Linköping FC

Linköping Football Club (Swedish: [ˈlɪnːˌɕøːpɪŋ]) 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 Linköping HC under the new name Linköping 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.

Linköping FC

Full name	Linköping Football Club
Nickname(s)	LFC
Founded	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Ground	Linköping Arena, Linköping
Capacity	7,400
Chairman	Maria Hagström
Manager	Jonne Kunnas
League	Damallsvenskan
2024	9th
Website	http://www.linkopingfc.com/
Home colours Away colours

History

In 2004, Linköping 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 Linköping FC increased their annual turnover from 2,4 million SEK to 5,0 million SEK.^[1] At the same time their average attendance dropped from 1,609 in the 2004 season to 997 in 2006.^[1] 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

Linköping FC team in November 2014

As of 8 May 2024.^[2]

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 Frida Elofsson 4 DF  SWE Emma Östlund 5 DF  PHI Angela Beard 6 MF  NOR Noor Eckhoff 8 MF  SWE Johanna Svedberg 9 FW  NOR Cathinka Tandberg 10 DF  SWE Emma Lennartsson (captain) 11 FW  SWE Leona Özdemir 13 MF  SWE Ella Lundin 14 MF  NOR Irene Dirdal

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  SWE Lisa Björk 16 MF  NOR Malin Brenn 17 DF  SWE Nellie Karlsson 18 MF  SWE Michelle De Jongh 19 FW  CAN Delaney Baie Pridham 22 MF  SWE Alva Selerud (on loan from Roma) 23 FW  SWE Cornelia Kapocs 26 GK  SWE Lovisa Koss 71 MF  FIN Vilma Koivisto 88 MF  FIN Amanda Rantanen — FW  FIN Lilli Halttunen

Out on loan

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 — GK  SWE Clara Wiklund (at Eskilstuna United DFF until 30 June 2024)

Former players

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

Achievements

• Damallsvenskan
  • Winners (3): 2009,^[3] 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
2023–2024	Qualifying round 1	Arsenal	0–3
		FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	3–0
2024–2025	Qualifying round 1	Sparta Prague	1–3 (aet)
		First Vienna	8–0

^f First leg.

See also

• List of Linköpings FC seasons