 Kimstad 1 | Div IV (Ö) |
| Ground : Open field surrounded by oval running track, with two small (Sixth-lengthed) uncovered stands of four tiers of seats/ terracing along same side. Nothing on opposite side. |
| Vikingavallen, Söderköping |
| Programme : all the usual favourites and adverts, including 9 pages of passport-sized photographs of the home team and under-aged side. Insert of orange A4 sheet printed on both sides, one with the team squads - the other with a report on a previous game. |
| 03:10:1998 Wreta Kloster 2 Gammalkil 2 | Div V(V) |
| Ground : Unfenced field surrounded by trees. Two small open stands on one side. One on the other nothing. |
| Kungsbrohov |
| Programme : 20 page A5 booklet. Mostly adverts. No team lists - obviously no-one was supposed to turn up! |
| 04:10:1998 Ledberg 0 Västra Harg 6 | Div VII(V) |
| Ground : Unfenced field surrounded by trees. Slight embankment down one side and at one end. Fence at end to keep cows in next field |
| Odevallen |
| Programme : None produced. |
| 10:1998 Falerum 1 Derby 2 | Div V(M) |
| Ground : surrounded by trees. Pitch by stoney path; no fencing. Embankment on one side with five benches and some terracing. Foundations of old structures still present on embankment. |
| Programme : A4 sheet folded in half. Only home squad given. |
| 18:10:1998 Djurgården 7 Nacka 2 | Div 1(N) |
| Ground - state of the art for 1912, when the Olymppics wre held in tockholm. A little bit cramped now (it may have shrunk in the rain) Seated all round of course. Uncovered at one end. The cover on the other three sides barely covers the back half dozen rows of seating. This doesn't help on a very windy day, with the rain coming in horizontally. |
| Olympiastadion, Stockholm |
| Programme : 10Kr for 64 page A5 booklet introduction to the home team. A4 blue insert folded in half with one side of editorial, one with both squads, one on statistics on the league and the last a blurb on the referee |