Bollklubben forward, commonly known as BK forward, is a
football
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team from
Ărebro
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, Sweden. They play in
Division 1 Norra
Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan ( en, the one), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish
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. The club plays in a small multipurpose stadium called
TrĂ€ngens IP TrĂ€ngens IP is a football stadium in Ărebro, Sweden and the home stadium for the football team BK Forward
Bollklubben forward, commonly known as BK forward, is a football team from Ărebro, Sweden. They play in Division 1 Norra. The club play ...
. The base of the club is in the western end of downtown, whereas the city's historically main club
Ărebro SK
Ărebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Ărebro SK, Ărebro or (especially locally) ĂSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Ărebro. The club are affiliated to Ărebro LĂ€ns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn A ...
play in the eastern end. The club is affiliated to the
Ărebro LĂ€ns Fotbollförbund
The Ărebro LĂ€ns Fotbollförbund ''(Ărebro County Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Ărebro County.
Background
Ărebro LĂ€ns Fotbollfö ...
.
The club is well known for its youth system, having created players like
Jimmy Durmaz
Jakup Jimmy Durmaz (born 22 March 1989), formerly known as Jimmy Touma, is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Fatih KaragĂŒmrĂŒk. He began his career at BK Forward and moved in 2008 to Malmö FF, where he w ...
,
Jiloan Hamad
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ŰŻ), is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Ărebro SK. Born in Azerbaijan and of Iraqi descent, Hamad m ...
and
Jacob Rinne
Jacob Karl Anders Rinne (born 20 June 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Early career
In 2010, Rinne joined Division 1 side BK F ...
.
The club has also had some success playing
bandy
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, playing in the top Swedish series in 1973/74.
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons BK Forward have had the following average attendances:
Achievements
League
*
Division 1 Norra
Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan ( en, the one), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden ...
:
** Runners-up (1):
2012
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References
External links
Official site
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Football clubs in Ărebro County
Sport in Ărebro
Association football clubs established in 1934
Bandy clubs established in 1934
1934 establishments in Sweden