Kristianstads DFF is a
women's association football club from
Kristianstad,
Sweden
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. The club is affiliated to the
Skånes Fotbollförbund
The Skånes Fotbollförbund ''(Scania Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.
Background
Skånes Fo ...
.
History
The original club Wä IF played in from 1989 to 1994 in the Damallsvenskan. The club was reformed in 1998 when
Kristianstads FF
Kristianstads DFF is a women's association football club from Kristianstad, Sweden. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
History
The original club Wä IF played in from 1989 to 1994 in the Damallsvenskan. The club was reformed ...
merged with Wä IF to become Kristianstad / Wä DFF. The team continued as Kristianstad / Wä DFF during the seasons of 1999 until 2001 in 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 2006 was the club was renamed again to the current name Kristianstads DFF. Prominent players to have represented the club include
Malin Andersson
Malin Elisabeth Andersson (born 4 May 1973 in Kristianstad, Skåne) is a Swedish women's football player.
In an international career lasting from 1994 to 2005, Andersson appeared in 151 international matches for Sweden. At the time of her re ...
,
Therese Sjögran,
Sara Johansson
Sara Johansson (born 23 January 1980) is a female footballer for Hammarby IF DFF and the Swedish national team.
Honours Club
; Djurgården/Älvsjö:
* Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also kn ...
and
Nilla Fischer. In 2005 the team finished third in the
Söderettan, before winning the Söderettan unbeaten in 2008 and clinching
promotion 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 ...
. In July 2009 the players posed for a nude team photograph, to raise funds as the club was in financial difficulty. In 2018, the club changed their homeground from Vilans IP to Kristianstads Fotbollsarena. In the same year the team achieved their best league placing since their foundation, securing a fourth-place finish in the Damallsvenskan.
Homeground
Kristianstads DFF play their home games at Kristianstads Fotbollsarena in Kristianstad.
Club colours
The team colours are Orange shirt and black shorts and socks for home games and white for away games.
Managers
* Ulf Berglund (2008–2009)
* Pierre Persson (2010–2011)
*
Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir
Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir (born 2 October 1976) is an Icelandic football coach and former player, currently in charge of Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. Elísabet was the head coach of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna team Val ...
(2009– )
Current squad
Former players
''For details of current and former players, see
:Kristianstads DFF players.''
Staff
Sports
;Head coach:
*
Elisabet Gunnarsdottir
;Assistant coach:
* Alexander Fridlund
;Strength coach:
* Kristín Hólm Geirsdóttir
* Orri Sigurðsson
;Goalkeeper coach:
* Bojan Jovic
;Kit manager:
* Isabella Sjöstedt
Management
;Club Manager:
* Albert Sigurdsson
;Sports Director:
* Lovisa Ström
References
External links
Kristianstads DFFnbsp;– Official website
{{Authority control
Women's football clubs in Sweden
Football clubs in Skåne County
1998 establishments in Sweden
Damallsvenskan teams
Association football clubs established in 1998
Sport in Kristianstad Municipality