FBK Karlstad is a Swedish football club located in Karlstad in Värmland County.

Background

Fotbollsklubben Karlstad was founded in 1971. The club has a large youth section which runs many teams. Among the youngsters that have been developed by the club are Sebastian Karlsson who now plays in Degerfors IF and Per Frick who is currently with IF Elfsborg.

Since their foundation FBK Karlstad has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. In 2009 the club were close to gaining promotion to Division 2 but lost their final match and finished in third place one position behind local rivals Karlstad BK who gained promotion via the play-offs. FBK play their home matches at the Örsholmen IP in Karlstad.

FBK Karlstad are affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 5th 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 1st Promoted 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 7th 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 4th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated 2000 Tier 6 Division 5 Värmland Östra 12th Relegated 2001 Tier 7 Division 6 Värmland Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2002 Tier 6 Division 5 Värmland Östra 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 6th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 3rd 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 3rd 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 4th 2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th 2009 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 3rd 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 6th 2011 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 6th 2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 10th Relegated 2013 Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland 5th 2014 Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland 1st Promoted 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
1993Tier 5Division 4Värmland5th
1994Tier 5Division 4Värmland1stPromoted
1995Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand7th
1996Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs
1997Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand4th
1998Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand1stPromoted
1999Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand11thRelegated
2000Tier 6Division 5Värmland Östra12thRelegated
2001Tier 7Division 6Värmland Västra2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted
2002Tier 6Division 5Värmland Östra1stPromoted
2003Tier 5Division 4Värmland6th
2004Tier 5Division 4Värmland3rd
2005Tier 5Division 4Värmland3rd
2006*Tier 6Division 4Värmland1stPromoted
2007Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand4th
2008Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand8th
2009Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand3rd
2010Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand6th
2011Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand6th
2012Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand10thRelegated
2013Tier 6Division 4Värmland5th
2014Tier 6Division 4Värmland1stPromoted
2015Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand1stPromoted
2016Tier 4Division 2

Attendances

In recent seasons FBK Karlstad have had the following average attendances:

SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel
Season Average attendance Division / Section Level 2006 Not available Div 4 Värmland Tier 6 2007 181 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2008 211 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2009 219 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 2010 126 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
2006Not availableDiv 4 VärmlandTier 6
2007181Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2008211Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2009219Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5
2010126Div 3 Västra SvealandTier 5

Current squad

As of 7 February 2025

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK SWE Felix Erntsson 2 DF SWE Simon Wagnsson 3 DF SWE Ludvig Gran 4 DF SWE Linus Fredriksson 5 DF SWE Sebastian Bellander 6 MF SWE Ayoob Abdulrahman Khudhur 8 DF SWE Oliver Kåhed 9 MF SWE Agon Beqiri 10 MF SWE Haytham Chebil 11 MF SWE Armin Fathi 12 GK SWE Simon Graasvoll 14 MF SWE Oliver Nilsson 15 DF CTA Séverin TatolnaNo. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF SWE Samuel Nielsen 17 FW SWE Claes Nyman 18 DF SWE Eric Forsberg 19 MF SWE Emil Portén 20 MF SWE Joel Gustavsson 21 MF SWE Martin Höglund 22 FW SWE Benjamin Buisson 38 FW SWE Ludvig Steen — MF SWE Henrik Cederin — FW SWE Mohammed Qassem — FW SWE Johan Bertilsson — FW SWE Dante Ahlstedt
1GKSWEFelix Erntsson
2DFSWESimon Wagnsson
3DFSWELudvig Gran
4DFSWELinus Fredriksson
5DFSWESebastian Bellander
6MFSWEAyoob Abdulrahman Khudhur
8DFSWEOliver Kåhed
9MFSWEAgon Beqiri
10MFSWEHaytham Chebil
11MFSWEArmin Fathi
12GKSWESimon Graasvoll
14MFSWEOliver Nilsson
15DFCTASéverin Tatolna
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16MFSWESamuel Nielsen
17FWSWEClaes Nyman
18DFSWEEric Forsberg
19MFSWEEmil Portén
20MFSWEJoel Gustavsson
21MFSWEMartin Höglund
22FWSWEBenjamin Buisson
38FWSWELudvig Steen
—MFSWEHenrik Cederin
—FWSWEMohammed Qassem
—FWSWEJohan Bertilsson
—FWSWEDante Ahlstedt

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