Frederiksberg Alliancen 2000, commonly referred to as FA 2000, is a professional

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club based in the area of

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, Denmark, that competes in the

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, the third tier of the

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. Founded in 2000, it is affiliated to the regional association

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. The team plays its home matches at

Frederiksberg Idrætspark Frederiksberg Idrætspark, also known as Frederiksberg Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. It is home to FA 2000, who currently compete in the Danish 2nd Division. It is also home to Kj� ...

, where it has been based since its foundation. The club was founded on 7 September 2000 as a merger between B 1972, Boldklubben Dalgas and Frederiksberg Kammeraternes IF. While B 1972 and Frederiksberg Kammeraterne were non-league clubs, Dalgas had previously competed one season in the third tier.

History

The club made its official debut in the seventh tier KBU Series 2 in the spring of 2000, where promotion was to KBU Series 1 in the first season. Since then, ambitions have been great at the club, despite struggling to live up to these in the first years. The club was close to reaching promotion in 2003, where former

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player Torben Jørgensen was in charge of FA 2000, but afterwards a couple of chaotic seasons followed, and in 2006 they were only a single point from suffering relegation from the Series 1. At that point, in the autumn season of 2006, former

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player

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was appointed as new head coach of the team. Under him, the team quietly moved the team away from the bottom and towards the top half of the league, but in the decisive match in 2008 in

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they lost 3–2 to BK Viktoria in a dramatic match, where FA 2000 led 2–0 at half-time. In 2009, the tournament was rescheduled to start in the autumn, giving half a season with a golden opportunity for promotion, but many player departures during the winter break meant that FA 2000 had to settle for an 8th place. However, the team managed to qualify for the main round of the

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for the first time in the club's short history. The disappointment meant that the club board decided to form a sports committee to take care of the development of the club, and the committee's first task was to hire

Carsten Rust Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include: Given name ;Carsten: * Carsten Charles Sabathia (born 19 ...

as the new head coach. He had led KFUMs Boldklub to the fifth tier

Copenhagen Series Copenhagen Series for men ( da, Københavnsserien for Herrer; Herre Københavnsserien), unofficially also known as Københavnerserien and often shortened to KS serien and KS Herre, is the highest division for men organised by the regional football ...

, and for long it looked like he would repeat the feat at FA 2000. However, a long decline during spring ended up costing dearly. A 2–1 defeat at

Dragør Boldklub Dragør Boldklub (DB for short) is a Danish football club in Dragør on the island of Amager. Dragør Boldklub's last spell in the highest football league in Denmark was in War Tournament of 1944/45, where they ended the season with a 6th place in ...

four rounds before the end of the competition cost the promotion. The debut match for Rust had been in the 1st round of the

against

Allerød FK Allerød Fodbold Klub is an association football club based in Lillerød, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1922, it is affiliated to the regional DBU Zealand football ...

from the third tier

, where they lost 0–2. Rust decided to step down after the season due to private reasons.

Current squad

References

External links

* {{Danish 2nd Division Association football clubs established in 2000 Football clubs in Denmark Frederiksberg Municipality 2000 establishments in Denmark