KB Karlskoga FF

KB Karlskoga FF

Full name	KB Karlskoga Fotbollförening
Founded	1963
Ground	Nobelstadion Karlskoga Sweden
Capacity	10,000
Head Coach	Mark Selmer
League	Division 2 Norra Götaland
2010	Division 2 Västra Götaland, 5th
Home colours Away colours

KB Karlskoga FF is a Swedish football club located in Karlskoga. The club was founded in 1963 following the merger of IFK Bofors and Karlskoga IF. KB means Karlskoga/Bofors.^[1]

Background

Since their foundation in 1963 KB Karlskoga FF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Sven-Göran Eriksson and Tord Grip both played for the club in the early 1970s, the latter as player-coach. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Nobelstadion in Karlskoga.^[2]

The club is affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.^[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 12th Relegated 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 7th 1997 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 8th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 8th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 8th 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand 11th Relegated 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland 1st Promoted 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Svealand 9th 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Svealand 7th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 5th 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [4] [5] [6] [7]

External links

• KB Karlskoga FF – Official Website

Footnotes

1. "KB Karlskoga FF – Fotboll Klubb". Retrieved 2010-09-19.
2. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Västra Götaland". Retrieved 2010-09-19.
3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-14.
4. "GAIS – Lagfacta – KB Karlskoga FF". Retrieved 2010-09-19.
5. "GAIS – Lagfacta – KB Karlskoga". Retrieved 2010-09-19.
6. "Västra Götaland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-09-19.
7. "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-09-19.