Falkenbergs FF

Falkenberg
Full name Falkenbergs Fotbollförening
Founded 3 January 1928 (1928-01-03)
Ground Falkenbergs IP, Falkenberg
Ground Capacity 4,000
Chairman Lars-Eric Nilsson
Head coach Hans Eklund
League Superettan
2016 Allsvenskan, 16th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. The club, formed on 3 January 1928, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Falkenberg are affiliated with Hallands Fotbollförbund.[1]

History

A chart showing the progress of Falkenbergs FF through the Swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

During the first thirty seasons of Falkenbergs FF, the club spent most of its time in Division 3. In the early years, the club also played bandy and handball.

In the early seventies (1973 and 1974), FFF were in Division 6. However, they would then start ascending in the Swedish league system, earning two consecutive promotions in 1986, Division 3 to Division 2, and 1987, to Division 1. 1988 was Falkenbergs first season at the second highest level of Swedish football.

After twelve rounds of play in 1998, Falkenbergs FF led Division 1 Södra and had their sights set on qualifying for Allsvenskan. But the club's success would not last all 26 rounds and they finished seventh in the league table.[2]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted
1995 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 9th
1996 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 11th
1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 9th
1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 7th
1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 9th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2003 Tier 2 Superettan 13th
2004 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2005 Tier 2 Superettan 8th
2006 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2007 Tier 2 Superettan 14th
2008 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2009 Tier 2 Superettan 6th
2010 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2011 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2012 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs
2013 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted
2014 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th
2015 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th
2016 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 16th Relegated

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 August 2016[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Otto Martler
2 Sweden DF Rasmus Sjöstedt
3 Sweden MF Hampus Svensson
4 Sweden DF Daniel Johansson
5 Sweden DF Linus Andersson
6 Sweden MF Erik Zetterberg
7 Sweden MF David Svensson (captain)
8 Sweden DF Tobias Karlsson
11 Sweden MF Johannes Vall
12 Sweden MF Christoffer Carlsson
14 Sweden DF Per Karlsson
15 Sweden FW Stefan Rodevåg (vice captain)
No. Position Player
16 Sweden GK Alexander Lundin
17 Sweden FW Jesper Karlsson
18 England FW Hakeem Araba
19 Sweden MF Amin Nazari
21 Denmark DF Thomas Juel-Nielsen
23 Ghana DF Enock Kwakwa
25 Uruguay DF Felipe Carvalho (on loan from Malmö FF)
30 Norway MF Thomas Drage
33 Sweden DF Tibor Joza
42 Sweden FW Zlatan Krizanović
77 Sweden MF Kamal Mustafa

Out on loan

As of 11 August 2016

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

No. Position Player
24 Sweden GK Johan Brattberg (at Eskilsminne IF until 8 January 2017)[upper-alpha 1]

Managers

[4]

  • Sweden Thure Claesson (1929–31)
  • Sweden Henning Svensson (1932–33)
  • Sweden Tobbi Svenson (1934–46)
  • Sweden Erik Göransson (1947)
  • Sweden Henry Antfors (1948–50)
  • Sweden Nils Rydell (1951)
  • Sweden Gösta Lambertsson (1952)
  • Sweden Tobbi Svenson (1953–54)
  • Sweden Gunnar Rydberg & Axel Löfgren (1955)
  • Sweden Gunnar Rydberg (1956)
  • Sweden John Vikdahl (1957–58)
  • Sweden Rune Ludvigsson & Fingal Mårtensson (1959)
  • Sweden Ingemar Pettersson (1960)
  • Sweden Gunnar Svensson (1961–63)
  • Sweden Rolf Johansson (1964–65)
  • Sweden Gunnar Svensson (1966–67)
  • Sweden Hans Ambrosius (1968)
  • Sweden Alf Jönsson (1969–70)
  • Sweden Ove Bernhard & Rolf Jakobsson (1971–72)
  • Sweden Hans Ambrosius (1973)
  • Sweden Lars Nylander (1974–76)
  • Sweden Jan Anders Andersson (1977–79)
  • Sweden Bengt Carnelid (1980–81)
  • Sweden Hasse Selander (1982–84)
  • Sweden PG Skoglund (1985–86)
  • Sweden Olle Kristenson (1987–89)

Achievements

League

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Falkenbergs FF have a cooperation with Eskilsminne IF and might temporarily loan out players to them during the season.

References

  1. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Hallands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Falkenbergs FF". Falkenbergs FF (in Swedish). 12 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Falkenbergs FF. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.falkenbergsff.se/page.php?page=historia
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