Jitex BK, more commonly known as just ''Jitex'', is a
football
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club in
Mölndal
Mölndal () is the seat and administrative centre of Mölndal Municipality, located just south of Gothenburg on the west-coast of Sweden. About 40,000 of the municipality's 60,000 inhabitants live in Mölndal proper.
Geography
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,
Sweden
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, that competes in
Elitettan
Elitettan ( en, The Elite First) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
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, the second tier of Swedish women's football. The club was founded January 21, 1971 and previously played in the
Elitettan
Elitettan ( en, The Elite First) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are ...
, Sweden's second highest division, and the top division league, the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
.
Jitex won six national championships and three victories in the
Swedish Cup during the 1970s and 1980s.
The Jitex name came from the first sponsor; Jitex fashion house. The team which has become known for their characteristic purple kit, was first trained by Sven Lundbeck. Notable players during this successful era include
Anette Börjesson
Lilian Anette Börjesson (born 11 November 1954) is a retired female badminton player and footballer from Sweden.
Badminton
Börjesson is a five time women's singles champion at the Swedish National Badminton Championships and was a silver m ...
,
Elisabeth Leidinge
Elisabeth Leidinge (born 6 March 1957) is a Swedish former association football goalkeeper who won 112 caps for the Sweden women's national football team. She is nicknamed Lappen. Leidinge can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary televi ...
,
Anna Svenjeby
Anna Svenjeby (born 26 April 1962) is a Swedish retired football player who played as a midfielder for Kronängs IF and Jitex BK in the Swedish Championship in the late 1970s and 1980s. She won the first edition of the ''Årets Fotbollstjej Aw ...
and
Pia Sundhage
Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. She is the head coach of the Brazil women's national team. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as ...
.
Financial problems in the early 1990s saw a 1993 merger with local rivals GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet-och Idrottssällskap or Gothenburg Athletics and Sports Association in English) and the adoption of the name Jitex BK/JG93. The team stumbled out of the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
in 1997. After reverting to the original name and transforming the team, the club has since climbed back up the leagues. Following victory in the 2005
Söderettan, the team played in the Damallsvenskan for 2006, but were relegated again the same year. In 2009 Jitex returned to the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
ahead of the 2010 campaign. Jitex were relegated from the
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...
in 2014, with few games remaining.
2022 squad
![Jitex BK before the match](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Jitex_BK_before_the_match.JPG)
.
Former players
''For notable current and former players, see
:Jitex BK players.''
References
External links
Webpage
{{Damallsvenskan
Women's football clubs in Sweden
Football clubs in Gothenburg
1971 establishments in Sweden
Damallsvenskan teams
Association football clubs established in 1971
Football clubs in Västra Götaland County