FBK Karlstad is a
Swedish
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football
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club located in
Karlstad
Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...
in
Värmland County.
Background
Fotbollsklubben Karlstad was founded in 1971. The club has a large youth section which runs many teams. Among the youngsters that have been developed by the club are Sebastian Karlsson who now plays in
Degerfors IF
Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan.
Background
Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 maki ...
and Per Frick who is currently with
IF Elfsborg.
Since their foundation FBK Karlstad has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
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. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. In 2009 the club were close to gaining promotion to Division 2 but lost their final match and finished in third place one position behind local rivals
Karlstad BK
Karlstad BK was a Swedish football club located in Karlstad in Värmland County. They merged with Carlstad United after the 2019 season to form IF Karlstad Fotboll.
Background
Since their foundation on 19 October 1923 Karlstad BK has particip ...
who gained promotion via the play-offs. FBK play their home matches at the Örsholmen IP in Karlstad.
FBK Karlstad are affiliated to the
Värmlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons FBK Karlstad have had the following average attendances:
Footnotes
External links
FBK Karlstadnbsp;– Official website
FBK Karlstadnbsp;– Football club website
FBK Karlstad Facebook
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Sport in Karlstad
Football clubs in Värmland County
Association football clubs established in 1971
1971 establishments in Sweden