FC Linköping City

FC Linköping City
Full name Football Club Linköping City
Nickname(s) City, LC
Founded 2013 (2013)
Ground Linköping Arena,
Linköping, Sweden
Capacity 8,500
Chairman Tuncay Yuksel
Head Coach Melke Alan
League Division 1 Norra
2017 Division 2 Södra Svealand, 1st (promoted)

FC Linköping City is a football club based in Linköping, Sweden, affiliated with the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[1] They currently play in Swedish Football Division 2 (tier 4 of Swedish football) after winning Swedish Football Division 3 with 22 points ahead of second placed team their first season in 2013,[2] and finishing in ninth place in 2014 Swedish Football Division 2.

The club was founded around New Years Day of 2013, replacing FK Linköping in the Swedish football league system for the 2013 season.[3]

Background

The club was founded in a merger between FK Linköping and FC Syrianska, with the goal to get football in Linköping to a higher level.[4] When FC Linköping City was created, it took the place of FK Linköping in the Swedish football league system. The club started playing in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, which is the fifth tier of Swedish football.[2] They started playing their home matches at Folkungavallen in Linköping, before moving to the new Linköping Arena in autumn 2013.[5] FC Linköping City are affiliated with the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.[1]

Rivalries

Several clubs play in Linköping, however, the biggest rivalry to FC Linköping City is AFK Linköping, a club that was founded in the winter between the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The difference in team make-up is that FC Linköping City built their team with players from higher leagues while AFK Linköping used more local talent.[6] The first game played between these rivals was played away on 19 June 2013; a game where FC Linköping City won 2–0.[7] The return game in the league was played at home on 4 August 2013 in the new arena Linköping Arena and FC Linköping City won 2–0.[8]

Seasons

2013

In 2013, FC Linköping City immediately put up the goal to win Division 3 and get promoted to Division 2. The start of the season started out promising, and the club had seven consecutive wins before drawing 3–3 away against Linghems SK.[9][10] This seven game winning streak is even more remarkable because only two out of seven games were at home. When Division 3 reached its summer break, the club had a five-point lead with a 9 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss record, and nine games left at home and only two games left away.[10] The second part of the season was even more impressing when they won all remaining eleven matches and saw the lead grow to the final 22 points ahead of second placed team, IF Haga.[2] This meant promotion to Division 2 (tier 4 of Swedish football) and a good start for the newly built club.

2014

Before the season started, FC Linköping City announced a change of head coach. The new coach, Andreas Thomsson, comes from Öster IF in Allsvenskan (tier 1 in Swedish football), and has merits from football on the highest level in Sweden.[11][12]

Season Summary

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2013[2] Tier 5 Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland 1st Promoted
2014[13] Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 9th
2015[14] Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 2nd
2016[15] Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 2nd
2017[16] Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted

Current squad

As of 14 April 2018[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Michael Hartmann
2 Sweden DF Henrik Larsvik
3 Uganda DF Ivan Bukenya
6 Sweden DF Patrik Johansson (captain)
7 Sweden MF Erik Olofsson
8 England MF Dominic Furness
9 Sweden MF Christoffer Forsell
10 Sweden FW Esat Jashari
11 United States MF Kyle Knotek
12 Sweden DF Adi Tahirovic
14 United States FW Gibson Bardsley
16 Japan DF Yasuoka Takuto
No. Position Player
17 Sweden DF Mikael Saglamoglu
18 Ghana MF Lawson Sabah (on loan from IFK Göteborg)
19 Armenia MF Levon Pachajyan
20 Brazil FW Matheus Garcia Fernandes
21 Sweden FW Fredrik Alm
22 Sweden MF Felipe Reidler de Moraes
23 Kosovo MF Shkëlqim Pacolli
24 Sweden DF Pontus Rödin
25 Sweden GK Simon Bandh
51 Nigeria FW Michael Uwezu (vice captain)
99 Sweden FW Ilir Terbunja

References

  1. 1 2 "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – FC Linköping City- Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tabell och resultat – Div 3 Nordöstra Götaland, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  3. ↑ "FC Linköping City". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Linköpingsposten.se – Linköping City mot Toppen". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  5. ↑ "linköping.se – Lokaler". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  6. ↑ "corren.se—AFK: "Vi Satsar på Linköpingsungdomar"". Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  7. ↑ "svenskfotboll.se — Matchinformation: AFK Linköping – FC Linköping City". Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  8. ↑ "svenskfotboll.se — Matchinformation: FC Linköping City – AFK Linköping". Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  9. ↑ "corren.se – Sjunde raka för Linköping City". Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  10. 1 2 "svenskalag.se – Matcher". Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  11. ↑ "Thomsson tar över Linköping". Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  12. ↑ "Linköping City Fortsätter Satsa". Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Södra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Södra Svealand, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Södra Svealand, herrar – Soccer24.com". Retrieved 26 Jan 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tabell och resultat – Div 2 Södra Svealand, herrar – Soccer24.com". Retrieved 18 Feb 2018.
  17. ↑ "Truppen – FC Linköping City". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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