FBK Balkan is a Swedish football club located in the district Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 22 November 1962. They currently play in Division 3 Södra Götaland. The club comes from a Malmö neighbourhood known for its very large immigrant community. Balkan is most famous for being the club where Zlatan Ibrahimović started playing football. Other notable former players for the team include Goran Slavkovski and Valentino Lai.
History FBK Balkan was founded on 22 November 1962 in Malmö by Yugoslav immigrants and is named after the Balkans. The club spent many seasons in Swedish Division 6 but later found their way as high as Division 2. The club is one of the oldest immigrants association in Europe. Players of many nationalities have played at the club, from former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo), Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Italy.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1990Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland1stPromoted1991Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland7th Vårserier (Spring Series)Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland – Hösttvåan7th Höstserier (Autumn Series) – Relegated1992Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland B4th Vårserier (Spring Series)Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland5th Höstserier (Autumn Series)1993Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland9th1994Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland10thRelegated1995Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra4th1996Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra4th1997Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra2ndPromoted1998Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland6th1999Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland11thRelegated2000Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra3rd Promotion Playoffs2001Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra1stPromoted2002Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland6th2003Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated2004Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra5th2005Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra3rd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted2006*Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland7th2007Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland12thRelegated2008Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Västra1stPromoted2009Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland7th2010Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland11thRelegated2011Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra10thRelegation Playoffs2012Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra9thRelegation Playoffs2013Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra9thRelegation Playoffs2014Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra10thRelegation Playoffs2015Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra5th2016Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra6th2017Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra2ndPromoted2018Tier 4 Division 3 Skåne Sydvästra7th2019Tier 4 Division 3 Skåne Sydvästra4th2020Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland1stPromoted * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances In recent seasons, FBK Balkan have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2005Not available Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 62006103 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5200789 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 52008Not available Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 62009106 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5201091 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
References
External links FBK Balkan website