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Östersunds FK
Full nameÖstersunds Fotbollsklubb
Short nameÖFK
Founded31 October 1996; 27 years ago (31 October 1996)
GroundJämtkraft Arena, Östersund
Capacity8,545[1]
ChairmanMathias Rasteby
ManagerAmir Azrafshan
LeagueAllsvenskan
2020Allsvenskan, 13th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, Östersund (Swedish pronunciation: [œstɛˈʂɵnːd]) or (especially locally) ÖFK, is a Swedish professional football club located in Östersund, Sweden and since 2016 play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan. The club was formed in 1996 as a merger of several Östersund clubs. The club is affiliated to the Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund[2] and play their home games at Jämtkraft Arena. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are red and black, predominantly in stripes and with red shorts and socks. Since its creation, the club has played mostly in the third tier of Swedish football but in 2013 Östersund achieved promotion to the second tier, Superettan, for the first time ever, after achieving two consecutive promotions,[3] and since 2016 they play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan.

Name

The name 'Östersunds' is in a possessive clause in the Swedish language, which means it is incorrect to call the club anything other than Östersund in a short form based on the town name.

Background

Östersunds FK was created in 1996 when the three local clubs Ope IF, IFK Östersund and Östersund/Torvalla FF merged, aiming to create a club in that would be able to establish itself in the top two tiers of Swedish football. The next year Frösö IF also joined the project. The newly formed club started out their existence in the third tier in 1997 and Östersund/Torvalla FF ceased to exist as a consequence.[4] IFK Östersund, Ope IF och Östersund/Torvalla FF (ÖTFF). In 2000 a fifth club, Fältjägarnas IF, was also merged into the club.

During the 2000s the club started taking on an English flavour and in 2007 the director of football Daniel Kindberg used his friendship with coaches Roberto Martínez and Graeme Jones to start a cooperation with Swansea City where Östersund would loan young players from the club. Swansea also came over to Östersund to play the inauguration game at the newly built stadium.[5] After a poor 2010 season the club was relegated to the fourth tier for the first time ever.

In 2011 Daniel Kindberg returned to the role as director of football and increased financial backing from local companies which enabled the hiring of more full-time staff. Following Jones' recommendation the club also brought in young English manager Graham Potter[6] who was working at an English university at the time. Through several successful signings, some coming from Potter's connections at Nike Football Academy, the club was able to win both the fourth tier and then the third tier immediately the year after.[7] The club was promoted to Superettan for the 2013 season and finished 10th that season.

In January 2014 the club announced that they had signed a half-billion kronor deal with the government of Libya to develop and educate Libyan football players. Under the terms of the deal, Östersunds FK would train 250 young men from Libya every year, except the first year in which they will receive 60 students. Those players would be taught English and computer skills in addition to sports theory and football training. The deal was expected to raise Östersund FKs yearly profits by over 50%.[8] The deal with the Libyan state never came to life, thus meaning no students came to Östersund and no money was received by the club.[9]

On 27 October 2015, the club was promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time.[10] In 2017, they managed to win their first major trophy, Svenska Cupen, after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1 in the final, also qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, marking their first appearance in a European competition tournament. In their Europa League debut in the second qualifying round on 13 July 2017, Östersunds earned a shock 2–0 victory against Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Jämtkraft Arena and eliminated them after a 1–1 draw in Istanbul. Two goals by Saman Ghoddos in a win against PAOK on 24 August saw them qualify for the Group Stage at the first time of asking, at the same time making them the only Swedish representative in the season's UEFA competition and making Graham Potter the only British manager in the Europa League Group Stage. After losing only one game in their campaign, they finished second in a group featuring Athletic Bilbao and Hertha Berlin, becoming the first Swedish club to progress beyond the Europa League group stage. In the round of 32 they managed to beat English side Arsenal 2–1 away but were eliminated 4–2 on aggregate after losing the first leg 3–0.[11]

On 17 April 2018, club chairman (also the director of football) Daniel Kindberg was taken into custody by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, suspected on probable cause of serious fraud and for assisting in serious gross accounting violations.[12] Together with two other people, Kindberg is suspected of submitting false invoices in several companies, according to the prosecutor.[13] Several of these companies have strong ties to Östersunds FK and the club's sponsorship deals.[14][15] Several years before, in 2014, Kindberg was subject to criticism when Östersundshem, the municipal housing company where he was the CEO, became a big sponsor of Östersunds FK.[16][17]

On 11 June 2018, Graham Potter left Östersunds FK to take over as manager of Swansea City after eight seasons in charge.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 7th
1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd Promotion Playoffs
1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promotion Playoffs
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 3rd
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 5th
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 4th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Norrland 2nd Promoted
2006[a] Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 10th
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 11th
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 13th Relegated
2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Norrland 1st Promoted
2012 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
2013 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2014 Tier 2 Superettan 5th
2015 Tier 2 Superettan 2nd Promoted
2016 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th
2017 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th
2018 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th
2019 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th
2020 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th
  1. ^ League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [18]

European record

Overall record

Accurate as of 23 February 2018
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Europa League 14 8 3 3 19 13 +6 057.14
Total 14 8 3 3 19 13 +6 057.14

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2Q Turkey Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
3Q Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–0 2–1 3–1
PO Greece PAOK 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Group J Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–2 0–1 2nd
Germany Hertha BSC 1–0 1–1
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 2–0 2–0
R32 England Arsenal 0–3 2–1 2–4
Notes
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • GS: Group Stage
  • R32: Round of 32

UEFA Team rank

The following list ranks the current position of Östersunds FK in UEFA ranking:

Rank Team Points
89 Sweden Malmö FF 16.000
116 Italy Torino FC 12.330
117 Croatia HNK Rijeka 10.500
118 Cyprus AEK Larnaca FC 10.000
119 Sweden Östersunds FK 10.000
120 Moldova FC Sheriff Tiraspol 10.000
121 Turkey Osmanlispor 8.000
145 Sweden AIK 6.000
187 Sweden IFK Norrköping 3.975
188 Sweden BK Häcken 3.975

As of 21 September 2020.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 February, 2021.[19]

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 Guinea GUI Aly Keita (captain)
2 DF Ghana GHA Patrick Kpozo
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kalpi Ouattara
5 MF Netherlands NED Rewan Amin
7 FW England ENG Blair Turgott
8 DF Sweden SWE Isak Ssewankambo (vice-captain)
9 FW England ENG Francis Jno-Baptiste
10 MF United States USA Nebiyou Perry
11 MF Sweden SWE Henrik Bellman
12 FW State of Palestine PLE Ahmed Awad
13 MF Sweden SWE Ludvig Fritzson
16 GK Cape Verde CPV Sixten Mohlin
17 FW Sweden SWE Malcolm Stolt
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Norway NOR Eirik Haugan
20 MF Sweden SWE Felix Hörberg
21 MF Sweden SWE Simon Kroon
22 MF England ENG Charlie Colkett
23 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Mensiro
24 DF Uganda UGA Ronald Mukiibi
25 MF Sweden SWE Nikolaos Dosis
28 DF Burundi BDI Marco Weymans
29 FW Sweden SWE Sebastian Karlsson Grach
40 MF Ghana GHA Frank Arhin
77 DF The Gambia GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg
88 MF England ENG Jerell Sellars

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Sweden SWE Gustav Wikstrand (to Östersunds FK U19 until 31 December 2021)
35 MF Sweden SWE Isak Häggman (to Östersunds FK U19 until 31 December 2021)
36 DF Sweden SWE Robin Wikberg (to Östersunds FK U19 until 31 December 2021)

Notable players

This list of notable players includes those who have either been named player of the year at the club,[20] or has become league top goalscorer, or went on to play in Allsvenskan (or for larger clubs abroad).

Player records

Top 10 players with most games in ÖFK

Nr Name Games Goals
1 Sweden Lars Oscarsson 212 10
2 Sweden Martin Johansson 193 15
3 England Sweden Jamie Hopcutt 190 47
4 Sweden Daniel Westerlund 184 58
5 Sweden Dennis Widgren 179 3
6 Sweden Petter Jacobsson 172 7
7 Guinea Sweden Aly Keita 168 0
8 Sweden Bobo Sollander 163 24
9 Ghana Sweden Samuel Mensiro 158 3
10 Iraq Sweden Brwa Nouri 154 23

Player of the season in ÖFK

Year Name
1997 Scotland Paul Sheerin
1998 Sweden Mattias Eriksson
1999 Sweden Mikael Berg
2000 Sweden Lars Oscarsson
2001 Finland Sweden Lasse Mattila
2002 Sweden Kjell Jönsson
2003 Sweden Fredrik Aliris
2004 Sweden Martin Johansson
2005 Sweden Joakim Lundstedt
2006 Sweden Erik Lantto
2007 Sweden Erik Lantto
2008 England Lee Makel
2009 Sweden Bobo Sollander
2010 Sweden Christoffer Fryklund
2011 England Sweden Brian Wake
2012 Sweden Petter Augustsson
2013 Ghana Sweden Samuel Mensiro
2014 The Gambia Sweden Modou Barrow
2015 Comoros France Fouad Bachirou
2016 Sweden England Douglas Bergqvist
2017 Iran Sweden Saman Ghoddos
2018 Iran Sweden Saman Ghoddos
2019 Montenegro Sweden Dino Islamovic
2020 Guinea Sweden Aly Keita

Top 10 players with most goals in ÖFK

Nr Name Goals Games
1 Sweden Daniel Westerlund 58 184
2 England Sweden Jamie Hopcutt 47 190
3 Iran Sweden Saman Ghoddos 41 93
4 Sweden Joakim Lundstedt 33 97
5 England Sweden Brian Wake 26 33
6 Sweden Bobo Sollander 24 163
7 Iraq Sweden Brwa Nouri 23 154
8 Sweden Daniel Johansson 21 36
9 Montserrat England Alex Dyer 19 93
10 Scotland Paul Read 18 25
10 Sweden Emir Smajic 18 51
10 Montenegro Sweden Dino Islamovic 18 57

Management and boardroom

Technical staff

As of 24 January 2021[22]

Name Role
Sweden Mathias Rasteby Chairman
United States Sweden Michael Schahine CEO
Sweden Iraq Amir Azrafshan Head Coach
Finland Sweden Jussi Kontinen Assistant Coach
Spain Norway Rafael Roldán Bermúdez Assistant Coach
Spain Ruben Sanches Pshycological Coach
England David Preece Goalkeeper Coach
Sweden Oscar Ljungblom Fitness Coach
Sweden Bengt-Uno Nilsson Equipment Manager
Libya Moubarak Abdallah Equipment Manager
Sweden Martin Lindroth Doctor
Sweden Jenny Larsson Head of Physiotherapists
Sweden Lisa Brandén Physiotherapist
Sweden Michael Lagercrantz Physiotherapist
Sweden Håkan Lundqvist Press Officer
Sweden Joakim Jansson Security/Event Manager
Sweden Per Staffansson Supporter Liaison Officer
Sweden Lars Andersson Sporting Director
Sweden Stig-Åke Eklund Sporting Director
Sweden Johan Lidenmark Head of Academy

Boardroom

Östersunds FK (Föreningen)

Name Role
Sweden Mathias Rasteby Chairman
United States Michael Schahine CEO
Sweden Petter Jakobsson Boardmember
Sweden Tom Pripp Boardmember
Sweden Lars Andersson Boardmember
Sweden Teddy Myhr Boardmember
Sweden Lena Johansson Boardmember


Östersunds FK Elitfotboll AB

Name Role
Sweden Mathias Rasteby Chairman
United States Michael Schahine CEO
Sweden Tom Pripp Vice Chairman
Sweden Stig-Åke Eklund Boardmember
Sweden Lars Andersson Boardmember
Sweden Teddy Myhr Boardmember
Sweden Leif Widegren Boardmember
Sweden Lena Johansson Boardmember
Sweden Nils-Åke Hallström Boardmember

Managers

Attendances

In recent seasons Östersunds FK have had the following average attendances:

Jämtkraft Arena opened up in 2007 with a friendly game between Östersunds FK and Swansea City.[25]
Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level Stadium
2005 573 Div 2 Norrland Tier 3 Hofvallen
2006 535 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Hofvallen
2007 1,060 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Jämtkraft Arena
2008 1,104 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Jämtkraft Arena
2009 1,134 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Jämtkraft Arena
2010 992 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Jämtkraft Arena
2011 783 Div 2 Norrland Tier 4 Jämtkraft Arena
2012 1,695 Div 1 Norra Tier 3 Jämtkraft Arena
2013 3,320 Superettan Tier 2 Jämtkraft Arena
2014 3,022 Superettan Tier 2 Jämtkraft Arena
2015 3,857 Superettan Tier 2 Jämtkraft Arena
2016 5,914 Allsvenskan Tier 1 Jämtkraft Arena
2017 5,265 Allsvenskan Tier 1 Jämtkraft Arena
2018 6,020 Allsvenskan Tier 1 Jämtkraft Arena
2019 4,808 Allsvenskan Tier 1 Jämtkraft Arena
2020 (COVID) -- Allsvenskan Tier 1 Jämtkraft Arena

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [26]

Honours

League

Cups

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [27]

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ "Evenemangsarena: Jämtkraft Arena". www.ostersund.se. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Jämtland-Härjedalens Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar 2013 – Östersunds FK". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Östersunds FF Historia" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Östersunds satsar brittiskt" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Graham Potter: ‘I’ve shown there’s another path for English managers’" The Guardian 12 Feb 2018
  7. ^ "ÖFK Tillbakablick" (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Superettan klubb får en halvmiljard" (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Libyen-samarbete skjuts upp ytterligare" (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  10. ^ Calle Lindberg (27 October 2015). "Östersunds FK allsvenskt för första gången" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Playing Arsenal is like Christmas': How Graham Potter transformed Ostersund and inspired Sweden's north". The Independent. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Låt spelarna fokusera på matchen". Östersunds FK. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Uppgifter: Daniel Kindberg anhållen efter ekobrottsrazzian i morse". Östersunds-Posten. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Miljonsponsring till ÖFK från Kindbergs affärspartner utreds". Fotbollskanalen. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Sollefteåföretagare betalade miljoner till ÖFK". SVT. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Östersunds FK: Underbar och älskad av alla?". Offside. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ^ "ÖFK-basen sitter på flera stolar - medger: "Min makt är enorm"". Fotbollskanalen. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  18. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Östersunds FK". Retrieved 9 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "A-laget" (in Swedish). Östersunds FK. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Östersunds FF Klubben". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  21. ^ "Brian Wake – målkung i förbundsserierna". Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Truppen 2015". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Östersunds FF Klubben". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  24. ^ "Heta möten mot Vasalund". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  25. ^ "Swansea till Östersund!!!". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  26. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  27. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Östersunds FK". Retrieved 9 March 2010.[permanent dead link]

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