FC Rosengård is a Swedish professional football club located in the area Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening but has since been merged once and renamed twice. The club has been the starting ground for some Swedish football players including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Yksel Osmanovski and Labinot Harbuzi.[1]
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| Full name | Fotboll Club Rosengård 1917 | ||
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| Founded | 4 September 1917, as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening | ||
| Ground | Rosengårds Södra IP, Malmö | ||
| Manager | Amir Poursamad & Ivica Kurtović (caretakers) | ||
| League | Ettan Södra | ||
| 2019 | Division 2 Västra Götaland, 6th | ||
History
The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening, or MBI in short. In the early years, the club also played bandy, winning the Scania district championship in this sport in 1930.[2]
One of the biggest moments in the history of the club was when they participated in the playoff to Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football in 1938 against Degerfors IF but lost.
In 1973, the club moved to its present location in the suburb of Rosengård.
In 2001, the club merged with Turk Anadolu FF to create Malmö Anadolu BI, MABI in short.
In 2008, the club was renamed to FC Rosengård.[3]
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[4]
Season to season
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[5][6] |
Attendances
In the following seasons FC Rosengård have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[7] |
Current squad
Updated 13 April 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | DF |  SWE | Elias-Ramin Karimi |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Ajdin Avdic |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Fabian Petersson |
| 19 | MF | SWE | Gustaf Backaliden |
| 20 | DF | SWE | Mustafa Owaid |
| 22 | FW |  KEN | Xavier Odhiambo |
| 23 | MF |  GEO | Tamaz Tsetskhladze |
| 28 | FW | SWE | Dylan Kosik Sulaiman |
| 39 | FW | SWE | Isak Magnusson |
| 99 | FW |  UGA | Alexis Bbakka |
Technical staff
as of 3 April 2017[9]
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Club records
- Most appearances: 520 — Mats Olsson[10]