IF Karlstad Fotboll

IF Karlstad Fotboll
Full nameIdrottsföreningen Karlstad Fotboll
NicknameKF
Founded4 November 2019
GroundSola Arena
Capacity4,000[1]
ChairmanPatrik Hjelte
CoachKjell Jonevret
LeagueEttan Norra
2025Ettan Norra, 5th of 16
Websitehttps://www.karlstadfotboll.com

IF Karlstad Football is a Swedish football team in Karlstad, Värmland.

The club was founded in 2019 from a meger of football clubs Carlstad United and Karlstad BK.[2]

The club currently competes in Ettan Norra. They ended last season at 5th in the league. In August 2020, former Akropolis manager Konstantinos Panagopoulos joined the club as head coach.[3]

In February 2022, former England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson joined the club as an advisor for the club.[4]

Panagopoulos got sacked in July 2022.[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2020 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 8th
2021 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 4th
2022 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 5th
2023 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 8th
2024 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 6th
2025 Tier 3 Ettan Norra 5th

First team squad

As of 1 September 2025[6]

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  SWE Mathias Karlsson
2 DF  SWE Stevan Beko
4 MF  SWE Henrik Bellman
6 MF  AFG Suleman Zurmati
7 MF  SWE Emil Berger
8 MF  SWE Noel Björk
9 MF  SWE Jesper Carström
10 DF  SWE Oskar Alvers
11 FW  SWE Johan Bengtsson
12 FW  SWE Andreas Bellander
14 DF  KOS Argjend Miftari (on loan from Mjällby)
15 FW  NZL Oscar Faulds
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  SWE Jonathan Johnsson
17 MF  SWE Nuha Jatta
18 DF  SWE Jacob Ericsson
19 MF  SWE Elliot Nilsson King
20 FW  SWE Nils Andersson Gärds
21 FW  NGA Ibrahim Adewale
23 DF  SWE Lukas Röhse
26 MF  NGA Usman Owoyemi
27 GK  SWE Carl Josefsson
28 FW  SWE Adam Bark
29 DF  KEN Frank Odhiambo (on loan from Djurgården)

References

  1. ^ Karlstads kommun
  2. ^ Brenning, Patrik (4 November 2019). "Dramatiska beslutet: Klubbarna slås ihop". Aftonbladet.
  3. ^ "Försvann efter stora succén – ska rädda hårdsatsande klubben". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. ^ "Sven-Göran "Svennis" Eriksson förstärker klubbens organisation". Karlstad Fotboll (in Swedish). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ Ahlin, Johan (2022-07-13). "Lagkaptenen efter beskedet: "Jag trivdes jättebra med Kostas"". NWT (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  6. ^ "Division 1 Norra". Karlstad Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-17.