Linkopings FC

Linkopings Fotboll Club is an association football club from Linkoping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linkopings HC under the new name Linkopings FC. The club's goal was both to establish women's football as a sport in Linkoping and eventually become one of the top four teams.

History

In 2004, Linkopings FC finished their first year in the women's premier division (Damallsvenskan) in sixth place. The following two seasons the club reached its goal of finishing top four in the league with a fourth-place finish in 2005 and a third-place finish in 2006. The club also won Svenska Cupen ("The Swedish Cup") for the first time in 2006, defeating Umea IK 3–2 in the cup final. They finished sixth in 2007 which was a failure for the club. In 2008 they led a long time through the series but still they finished second behind Swedish giants Umea IK. Though, some consolation came when they won Svenska Cupen the same season, beating Umea 1–0 in the final.

From 2004 to 2007 Linkopings FC increased their annual turnover from 2,4 million SEK to 5,0 million SEK. At the same time their average attendance dropped from 1,609 in the 2004 season to 997 in 2006. In 2007, Frida Ostberg left the team after two years. Later, the team signed Jessica Landstrom after her debut for the national team. In February, they signed Brazilian internationals Cristiane and Daniela.

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