Linköpings FC

Linköpings Fotboll Club is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name Linköpings FC. The club's goal was both to establish women's football as a sport in Linköping and eventually become one of the top four teams.

Linköpings FC
Full nameLinköpings Fotboll Club
Nickname(s)LFC
Founded2003
GroundLinköping Arena,
Linköping
Capacity8,500
ChairmanMaria Hagström
ManagerOlof Unogård
LeagueDamallsvenskan
20195th
WebsiteClub website

History

In 2004, Linköpings FC finished their first year in the women's premier division (Damallsvenskan) in sixth place. The following two seasons the club reached its goal of finishing top four in the league with a fourth-place finish in 2005 and a third-place finish in 2006. The club also won Svenska Cupen ("The Swedish Cup") for the first time in 2006, defeating Umeå IK 3–2 in the cup final. They finished sixth in 2007 which was a failure for the club. In 2008 they led a long time through the series but still they finished second behind Swedish giants Umeå IK. Though, some consolation came when they won Svenska Cupen the same season, beating Umeå 1–0 in the final.

From 2004 to 2007 Linköpings FC increased their annual turnover from 2,4 million SEK to 5,0 million SEK.[1] At the same time their average attendance dropped from 1,609 in the 2004 season to 997 in 2006.[1] In 2007, Frida Östberg left the team after two years. Later, the team signed Jessica Landström after her debut for the national team. In February, they signed Brazilian internationals Cristiane and Daniela.

Current squad
Linköpings FC team in November 2014
As of 7 July 2020.

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 Cajsa Andersson
2 DF  SWE Matilda Haglund
3 DF  SWE Johanna Alm
4 DF  SWE Lisa Hurtig
5 DF  SWE Nilla Fischer
6 DF  SWE Elin Landström
8 MF  SWE Wilma Thörnkvist
9 FW  SWE Lina Hurtig
10 MF  SWE Emma Lennartsson
12 MF  SWE Petra Johansson
15 MF  NOR Frida Maanum
17 FW  NGA Ebere Orji
18 FW  SWE Ronja Karlsson-Törnborg
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  SWE Ronja Aronsson
20 MF  NGA Chinaza Uchendu
21 FW  SWE Alva Selerud
22 MF  FIN Olga Ahtinen
27 FW  NGA Uchenna Kanu
30 FW  DEN Sofie Bredgaard
— MF  NOR Synne Skinnes Hansen
— FW  SWE Sophie Sundqvist

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Linköpings FC players.

Achievements

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League
  • Further information: Linköpings FC in European football

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Linköping's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2009–2010 Qualifying round Roma Calfa–11–0–
Glentoran Belfast United–3–0–
Clujana Cluj-Napoca–6–0–
Round of 32 FC Zürich2–0 f3–05–0
Round of 16 Duisburg1–1 f0–21–3
2010–2011 Round of 32 Krka Novo Mesto7–0 f5–012–0
Round of 16 Sparta Prague1–02–0 f3–0
Quarter-final Arsenal1–1 f2–23–3 (agr)
2014–2015 Round of 32 Liverpool FC1–2 f3–04–2
Round of 16 Zvezda Perm0–35–0 f5–3
Quarter-final Brøndby1–10–1 f1–2
2017–2018 Round of 32 Apollon Limassol1–0 f3–04–0
Round of 16 Sparta Prague1–1 f3–04–1
Quarter-final Manchester City0–2 f3–53–7
2018–2019 Round of 32 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv6–1 f4–010–1
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain2–30–2 f2–5

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References

Footnotes
  1. "LFCs Vision" (in Swedish). Linköpings Fotboll Club. Archived from the original on February 7, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  2. "SM-guld till Linköpings FC" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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