Linköpings Fotboll Club is an

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club from

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division

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club

Linköpings HC Linköpings may refer to: *Linköpings ASS, Linköpings Allmänna Simsällskap is a Swedish swim team *Linköpings FC, an association football club * Linköpings FF, premier men's football team * Linköpings HC, Linköpings Hockey Club See als ...

under the new name Linköpings FC. The club's goal was both to establish women's football as a sport in Linköping and eventually become one of the top four teams.

History

In 2004, Linköpings FC finished their first year in the women's premier division (

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 sixth place. The following two seasons the club reached its goal of finishing top four in the league with a fourth-place finish in 2005 and a third-place finish in 2006. The club also won

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

("The Swedish Cup") for the first time in 2006, defeating

Umeå IK Umeå IK () is a professional association football club based in the city of Umeå, in northern Sweden, and currently playing Damallsvenskan, the first tier of women's football in Sweden. They were one of the most successful football clubs in ...

3–2 in the cup final. They finished sixth in 2007 which was a failure for the club. In 2008 they led a long time through the series but still they finished second behind Swedish giants

. Though, some consolation came when they won Svenska Cupen the same season, beating Umeå 1–0 in the final. From 2004 to 2007 Linköpings FC increased their annual turnover from 2,4 million SEK to 5,0 million SEK. At the same time their average attendance dropped from 1,609 in the 2004 season to 997 in 2006. In 2007,

Frida Östberg Frida Christina Östberg (born 10 December 1977) is a Swedish retired football midfielder who played for Umeå IK, Linköpings FC and Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a former member of the Sweden women's national football ...

left the team after two years. Later, the team signed

Jessica Landström Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born 12 December 1984) is a former Swedish football forward who has represented the Sweden women's national football team at the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament, the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2011 FIF ...

after her debut for the national team. In February, they signed Brazilian internationals Cristiane and Daniela.

Current squad

Former players

''For details of current and former players, see :Linköpings FC players.''

Achievements

** Winners (3): 2009,

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: ** Winners (5): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013–14, 2014–15

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Linköping's goal tally first.'' ^f First leg.

References

Footnotes

External links

Linköpings FC
– Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Linkopings FC Women's football clubs in Sweden Football clubs in Östergötland County 2003 establishments in Sweden Damallsvenskan teams Association football clubs established in 2003