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BK Häcken
Full name	Bollklubben Häcken Fotbollsförening
Nickname(s)	Getingarna (the Wasps)
Founded	1970; 55 years ago, as Landvetters IF
Ground	Bravida Arena; Gothenburg, Sweden
Capacity	6,300
Chairman	Anders Billström
Manager	Mak Lind
League	Damallsvenskan
2024	2nd of 12
Website	https://bkhacken.se/sida/dam
Home colours	Away colours

Bollklubben Häcken Fotbollsförening is a women's football club based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1970 as Landvetters IF and known as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC between 2004 and 2020, the club became the women's section of the men's club BK Häcken in 2021, although as a separate club which is a subsidiary of BK Häcken for legal reasons.

BK Häcken FF play their home games at Bravida Arena in Gothenburg. The team colors are yellow and black. The club won their first Damallsvenskan title in 2020.

History

BK Häcken was established in 1970 as Landvetters IF in Landvetter, a town near Gothenburg.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, the club moved into Gothenburg city and changed its name to Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC accordingly.^[1]

Veteran Bo Falk was the club's head coach from 1999 until 2004.^{[citation needed]} From 2005 until 2007, the coach was Martin Pringle.^[2] He was replaced by Torbjörn Nilsson for the 2008 season.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2010 Damallsvenskan season, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC finished as runners-up and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time.^{[citation needed]} In 2011, they won the Swedish Cup on a penalty shootout over Tyresö, before retaining the trophy in 2012 by beating Tyresö in the final again.^[3]

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC won their first league title in 2020.^[4] On 29 December 2020, the club board announced that its intention to cease operating the first team in the Damallsvenskan.^[5] Two days later, it reversed the decision to continue in 2021.^[6]^[7] However, on 28 January the club became the women's department of BK Häcken, a men's football club also based in Gothenburg and playing in top tier.^[8]

Current squad

As of 20 December 2024^[9]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Loes Geurts
1	GK	ISL	Fanney Birkisdóttir
3	DF	AUS	Aivi Luik
4	DF	SWE	Emma Östlund
5	MF	ENG	Ruby Grant
6	DF	SWE	Josefine Rybrink (vice-captain)
7	FW	SWE	Monica Jusu Bah
8	DF	JPN	Hikaru Kitagawa
9	MF	SWE	Filippa Curmark (captain)
10	FW	SWE	Anna Anvegård
11	FW	CAN	Clarissa Larisey
12	FW	DEN	Stine Larsen
13	GK	SWE	Jennifer Falk
14	FW	SWE	Matilda Nildén


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	SWE	Alva Selerud
18	DF	SWE	Lisa Löwing
19	DF	SWE	Elma Junttila Nelhage
20	DF	SWE	Hanna Wijk
21	MF	DEN	Jóhanna Fossdalsá
22	FW	SWE	Paulina Nyström
23	FW	SWE	Felicia Schröder
24	FW	USA	Tabby Tindell
25	MF	SWE	Alice Bergström
26	MF	SWE	Alexandra Larsson
30	MF	FIN	Katariina Kosola
—	MF	USA	Carly Wickenheiser
—	FW	SWE	Nesrin Akgün
—	MF	SWE	Elin Rubensson

Former players

Honours

Damallsvenskan (1): 2020
Svenska Cupen (3): 2011, 2012, 2019
Svenska Supercupen (1): 2013

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Kopparbergs/Göteborg's goal tally first.

Competition	Round	Club	Away	Home	Aggregate
2011–2012	Round of 32	Osijek	4–0 ^f	7–0	11–0
	Round of 16	Fortuna Hjørring	1–0 ^f	3–2	4–2
	Quarter-final	Arsenal	1–3 ^f	1–0	2–3
2012–2013	Round of 32	Spartak Subotica	1–0 ^f	3–0	4–0
	Round of 16	Fortuna Hjørring	1–1 ^f	3–2	4–3
	Quarter-final	Juvisy	0–1 ^f	1–3	1–4
2019–2020	Round of 32	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–2^f	2–2(a)
2020–2021	Round of 32	Manchester City	0–3	1–2^f	1–5
2021–2022	Round of 32	Vålerenga	3–1^f	3–2	6–3
	Group stage	Benfica	1–0 ^f	1–2	3rd
		Bayern Munich	0–4 ^f	1–5
		Lyon	0–4	0–3 ^f
2022–23	Qualifying round 2	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2 ^f	0–2	1–4
2023–24	Qualifying round 2	Twente	1–2	2–2 ^f	4–3
	Group stage	Real Madrid	1–0	2–1 ^f	2nd
		Chelsea	0–0 ^f	1–3
		Paris FC	2–1 ^f	0–0
	Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	0–3	1–2 ^f	1–5
2024–25	Qualifying round 2	Arsenal	0–4	1–0 ^f	1–4

^f First leg.

References

^ "KGFC - The History". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Lottas förre tränare om hennes framsteg". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
^ Garin, Erik (27 June 2013). "Sweden – List of Women Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
^ "Spelare, tränare, ledare – här är guldgänget 2020". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "KGFC avbryter elitsatsningen". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Damallsvensk fotboll också 2021 – och hopp om en utökad satsning". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Olausson, Alexander; Yousuf, Etezaz (31 December 2020). "Göteborg FC satsar vidare". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Smith, Rory (24 February 2021). "A Rising Tide Sinks One Boat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Dam – Trupp" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.