KB Karlskoga FF is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in
Karlskoga
Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles (27. ...
. The club was founded in 1963 following the merger of IFK Bofors and Karlskoga IF. KB means Karlskoga/Bofors.
Background
Since their foundation in 1963 KB Karlskoga FF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the go ...
.
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player.
After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...
and
Tord Grip
Tord Erland Grip (born 13 January 1938) is a Swedish former football coach and player. He has worked with several national teams, including England, Sweden, Indonesia, Mexico, the Ivory Coast and Kosovo.
Playing career
Grip began his football ca ...
both played for the club in the early 1970s, the latter as player-coach. The club currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland which is the fourth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the
Nobelstadion Nobelstadion is a stadium in Karlskoga, Sweden and is the home ground of the football team KB Karlskoga FF.
It has also been used for women's national team matches, including the UEFA Women's Euro 1997
The 1997 UEFA Women's Championship, also ...
in Karlskoga.
The club is affiliated to the
Värmlands Fotbollförbund
The Värmlands Fotbollförbund ''(Värmland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Värmland.
Background
Värmlands ...
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Season to season
External links
KB Karlskoga FFnbsp;– Official Website
Footnotes
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KB Karlskoga
KB Karlskoga FF is a Swedish football club located in Karlskoga. The club was founded in 1963 following the merger of IFK Bofors and Karlskoga IF. KB means Karlskoga/Bofors.
Background
Since their foundation in 1963 KB Karlskoga FF has participa ...
Football clubs in Örebro County
Association football clubs established in 1963
1963 establishments in Sweden