Linköping FC

Linköpings FC

Full name	Linköpings Fotboll Club
Nickname(s)	LFC
Founded	2003
Ground	Linköping Arena, Linköping
Capacity	7,400
Chairman	Maria Hagström
Manager	Olof Unogård
League	Damallsvenskan
2021	6th
Website	http://www.linkopingfc.com/
Home colours Away colours

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 (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. 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

Linköpings FC team in November 2014

As of 3 May 2021

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	Cajsa Andersson
2	DF	SWE	Emma Bülow
3	DF	SWE	Johanna Alm
4	DF	SWE	Emma Holm
5	DF	SWE	Nilla Fischer
6	FW	JPN	Saori Takarada
8	MF	SWE	Johanna Svedberg
9	FW	SWE	Therese Simonsson
10	DF	SWE	Emma Lennartsson
11	FW	UKR	Nadiia Kunina
12	MF	SWE	Petra Johansson
13	GK	FIN	Anna Koivunen
14	FW	DEN	Amalie Vangsgaard

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	NOR	Heidi Ellingsen
17	DF	SWE	Nellie Karlsson
18	MF	SWE	Michelle De Jongh
19	DF	SWE	Stina Lennartsson
20	MF	NGA	Chinaza Uchendu
21	FW	SWE	Alva Selerud
22	MF	FIN	Olga Ahtinen
23	FW	SWE	Cornelia Kapocs
26	FW	SWE	Ella Björkman
29	FW	JPN	Yuka Momiki

Former players

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

Achievements

• Damallsvenskan
  • Winners (3): 2009, 2016, 2017
• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (5): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013–14, 2014–15

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

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 Zürich	2–0 f	3–0	5–0
	Round of 16	Duisburg	1–1 f	0–2	1–3
2010–2011	Round of 32	Krka Novo Mesto	7–0 f	5–0	12–0
	Round of 16	Sparta Prague	1–0	2–0 f	3–0
	Quarter-final	Arsenal	1–1 f	2–2	3–3 (agr)
2014–2015	Round of 32	Liverpool FC	1–2 f	3–0	4–2
	Round of 16	Zvezda Perm	0–3	5–0 f	5–3
	Quarter-final	Brøndby	1–1	0–1 f	1–2
2017–2018	Round of 32	Apollon Limassol	1–0 f	3–0	4–0
	Round of 16	Sparta Prague	1–1 f	3–0	4–1
	Quarter-final	Manchester City	0–2 f	3–5	3–7
2018–2019	Round of 32	Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv	6–1 f	4–0	10–1
	Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	2–3	0–2 f	2–5

^f First leg.

External links

• Linköpings FC – Official website (in Swedish)