FBK Karlstad is a Swedish football club located in Karlstad in Värmland County.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

FBK Karlstad are affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.[4]

Season to season

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. [5] [6] [7]

Attendances

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

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. [8]

Current squad

As of 7 February 2025[9]

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. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Felix Erntsson
2 DF Sweden SWE Simon Wagnsson
3 DF Sweden SWE Ludvig Gran
4 DF Sweden SWE Linus Fredriksson
5 DF Sweden SWE Sebastian Bellander
6 MF Sweden SWE Ayoob Abdulrahman Khudhur
8 DF Sweden SWE Oliver Kåhed
9 MF Sweden SWE Agon Beqiri
10 MF Sweden SWE Haytham Chebil
11 MF Sweden SWE Armin Fathi
12 GK Sweden SWE Simon Graasvoll
14 MF Sweden SWE Oliver Nilsson
15 DF Central African Republic CTA Séverin Tatolna
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Sweden SWE Samuel Nielsen
17 FW Sweden SWE Claes Nyman
18 DF Sweden SWE Eric Forsberg
19 MF Sweden SWE Emil Portén
20 MF Sweden SWE Joel Gustavsson
21 MF Sweden SWE Martin Höglund
22 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Buisson
38 FW Sweden SWE Ludvig Steen
MF Sweden SWE Henrik Cederin
FW Sweden SWE Mohammed Qassem
FW Sweden SWE Johan Bertilsson
FW Sweden SWE Dante Ahlstedt

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