BK Kenty

BK Kenty is a Swedish sports club located in Linköping.^[1]

BK Kenty

Full name	Bollklubben Kenty
Founded	1932
Ground	Fredriksbergs IP Linköping Sweden
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Anders Lorentzon
League	Division 6 Östergötland Mellersta
2018	Division 6 Östergötland Mellersta, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

Background

Bollklubben Kenty was formed on 10 April 1932 by John Schön, Gösta Dahlqvist, Enar Johansson and Folke Dättermark – all teenagers. The Kenty name has its origins in kid's interest at that time in reading Cowboy and Indian books. A few letters in the name Kentucky were changed and hence the name Kenty was born.

Initially the club operated as a youth club before men's and boys' football became the club's main activity. In 1968 BK Kenty women's football was added. Other sports that the club ran included ice hockey, bandy, tennis, bowling and handball before these sections were transferred to other clubs.^[2]

BK Kenty has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 2 Östra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football.^[3] They play their home matches at the Fredriksbergs IP in Linköping.^[4]

BK Kenty are affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 4th 1994 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 4th 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 6th 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 3rd 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1998 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 4th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 8th 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 12th Relegated 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Östra 5th 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 5th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 8th 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Östergötland Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2006* Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Mellersta Götaland 7th 2008 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 5th 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 2010 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 2nd 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 12th Relegated 2012 Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 8th 2018 Tier 8 Division 6 Östergötland Mellersta 3rd * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [6] [7] [8]