FBK Karlstad is a Swedish football club located in Karlstad in Värmland County.
Background Fotbollsklubben Karlstad was founded in 1971. The club has a large youth section which runs many teams. Among the youngsters that have been developed by the club are Sebastian Karlsson who now plays in Degerfors IF and Per Frick who is currently with IF Elfsborg.
Since their foundation FBK Karlstad has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. In 2009 the club were close to gaining promotion to Division 2 but lost their final match and finished in third place one position behind local rivals Karlstad BK who gained promotion via the play-offs. FBK play their home matches at the Örsholmen IP in Karlstad.
FBK Karlstad are affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1993Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland5th1994Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland1stPromoted1995Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand7th1996Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand2ndPromotion Playoffs1997Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand4th1998Tier 4 Division 3 Västra Svealand1st Promoted1999Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand11thRelegated2000Tier 6 Division 5 Värmland Östra12thRelegated2001Tier 7 Division 6 Värmland Västra2ndPromotion Playoffs – Promoted2002Tier 6 Division 5 Värmland Östra1stPromoted2003Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland6th2004Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland3rd2005Tier 5 Division 4 Värmland3rd2006*Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland1stPromoted2007Tier 5 Division 3Västra Svealand4th2008Tier 5 Division 3Västra Svealand8th2009Tier 5 Division 3Västra Svealand3rd2010Tier 5 Division 3Västra Svealand6th2011Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand6th2012Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand10thRelegated2013Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland5th2014Tier 6 Division 4 Värmland1stPromoted2015Tier 5 Division 3 Västra Svealand1stPromoted2016Tier 4 Division 2 * 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 Karlstad have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2006Not available Div 4 Värmland Tier 62007181 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 52008211 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 52009219 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 52010126 Div 3 Västra Svealand Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Current squad
Footnotes
External links FBK Karlstad – official website FBK Karlstad on Facebook