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KIF Örebro DFF is a Swedish
women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...
club based in
Örebro Örebro ( ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...
. Founded in 1980 as the women's football section of multi-sports association Karlslunds IF, the club's first team currently plays in the
Elitettan Elitettan (, ) is the second highest division of Swedish women's football. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Damallsvenskan The (; ), known as OBOS for sponsorship reasons, is the highest divisi ...
, the second-highest level of the women's football pyramid in Sweden. The club also operates two reserve teams at the under-19 and under-17 levels, as well as a
youth academy In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show en ...
. KIF Örebro play their home games at
Behrn Arena Eyravallen, currently known as Behrn Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in Örebro, Sweden and home stadium for Örebro SK in Swedish second division Superettan. The stadium holds 12,645 people and was ...
, which they share with the men's football club
Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...
.


History

Karlslunds IF, founded in 1920, took up women's football in 1980. By the 2005 season, they became known as KIF Örebro DFF. In 2014, the first team enjoyed their best ever season, finishing second in the league and qualifying for the
UEFA Women's Champions League The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. ...
for the first time in club history.


Players and staff


First-team squad


Former players

Notable former players include Americans
Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly Heavey (; born July 22, 1971) is an American former professional soccer player. She was a member of the United States women's national team for 23 years and is the most-capped football player in the history of the sport (m ...
,
Kate Markgraf Kathryn Michele Markgraf (; born August 23, 1976) is the former General Manager of the United States women's national soccer team and a retired American professional soccer defender. She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars in the WPS, ...
, and
Christie Welsh Christie Renee Welsh (born February 27, 1981) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She previously played for the New York Power of Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) as well as the Los Angeles Sol, Saint Louis At ...
; they played for the club in 2004 under
Pia Sundhage Pia Mariane Sundhage (, born 13 February 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Currently, she is coaching Switzerland. As a player, Sundhage played most of her career as a forward and retired as the top scorer fo ...
.


Coaching staff


Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

:''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Örebro's goal tally first.'' a First leg.


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kif Orebro Dff Women's football clubs in Sweden Sport in Örebro 1980 establishments in Sweden Damallsvenskan clubs Association football clubs established in 1980 Football clubs in Örebro County 20th-century establishments in Örebro County