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.

History

In 2004, Linköpings FC finished their first year in the women's premier division 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 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. At the same time their average attendance dropped from 1,609 in the 2004 season to 997 in 2006. 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

Former players

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

Achievements

All results list Linköping's goal tally first.
CompetitionRoundClubAwayHomeAggregate
2009–2010Qualifying round Roma Calfa–11–0–
2009–2010Qualifying round Glentoran Belfast United–3–0–
2009–2010Qualifying round Clujana Cluj-Napoca–6–0–
2009–2010Round of 32 FC Zürich2–0 f3–05–0
2009–2010Round of 16 Duisburg1–1 f0–21–3
2010–2011Round of 32 Krka Novo Mesto7–0 f5–012–0
2010–2011Round of 16 Sparta Prague1–02–0 f3–0
2010–2011Quarter-final Arsenal1–1 f2–23–3
2014–2015Round of 32 Liverpool FC1–2 f3–04–2
2014–2015Round of 16 Zvezda Perm0–35–0 f5–3
2014–2015Quarter-final Brøndby1–10–1 f1–2
2017–2018Round of 32 Apollon Limassol1–0 f3–04–0
2017–2018Round of 16 Sparta Prague1–1 f3–04–1
2017–2018Quarter-final Manchester City0–2 f3–53–7
2018–2019Round of 32 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv6–1 f4–010–1
2018–2019Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain2–30–2 f2–5

f First leg.

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