Karlslunds IF FK

This article is about Karlslunds IF's men's football section. For other sections of the club, see Karlslunds IF.

Karlslunds IF FK
Full nameKarlslunds Idrottsförening Fotbollklubb
Founded27 April 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-27)
GroundKarlslund Arena
Örebro
Sweden
Capacity2,000
LeagueDivision 1 Norra
2019Division 1 Norra, 10th

Karlslunds IF FK is a Swedish football club located in the Karlslund neighbourhood in western Örebro.[1]

Background

Karlslunds IF's football team has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but has enjoyed periods of success most notably an appearance in Division 1 Norra in 2009 and a few seasons in Division 2 in the 1980s. The club currently plays in Division 1 Norra which is the third tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Karlslund Arena in Örebro.[2]

The club is affiliated to the Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund.[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 5th
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 6th
1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 5th
1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 12th Relegated
1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 3rd
1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 3rd
1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 7th
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 6th
2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion playoffs – promoted
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 10th Relegation playoffs – not relegated
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 6th
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 6th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Götaland 12th Relegated
2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 4th
2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted
2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Svealand 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 12th Relegated
2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 11th Relegated
2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted
2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th
2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 8th
2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th
2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 11th
2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 5th
2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 2nd Promotion playoffs – promoted
2018 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegation playoffs – not relegated
2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Attendances

In recent seasons Karlslunds IF FK have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division / Section Level
2015 166 Div 2 Norra Gotaland Tier 4
2016 108 Div 2 Sodra Svealand Tier 4
2017 246 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2018 242 Div 1 Norra Tier 3

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [8]

Current squad

As of 31 March 2018[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 Germany GER Steffen Kraus
2 DF Sweden SWE Anton Olsson (captain)
3 DF Sweden SWE Gabriel Kopkin
4 MF England ENG Laurence Bell
5 DF Sweden SWE Zakariah Epplette
6 DF Sweden SWE Felix Bindelöv
7 MF Sweden SWE Pontus Nordström
8 MF Sweden SWE Ibrahim Habib
9 MF Sweden SWE Liridon Jashari Tahiraj
10 FW Sweden SWE Christer Lipovac
11 FW Sweden SWE Martin Alp
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Sweden SWE Carl Grundel
14 MF Sweden SWE Deniz Yaldir
16 MF Sweden SWE Simon Esséus
18 FW Sweden SWE Adam Molin
19 MF Sweden SWE Daniel Hultqvist
20 MF Sweden SWE Linus Engwall
35 GK Sweden SWE Anton Palmér
45 DF Sweden SWE Carl Ekstrand Hamrén
72 MF Peru PER Sebastián Loyola Nydén
92 GK Sweden SWE Jakob Kindberg
99 FW Sweden SWE Phillip Amin

Other sports

Since their foundation on 27 April 1920 Karlslunds IF has been active in a number of sports including:

Karlslunds IF runs the biggest programme for athletics in Örebro, Sweden, with some 4000 members and more than 200 coaches coaching eight different sports. Currently women's soccer (known as KIF Örebro DFF) and men's Nordic skiing are the most successful.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Karlslunds IF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Fotbollsverige.se – Södra Svealand". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Karlslunds IF". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Karlslunds IF HFK". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Södra Svealand - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Karlslunds IF. Retrieved 24 April 2018.