FC Nacka Iliria

FC Nacka Iliria is a Swedish football club located in the Stockholm suburb of Skärholmen.[1] The club was founded under the name FC Iliria Stockholm by Swedish-Albanians and held the name until 2019 when the club merged with Nacka FC and became FC Nacka Iliria.[2]

FC Nacka Iliria
Full nameFC Nacka Iliria
Founded5 June 2014
GroundVårbergs IP
Skärholmen
Sweden
ChairmanSalih Shala
Head CoachRoger Palmgren
LeagueDivision 4 Stockholm Södra

Background

Since their foundation in 2014, FC Iliria Stockholm has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club was first formed with the name FC Kosova and competed in the non-league tiers in Sweden before re-organizing itself in 2014 and was officially formed with the name FC Iliria Stockholm. The club currently plays in Division 7 J Stockholm, which is the eight tier of Swedish football.[3] They play their home matches at the Vårbergs IP in Vårberg/Skärholmen.[4]

The club was formed by ethnic Albanians living in the Stockholm region with the goal to uniting ethnic Albanians in a team that would later compete in the higher tiers of Swedish football. It was also the first gathering point of ethnic Albanians in the Swedish capital since this ethnic group lacked any kind of union or club whatsoever.

The club started of their first season in division 7 by containing the leading spot until the sixth round when the withdrawals of league competitors FG Sthlm & Sthlm Talent FC saw FC Iliria with a six-point reduction and later saw the team finishing on a third place in their debut season.

In the upcoming season of 2016, the team has acquired the services of former Wolfsburg midfielder Admir Lekaj, Vasalund defender Albert Krasniqi and Panserraikos defender Spiro Sinani and is seen as a main contender to winning the league.

Players

First-team squad
As of 6 February 2020[5]

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 Simon Gudmundsson
2 DF Marcus Törnstrand
6 MF Armin Tankovic
7 MF Roy Sevgili
8 MF Florenc Alla
9 FW Mustafa Agastra
10 MF Admir Lekaj
11 MF Durim Berisha
12 GK Ramazan Demrozi
13 DF Phanuphon Khamnin
14 MF Clayton Palmgren
17 DF Esli Vargu
No. Position Player
20 MF Emiliano Canales
21 DF Kushtrim Bajrami
22 DF Koço Disho
23 FW Mahammed Abdi Momin
27 FW Mohammed Kasim
31 GK Chanakiet Sonthinoi
77 DF Sabri Ajili
98 MF Suksan Iam-Anan
99 MF Besim Kunic

Season to Season
Season Division Section Position Movements
2015 Division 7 Stockholm 3rd
2016 Division 7 7 J 1st Promoted
2017 Division 6 6 F 3rd
2018 Division 6 6 F 2nd Promoted
2019 Division 5 Södra 1st Promoted
2020 Division 4 Södra

Footnotes
  1. "FC Iliria Stockholm". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  2. "FC Nacka Iliria". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  3. "Tabell och resultat – Div 7 J Stockholm, herrar – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  4. "Fotbollsverige.se – Division 7 J Stockholm". Archived from the original on 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  5. "Laget" (in Swedish). FC Nacka Iliria. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020.


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