Kristianstad FC
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Wikipedia - Kristianstad FC
Kristianstad FC is a Swedish football club located in Kristianstad. The club was formed in 2015 through a merger between Kristianstads FF and Kristianstad BoIS. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.
History
Kristianstads FF was founded in 1990, when the football section of IFK Kristianstad merged with Vilans BoIF. The club then began life in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, which was the fourth tier of Swedish football. In the first few seasons Kristianstads FF finished in mid-table positions but then won promotion at the end of the 1993 season after finishing top of the Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland.
The club established themselves in Division 2 Södra Götaland over the next four seasons before winning the division in 1998. There followed one season in Division 1 Södra in 1999 where the club finished in ninth position and were most unfortunate to be relegated at the end of the campaign as a result of league re-structuring. The club's confidence dipped in Division 2 Södra Götaland and a further relegation followed at the end of the 2001 season.
However the club were promoted from Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland in 2002 after finishing in second place. Over the rest of the decade the club has played in Division 1 Södra and Division 2 Södra Götaland where they currently reside.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Kristianstads FF zdobył jeden tytuł mistrzowski w 1944 roku oraz dwukrotnie Puchar Szwecji w 1967 i 1975 roku. Klub występował również w rozgrywkach europejskich, w tym w Pucharze UEFA i Lidze Europy UEFA.
W ostatnich latach Kristianstads FF walczyło w Superettan, a w sezonie 2019 zajęło 13. miejsce. Klub słynie ze swojej silnej drużyny młodzieżowej, z której wywodzi się kilku utalentowanych piłkarzy, takich jak Andreas Granqvist i Marcus Olsson.