Kristianstad FC is a Swedish football club located in Kristianstad. The club was formed in 2015 through a merger between Kristianstads FF and Kristianstad BoIS.[2] The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.

Kristianstad FC
KFC logo
Full name1614 Kristianstad Football Club
Short nameKFC
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundKristianstad Fotbollsarena, Kristianstad
Capacity~2,500[1]
ChairmanAndreas Andersson
Head coachMladen Blagojevic
LeagueDivision 2 Södra Götaland
2024Division 2 Södra Götaland, 2nd of 14
Websitehttps://www.svenskalag.se/kristianstadfc

History

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Kristianstads FF was founded in 1990, when the football section of IFK Kristianstad merged with Vilans BoIF. The club then began life in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, which was the fourth tier of Swedish football. In the first few seasons Kristianstads FF finished in mid-table positions but then won promotion at the end of the 1993 season after finishing top of the Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland.

The club established themselves in Division 2 Södra Götaland over the next four seasons before winning the division in 1998. There followed one season in Division 1 Södra in 1999 where the club finished in ninth position and were most unfortunate to be relegated at the end of the campaign as a result of league re-structuring. The club's confidence dipped in Division 2 Södra Götaland and a further relegation followed at the end of the 2001 season.

However the club were promoted from Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland in 2002 after finishing in second place. Over the rest of the decade the club has played in Division 1 Södra and Division 2 Södra Götaland where they currently reside.

The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[3]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 September 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SWE Max-Ludwig Gustafsson Roslund
2 DF   SWE Erik Lindström
3 DF   SWE Linus Svensson (captain)
4 DF   SWE Armin Aganovic
6 MF   SWE Kasper Alsén
7 DF   SWE Samuel Wikström
8 MF   SWE Sufyan Abuzayda
9 FW   SWE Omar Dampha
10 MF   SWE Adrian Poletanovic
11 FW   SWE Paolo Lilja
12 MF   SWE David Löfquist
13 MF   GAM Saikou Jawneh
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   SWE Albin Henningsson
16 MF   SWE Viggo Asterman Fridman
17 DF   SWE Melvin Ljungqvist
18 DF   SWE Colin Carlsson
20 DF   SWE Linus Ingvarsson
21 MF   SWE Anton Bringsén
22 MF   SWE Elvis Rama
23 FW   GAM Bubacarr Jobe
27 DF   SWE Karl Holmer
30 FW   SWE Jonathan Okenge
50 GK   SWE Otto Larsson Wågert

Youth players with first-team experience

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As of 1 September 2024[a]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   SWE Rasmus Röseler[5]
25 MF   SWE Hannes Thornberg[6]
40 GK   SWE Vilmer Leffler[6]
DF   SWE Hjalmar Larsson Wågert[7]
DF   SWE Leo Litric[8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SWE Otto Schéle[7]
MF   SWE Herman Astrén[7]
MF   SWE Endrit Husaj[7]
MF   SWE Oliver Kostadinovski[7]
FW   SWE Viggo Sigfridsson[6]
  1. ^ Current youth players who at least have sat on the bench in a competitive match

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
Kristianstads FF
1990 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland 6th
1991 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 7th
1992 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland 2nd
1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th
1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 5th
1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 5th
1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted
1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 9th Relegated
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 9th
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated
2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland 2nd Promoted
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 5th
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd Promoted
2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th
2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 11th
2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th
Kristianstad FC
2016 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th
2017 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th
2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th
2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 15th Relegated
2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 11th
2021 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 10th
2022 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 8th
2023 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th
2024 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[9]

Managers

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  •   Joakim Persson (Nov 4, 2015 – Sep 22, 2017)
  •   Atli Eðvaldsson (Sep 22, 2017 – Jan 15, 2018)
  •   Serdar Dayat (Jan 15, 2018 – May 22, 2018)
  •   Besnik Llazani (May 22, 2018 – May 2, 2019)
  •   Joacim Velander (May 2, 2019 – October 17, 2019)
  •   Pierre Ferreira (October 17, 2019 – November 27, 2019)
  •   Jack Majgaard Jensen (November 27, 2019 – December 13, 2019)
  •   Anders Swahn (January 9, 2020 – November 18, 2020)
  •   Mladen Blagojevic (November 18, 2020 – November 10, 2024)

References

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  1. ^ "Kristianstads fotbollsarena" (in Swedish). Kristianstads kommun. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "KBoIS och KFF blir Kristianstad FC" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar 2019 - Kristianstad FC" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. ^ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "KFC fick nöja sig med oavgjort" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Ny seger efter Aganovic drömmål" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Ungdomligt KFC föll i kvartsfinalen" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Hat trick av Paolo Lilja i DM" (in Swedish). Kristianstad FC. 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Kristianstads FF" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-09-05.
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