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Märsta Märsta () is a suburb of List of metropolitan areas in Sweden, Metropolitan Stockholm, a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 27,034 inhabitants in 2015. The town is situated close to ...
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Sigtuna Municipality Sigtuna Municipality () is a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Märsta, approximately north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm. The municipality c ...
. The club was founded as Viña del Mar before taking the name Viña/Valsta FF. Ahead of the 2008 season the name was changed to FC Arlanda to avoid connotations with Valsta Syrianska. The name was later reverted to Viña del Mar at the behest of club members belonging to the Chilean diaspora, but yet again changed to FC Arlanda ahead of the 2015 season. The men's football team reached the Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football, in 2021. Being relegated back to the fifth tier, Arlanda reached the Division 2 again, placing 4th in 2023. In 2024, the team achieved a historic promotion to the
2025 Ettan The 2025 Ettan is the 20th season of Sweden's third-tier football league in its current format. The season starts on 28 March 2025 and ends on 9 November 2025. Teams 32 teams contest the league divided into two divisions, Norra and Södra. 22 a ...
, Sweden's third tier. The team also reached the first rounds of the Swedish Cup in
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