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

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.

The club is affiliated to the Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
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.
1993Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand5th
1994Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand6th
1995Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand5th
1996Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand12thRelegated
1997Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand3rd
1998Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand3rd
1999Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand7th
2000Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand6th
2001Tier 4Division 3Västra Svealand2ndPromotion playoffs – promoted
2002Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand10thRelegation playoffs – not relegated
2003Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand6th
2004Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand6th
2005Tier 3Division 2Västra Götaland12thRelegated
2006*Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand4th
2007Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand1stPromoted
2008Tier 4Division 2Östra Svealand1stPromoted
2009Tier 3Division 1Norra12thRelegated
2010Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand11thRelegated
2011Tier 5Division 3Västra Svealand1stPromoted
2012Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand8th
2013Tier 4Division 2Norra Götaland8th
2014Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand10th
2015Tier 4Division 2Norra Götaland11th
2016Tier 4Division 2Södra Svealand5th
2017Tier 4Division 2Norra Svealand2ndPromotion playoffs – promoted
2018Tier 3Division 1Norra13thRelegation playoffs – not relegated
2019Tier 3Division 1Norra

Attendances

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

SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel
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.
2015166Div 2 Norra GotalandTier 4
2016108Div 2 Sodra SvealandTier 4
2017246Div 2 Norra SvealandTier 4
2018242Div 1 NorraTier 3

Current squad

As of 31 March 2018

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 GER Steffen Kraus 2 DF SWE Anton Olsson (captain) 3 DF SWE Gabriel Kopkin 4 MF ENG Laurence Bell 5 DF SWE Zakariah Epplette 6 DF SWE Felix Bindelöv 7 MF SWE Pontus Nordström 8 MF SWE Ibrahim Habib 9 MF SWE Liridon Jashari Tahiraj 10 FW SWE Christer Lipovac 11 FW SWE Martin AlpNo. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF SWE Carl Grundel 14 MF SWE Deniz Yaldir 16 MF SWE Simon Esséus 18 FW SWE Adam Molin 19 MF SWE Daniel Hultqvist 20 MF SWE Linus Engwall 35 GK SWE Anton Palmér 45 DF SWE Carl Ekstrand Hamrén 72 MF PER Sebastián Loyola Nydén 92 GK SWE Jakob Kindberg 99 FW SWE Phillip Amin
1GKGERSteffen Kraus
2DFSWEAnton Olsson (captain)
3DFSWEGabriel Kopkin
4MFENGLaurence Bell
5DFSWEZakariah Epplette
6DFSWEFelix Bindelöv
7MFSWEPontus Nordström
8MFSWEIbrahim Habib
9MFSWELiridon Jashari Tahiraj
10FWSWEChrister Lipovac
11FWSWEMartin Alp
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12MFSWECarl Grundel
14MFSWEDeniz Yaldir
16MFSWESimon Esséus
18FWSWEAdam Molin
19MFSWEDaniel Hultqvist
20MFSWELinus Engwall
35GKSWEAnton Palmér
45DFSWECarl Ekstrand Hamrén
72MFPERSebastián Loyola Nydén
92GKSWEJakob Kindberg
99FWSWEPhillip 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