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FC Trollhättan

Full name	Football Club Trollhättan
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Ground	Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan
Ground Capacity	5,100
Chairman	Sven-Olof Frisk
Manager	Vigan Berbatovci
League	Division 1 Södra
2019	Division 1 Södra, 5th
Home colours

Edsborgs IP

FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan. They currently play in Division 1.

About FC Trollhättan

FC Trollhättan was created in 2001. It was formed when two older rival clubs, Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK, decided to join forces. This merger brought together the best of both teams.

Early Days and First Wins

The club's very first league match was on April 22, 2002. They played away against Ljungskile SK in Division II, which was Sweden's third-highest league at the time. FC Trollhättan won the game 1–0. The first historic goal was scored by Michel Berndtsson in the 79th minute.

Their first home game was on April 28, 2002, against Askims IK. FC Trollhättan won again, 1–0. A local newspaper, Trollhättans tidning, even paid for everyone to attend! This brought in a crowd of 3,083 people.

On June 6, 2002, the club's official fan group, FCT Black Support, was started.

Climbing the Leagues

FC Trollhättan quickly showed they were a strong team. On September 26, 2002, they beat Askims IK 3–1 away from home. This win secured their league title and meant they would play against Falkenbergs FF for a spot in Superettan. Superettan is Sweden's second-highest football league.

The first playoff game was on October 12, 2002, at home. FC Trollhättan won 3–2. A week later, on October 19, they officially earned promotion to Superettan! This happened when Henrik Bertilsson, a former professional player, scored the winning goal.

Coaches and Club Development

In 2004, Jonas Olsson became the team's coach. He led the team until the end of the 2006 season. After him, Lars-Olof Mattsson took over. Lars-Olof Mattsson had a lot of experience. He had coached the Swedish U21 team and helped Ljungskile SK get promoted to Allsvenskan (Sweden's top league) in 1996.

FC Trollhättan's Journey Through the Leagues

FC Trollhättan has moved between different divisions in Swedish football. They started in Tier 3, which was Division 2 at the time.

• Early Success (2002-2005): After being founded, they quickly won Division 2 in 2002. They were promoted to Division 1 (which became Tier 3 after a league change in 2006).
• Reaching Superettan (2008-2010): In 2008, FC Trollhättan won Division 1 Södra and were promoted to Superettan, Sweden's second-highest league. They played there for two seasons, in 2009 and 2010, before being relegated back to Division 1.
• Moving Between Tiers (2011-Present): Since 2011, the club has mostly played in Division 1 (Tier 3). They were briefly relegated to Division 2 (Tier 4) in 2014 and 2016 but quickly earned promotion back to Division 1 in 2015 and 2018. They have consistently played in Division 1 Södra since 2019.

Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Cameron Hogg 2 DF Samuel Rundqvist 3 DF Fabio de Sousa Silva 4 DF Milos Andelkovic 5 DF David Wänblom 6 MF Oscar Lennerskog 7 MF Kevin Liimatainen 8 MF Emilio Reljanovic 9 FW Wayde Lekay 10 MF Yoel Embaye 11 MF Joshua Richards 12 MF Ishak Shamoun

No. Position Player 13 FW Melwin Berg 14 MF Tyler Sernling 15 MF Mohammed Belouchi 17 MF Noah Nilsson 19 DF Philip Sterner 20 DF Fredrik Lundgren 21 MF Elias Forsberg 22 FW Landi Ericsson 23 MF Argjend Malaj 24 FW Cihan Sener 25 GK Simon Zupancic 30 GK Izidor Kroselj

Achievements

FC Trollhättan has won several league titles since they were founded.

League Wins

• Division 1
  • Winners (1): 2008
• Division 2
  • Winners (2): 2002, 2015