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Kiruna FF

Full name	Kiruna Fotbollförening
Founded	21 December 1970 (1970-12-21)
Ground	Lombia IP Kiruna, Sweden
Ground Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Tommy Stridsman
Manager	Giuseppe Cristaldi
League	Division 2 Norra Norrland
Home colours

Kiruna FF is a Swedish football club. It is located in the town of Kiruna, which is in the northern part of Sweden. The men's team currently plays in Division 2 Norra Norrland, which is part of the Swedish football league system. The women's team plays in the fifth level of their league.

About Kiruna FF

Kiruna FF/BoIS was created on December 21, 1970. It was formed when four smaller clubs, Kiruna AIF, IFK Kiruna, Kebne IK, and Kiruna BK, joined together. Since 2009, the club has been known simply as Kiruna FF. This club is special because it is Sweden's northernmost football club!

Club History and Success

The year 1991 was a very exciting time for Kiruna FF. The men's team moved up from Division 1 Norra to play in the Division 1 Kvalsvenskan. This was the highest level of second-tier football in Sweden at the time. After that, the club played in different divisions. Since 2009, they have been playing in Division 3 Norra Norrland, which is the fifth level of Swedish football.

The club has also won the Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup) several times. They won this cup in 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, and 2008.

Developing Young Players

Kiruna FF works hard to train young football players. They have many dedicated and skilled youth leaders. The club's main goal is to help young players grow and eventually join the first team. Some players who started at KFF have gone on to play in top Swedish leagues. For example, Jonas Lantto played in the Allsvenskan, and Selina Henriksson played in the Damallsvenskan.

The club is connected to the Norrbottens Fotbollförbund, which is the football association for their region.

Current Men's Squad

As of April 27, 2010.

No. Position Player GK Petter Kero GK Emil Siljegren DF Henrik Johansson DF Johan K-S DF Emil Lund DF Jonas Lasu DF Simon Mörtberg DF Jacob Johansson DF Nils-Johan Labba DF Hans Laaksonen DF Johan Pettersson MF Pär-Jon Huuva MF Per-Anders Pokka MF Robert Unga

No. Position Player MF Mac Chahrour MF Fredrik Lindberg MF Jon Sarri MF Jonas Kuorak MF Joon Karlsson FW Anders Mannela FW Don Lönnelid FW Fredrik Ahlander FW Filip Daunfelt FW Emil Björnström FW Eddy Ngyen FW Adrian Andersson FW Diego Pereira Valviesse

Club Achievements

League Wins

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 1991

Cup Wins

• Midnattsolscupen:
  • Winners (6): 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008

Playing in Europe

Kiruna FF also had a chance to play in a European competition called the Intertoto Cup in 1992. They played against teams from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Denmark.

See also

In Spanish: Kiruna FF para niños