Dalkurd FF is a
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SwedishSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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, formed in 2004 and located in
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, Sweden. The club started in Division 7, Sweden's next lowest division, in 2005 and is best known for their record-fast trip to Division 1, Sweden's third highest league, winning every division they had participated in from their debut season in 2005 to 2009 and thus being awarded promotion to the next division during all of these five years. The sequence came to an end in 2010, when they finished sixth in the
Division 1 NorraDivision 1 Norra is one of two leagues of the third level, Division 1, in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 14 Swedish football teams...
and thus missed promotion but remained in the Division 1 Norra for the 2011 season. Dalkurd FF are affiliated to the
Dalarnas FotbollförbundThe Dalarnas Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Dalarna.- Background :...
.
History
The club was formed in
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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.
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helped financing the project. 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. 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.
Season to season
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| 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 |
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| 2011 |
Tier 3 |
Division 1 |
Norra |
4th |
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new tier being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons Dalkurd FF have had the following average attendances:
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| 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 |
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Current squad
Achievements
- Division 2 Norra Svealand:
- Division 3 Södra Norrland:
- Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
:
- Round 2: 2010
- Round 1: 2009
- Round 1: 2007
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