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Dalkurd FF
File:Dalkurd FF.png
Full nameDalkurd Fotbollsförening
Founded30 November 2003; 20 years ago (2003-11-30)
GroundDomnarvsvallen, Borlänge
Capacity6,500
OwnerDalkurd FF (51%)
Sarkat Junad and Kawa Junad (49%)
ChairmanRamazan Kizil
ManagerAndreas Brännström
LeagueSuperettan
2016Superettan, 4th
The Dalkurd starting eleven lining up before a game wearing their green home kit.

Dalkurd FF is a Swedish football team based in Borlänge. Founded on 30 November 2003 by Kurdish immigrants. The club currently plays in Superettan, Sweden's second tier division. Home games are held at the 6,500-seater Domnarvsvallen. Dalkurd FF are affiliated to the Dalarnas Fotbollförbund.[1]

History

The club was formed in 2004 by some local inhabitants from Borlänge. The club started as a social project by the management. The purpose with the club was to contribute to the youngsters in Borlänge by offering activities for them. IK Brage helped financing the project.[citation needed] In the first season the squad consisted of an average age of 17 years. Beside contributing to the youngsters, the chairman, Ramazan Kizil, had a high expectation from the football players and an ultimate goal: he wanted to take Dalkurd to the professional levels of the Swedish league.[2] Dalkurd won every division they participated in from their very first season in 2005 to 2009. By this uncommon success they got a lot of media attention, both in Sweden and in other countries.

The club narrowly avoided catastrophe when travelling home from Spain in March 2015. The club had initially intended to fly from Barcelona to Düsseldorf on Germanwings Flight 9525, but changed their booking at the last minute when they decided the layover in Germany would be too long.[3] Flight 4U 9525 crashed into the French Alps on March 24, killing everyone on board.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2005 Tier 7 Division 6 Dalarna Mellersta 1st Promoted
2006 Tier 7 Division 5 Dalarna Södra 1st Promoted
2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Dalarna 1st Promoted
2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th
2011 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 4th
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 8th
2013 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2014 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd
2015 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
2016 Tier 2 Superettan — 4th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new tier being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[4]

Supporters

Roj Fans
Established2010
TypeSupporter club
HeadquartersBorlänge,  Sweden
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Rojfans

On 2010. Founded the official supporter club from Västerås for Dalkurd FF with name "Roj Fans". They are an independent non-profit making organisation.

Colours and crest

The club plays in home white shirts, shorts and socks. The crest consist of a round circle with the flag of Kurdistan as well as two Dalecarlian horses. "Dal" and "Kurd FF" is spelled out in white letters on the top and bottom of the crest, as well as the year 2004.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 April 2017[5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Frank Pettersson
3 DF The Gambia GAM Kebba Ceesay
4 DF United States USA Alex DeJohn
5 MF Netherlands NED Rewan Amin
6 MF Sweden SWE Robin Tranberg
7 MF Sweden SWE Rawez Lawan
8 MF Sweden SWE Ammar Ahmed
10 FW Sweden SWE Ahmed Awad
11 MF Japan JPN Yukiya Sugita
12 FW Sweden SWE Richard Yarsuvat
13 MF United States USA Andrew Stadler
15 DF Sweden SWE Alexander Ekblad
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Sweden SWE Henrik Löfkvist
17 DF Sweden SWE Mbaye Abdoulaye Touré
18 DF Spain ESP Jalid Kerkich Amar
19 DF Kosovo KOS Kujtim Bala
20 MF North Macedonia MKD Predrag Ranđelović
21 DF Sweden SWE Peshraw Azizi (captain)
22 FW Sierra Leone SLE Mohamed Bangura
23 MF Sweden SWE Oscar Lundin
24 MF Sweden SWE Heradi Rashidi
26 FW Kosovo KOS Leonard Pllana
30 GK Sweden SWE Robertino Kljajić

Players with multiple nationalities

Notable players

The following players either have played a match for their national team or played in a highest level of a league.

Personnel

Position Name
Chairman SwedenKurdistan Region Ramazan Kizil
Head coaches Sweden Poya Asbaghi
Sweden Andreas Brännström
Goalkeeping coach and
director of football 		SwedenKurdistan Region Adil Kizil
Youth coach Sweden Elvan Cicen
Secretary SwedenKurdistan Region Ismail Dundar
Kit manager Sweden Janne Lövgren

List of the managers

  • Sweden Elvan Cicen (2006)
  • Sweden Tomas Blomberg (2007–08)
  • Sweden Bernhard Brcic (2009)
  • Sweden Lasse Ericsson (2010)
  • Sweden Anders Sjöö (2010–11)
  • Sweden Johan Sandahl (2011)
  • Sweden Jonas Björkgren (2012)
  • Kenya Robert Mambo Mumba (2013)
  • Sweden Andreas Brännström (2014–15)
  • Sweden Poya Asbaghi (2016–2017)
  • Sweden Andreas Brännström (2017–)

Attendances

In recent seasons Dalkurd FF have had the following average attendances:

Domnarvsvallen
Domnarvsvallen
Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2007 Not available Div 4 Dalarna Tier 6
2008 179 Div 3 Södra Norrland Tier 5
2009 456 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2010 298 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2011 315 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2012 365 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2013 282 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2014 466 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2015 475 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2016 1,119 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [7]

Honours

League

Cup

References

  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Dalarnas Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ "ARKIV: Seriekometen Dalkurd vill upp i allsvenskan". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ Dalkurd FF goalkeeper on last-minute, life-saving flight change
  4. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Dalkurd FF" (in Swedish). GAIS. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Seniorlag" (in Swedish). Dalkurd FF. 19 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Dalkurd FF's Transfers & loans on 2017". Soccerway. 1 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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