KB Karlskoga FF is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 football club located in Karlskoga

Karlskoga

Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden with 27,500 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:It is located at the northern shore of lake Möckeln, and the small settlement was initially called Möckelns bodar...

. 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

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 and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

. Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

 and Tord Grip

Tord Grip

Tord Grip is a Swedish football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-Göran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team....

 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 in Karlskoga.

The club is affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund

Värmlands Fotbollförbund

The Värmlands Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Värmland.- Background :...

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Season to season

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Season	Level	Division	Section	Position	Movements
1993 Division 2 1993 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1993.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	12th	Relegated
1994	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
1995	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
1996	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	7th
1997	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
1998	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	2nd	Promotion Playoffs - Promoted
1999 Division 2 1999 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1999.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	8th
2000 Division 2 2000 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2000.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	8th
2001 Division 2 2001 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2001.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Västra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 3	Division 2	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2002	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	8th
2003	Tier 4	Division 3	Västra Svealand	11th	Relegated
2004	Tier 5	Division 4	Värmland	2nd	Promotion Playoffs
2005	Tier 5	Division 4	Värmland	1st	Promoted
2006*	Tier 5	Division 3	Västra Svealand	1st	Promoted
2007 Division 2 2007 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2007.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Mellersta Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Östra Svealand	9th
2008 Division 2 2008 Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 2008.-Division 2 Norrland:-Division 2 Norra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Svealand:-Division 2 Östra Götaland:-Division 2 Västra Götaland:...	Tier 4	Division 2	Östra Svealand	7th
2009	Tier 4	Division 2	Östra Götaland	6th
2010	Tier 4	Division 2	Västra Götaland	5th
2011	Tier 4	Division 2	Norra Götaland	10th	Relegation Playoffs

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.

Notable players

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

: Sven played for KB Karlskoga in the period 1972–73 making 19 appearances and scoring 4 goals. Tord Grip

Tord Grip

Tord Grip is a Swedish football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-Göran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team....

: began his management career as player-coach with KB Karlskoga during the period 1969-73

External links

• KB Karlskoga FF - Official Website