IFK Östersund

IFK Östersund was one of 417 clubs from Sweden that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2012. They participated with one team in Boys 18. In addition to IFK Östersund, 147 other teams from 33 different countries played in Boys 18. They were divided into 36 different groups, whereof IFK Östersund could be found in Group 4 together with ASC Pessac Alouette, Jaipur Football Club and Oxie IF. IFK Östersund continued to Slutspel A after reaching 2:nd place in Group 4. In the playoff they made it to 1/32 Final, but lost it against Breakthrough Chiparamba with 0-2. In the Final, Fässbergs IF won over Fyllingsdalen FK and became the winner of Slutspel A in Boys 18. IFK Östersund comes from Östersund which lies approximately 620 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Östersund does also provide two additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2012 (Myssjö/Ovikens IF and Ope IF).