FC Rosengård 1917

FC Rosengård

Full name	Fotboll Club Rosengård 1917
Founded	1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening
Ground	Rosengårds Södra IP, Malmö
Chairman	Greg Dingizian
Manager	Agim Sopi
League	Division 2 Södra Götaland[1]
2015	Division 2 Södra Götaland, 4th
Home colours Away colours

FC Rosengård is a Swedish professional football club located in the area Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded in 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening but has since been merged once and renamed twice. The club has been the starting ground for many famous Swedish football players including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Yksel Osmanovski and Labinot Harbuzi.^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening, MBI in short. One of the biggest moments in the history of the club was when they participated in the playoff to Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football in 1938 against Degerfors IF but lost.

In 1973 the club moved to its present location in the suburb of Rosengård.

In 2001 the club merged with Turk Anadolu FF to create Malmö Anadolu BI, MABI in short.

In 2008 the club was renamed to FC Rosengård.^[3]

The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.^[4]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 3rd Promotion Playoff 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 1st Promoted 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 7th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 8th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 12th Relegated 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 3rd 2002 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 1st Promoted 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2005 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2006 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd 2007 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 8th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th 2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 5th 2013 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd 2014 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [5][6]

Attendances

In recent seasons FC Rosengård have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2003 248 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2004 412 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2005 213 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2006 239 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2007 225 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2008 242 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 453 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 454 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 452 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2012 364 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2013 459 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2014 421 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [7]

Current squad

As of 2015-03-07^[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Bill Halvorsen 30 GK Blerim Gudjufi 2 DF Kliment Taseski 3 DF Christian Kackarovski 4 DF Emmanuel Okine 6 DF Philip Wikström 13 DF Isak Strand 18 DF Max Forslund 21 DF Sam Nyman 22 DF Boris Bjelkanović 5 MF Chris Ajakpoloho 8 MF Sami Güngör

No. Position Player 9 MF Omid Nazari 10 MF Alvedin Nezirovać 11 MF Ylli Shabani 14 MF Simon Ståhl 15 MF Lawrence 17 MF Miloš Jevđević 20 MF Valentino Lai 7 FW Granit Sherifi 12 FW Zico 19 FW Christopher Musonda 33 FW Denny Antwi

Technical staff

as of 7 March 2015^[9]

Name Role Hasse Mattisson Head coach Gezim Osmani Assistant coach Nicklas Redgård Massage-therapist Bari Zuyferovski Kit Man

Club records

• Most appearances: 520 — Mats Olsson^[10]

Footnotes

1. Skytteliga – Div 2 Södra Götaland, herrar
2. "Noted Players". fcrosengard.se. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
3. "History". fcrosengard.se. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
4. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-20.
5. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Rosengård". Retrieved 06.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
6. "GAIS – Lagfacta – Malmö Anadolu BI". Retrieved 06.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
7. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
8. "Current squad". fcrosengard.se. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
9. Ledare / Tränare för FC Rosengårds A- Lag
10. "Club records". fcrosengard.se. Retrieved 2010-01-07.

External links

• Official site