FBK Karlstad

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

FBK Karlstad

Full name	Fotbollsklubben Karlstad
Short name	FBK
Founded	1971
Ground	Örsholmen IP Karlstad Sweden
Chairman	Bjarne Andersson
League	Ettan Norra
2024	Ettan Norra, 13th of 16 (relegated)
Website	https://www.fbkfotboll.com/
Home colours Away colours

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  SWE Felix Erntsson 2 DF  SWE Simon Wagnsson 3 DF  SWE Ludvig Gran 4 DF  SWE Linus Fredriksson 5 DF  SWE Sebastian Bellander 6 MF  SWE Ayoob Abdulrahman Khudhur 8 DF  SWE Oliver Kåhed 9 MF  SWE Agon Beqiri 10 MF  SWE Haytham Chebil 11 MF  SWE Armin Fathi 12 GK  SWE Simon Graasvoll 14 MF  SWE Oliver Nilsson 15 DF  CTA Séverin Tatolna

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SWE Samuel Nielsen 17 FW  SWE Claes Nyman 18 DF  SWE Eric Forsberg 19 MF  SWE Emil Portén 20 MF  SWE Joel Gustavsson 21 MF  SWE Martin Höglund 22 FW  SWE Benjamin Buisson 38 FW  SWE Ludvig Steen — MF  SWE Henrik Cederin — FW  SWE Mohammed Qassem — FW  SWE Johan Bertilsson — FW  SWE Dante Ahlstedt