IF Karlstad Fotboll

IF Karlstad Football is a Swedish football team in Karlstad, Värmland

IF Karlstad Fotboll
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Karlstad Fotboll
Nickname(s)KF
Founded4 November 2019
GroundTingvalla IP
Capacity10,000[1]
ChairmanPatrik Hjelte
CoachKjell Jonevret
LeagueEttan Norra
2024Ettan Norra, - of -
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded in 2019 from a meger of football clubs Carlstad United and Karlstad BK.[2]

The club currently competes in Ettan Norra. They ended last season at 4th in the league. In August 2020, former Akropolis manager Konstantinos Panagopoulos joined the club as head coach.[3]

In February 2022, former England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson joined the club as an advisor for the club.[4]

Konstantinos got sacked in July 2022.[5]

Season to season
Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2020 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 8th
2021 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 4th
2022 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 5th
2023 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 8th

First team squad

As of September 5, 2023[6]

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 Mathias Karlsson
2 DF  SWE Eric Forsberg
3 DF  JPN Takuto Yasuoka
5 DF  KOS Ilir Berisha
6 MF  SWE Henrik Cederin
7 MF  SYR Moustafa Benshi
8 MF  SWE Ibrahim Habib
9 FW  SWE Johan Bertilsson
10 MF  SWE Agon Beqiri
11 MF  SWE Oscar Kihlgren
12 FW  SWE Andreas Bellander
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  SWE Christian Marigliano
15 DF  SWE Axel Wallenborg (on loan from Djurgården)
16 MF  SWE Samuel Nielsen
17 MF  SWE Noel Björk
18 DF  SWE Jacob Ericsson
19 FW  SWE David Johannesson
22 DF  SWE Melker Falknäs
23 FW  SWE Erik Björndahl
25 MF  SWE Filip Johansson Bahar
27 GK  SWE Simon Graasvoll
35 DF  NED Henk van Schaik

References
  1. Soccerway
  2. Brenning, Patrik (4 November 2019). "Dramatiska beslutet: Klubbarna slås ihop". Aftonbladet.
  3. "Försvann efter stora succén – ska rädda hårdsatsande klubben". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. "Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson förstärker klubbens organisation". Karlstad Fotboll (in Swedish). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. Ahlin, Johan (2022-07-13). "Lagkaptenen efter beskedet: "Jag trivdes jättebra med Kostas"". NWT (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  6. "Division 1 Norra". Karlstad Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-17.


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