Falkenbergs FF
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| Full name | Falkenbergs Fotbollförening | ||
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| Founded | 3 January 1928 | ||
| Ground | Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Chairman | Patrik Hannell | ||
| Head coach | Christoffer Andersson | ||
| League | Superettan | ||
| 2025 | Superettan, 5th of 16 | ||
| Website | http://www.falkenbergsff.se/ | ||
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Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club has played five seasons in the countrys top division Allsvenskan and currently play in the second highest division. Falkenberg are affiliated with Hallands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Falcon Alkoholfri Arena.[1]
History
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Falkenbergs FF was founded in 1928 in response to the towns general sports club Falkenbergs Gymnastiksällskap shutting down their football team.[2] A group of small Falkenberg-based football teams met and decided to join forces and create the new club. Their first ever game was played on 25 March 1928 in a friendly win against Varbergs BoIS who would go on to become their long time local rivals.[3]
During the first thirty seasons of Falkenbergs FF the club spent most of its time in the third tier of Swedish football. The lowpoint came in the early seventies when Falkenberg had dropped to the seventh tier. However, they would then start ascending in the Swedish league system, earning two consecutive promotions in 1986 to Division 2 and in 1987 to Division 1, which at the time was the second tier of Swedish football. The following 1988 season Falkenberg played in the second division for the first time ever.
In 1998 Falkenbergs FF led Division 1 Södra after twelve games and had their sights set on qualifying for Allsvenskan. But the club's success would not last all 26 rounds and they finished seventh in the league table.[4] The club would have to wait 15 more years until the 2013 Superettan season where they won the league and for the first time ever qualified for Swedens top flight. They would go on to play the next three years in Allsvenskan before being relegated and then a couple of years later spend two more seasons in the nations highest division.[2]
After their second relegation the club continued to be relegated to the third tier instantly the next season but were able to return to Superettan once again after three years.
Kit
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Falkenbergs FF play in yellow shirts with white shorts and socks.
After 14 years of playing in Nike shirts the club announced that they had signed with Adidas to be their new kit manufacturer starting from the 2020 season and forward.[5][6]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
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| 2006–2012 |  Nike |
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| 2013–2019 | Gekås | |
| 2020– |  Adidas |
Recent seasons
[edit]Summary of the ten most recent seasons for Falkenbergs FF:[7]
| Season | Division | Tier | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | + | - | P | Cup | Attendances |
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| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 1 | ↓ 16 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 84 | 10 | Group stage | 2,928 |
| 2017 | Superettan | 2 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 39 | 48 | 2nd round | 2,889 |
| 2018 | ↑ 2 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 59 | Group stage | 2,818 | ||
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 62 | 25 | Quarterfinals | 3,732 |
| 2020 | ↓ 16 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 54 | 24 | Group stage | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Superettan | 2 | ↓ 16 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 55 | 25 | Group stage | 878 |
| 2022 | Ettan | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 64 | – | 1,354 |
| 2023 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 24 | 67 | 2nd round | 1,357 | ||
| 2024 | ↑ 1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 19 | 63 | 2nd round | 1,333 | ||
| 2025 | Superettan | 2 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 46 | Group stage | 2,510 |
Stadiums
[edit]Falkenberg originally played their home games at Falkenbergs IP, a mixed use stadium with running tracks. In 2017 they moved into the newly built 5,500 capacity football stadium Falcon Alkoholfri Arena. The name, which is sponsored by Falcon Brewery and translates to "Falcon Non-alcoholic Arena", quickly became viral in Sweden after its announcement and is credited by local politicians for putting the city of Falkenberg on the map nationally.[8]
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Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 4 November 2026[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
[edit]The following 18 players were picked for the Falkenbergs FF "best of 2007–2020" squad in newspaper Hallands Nyheter:[10]
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| Name | Years |
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 Hampus Nilsson |
2017–2019 |
| Erik Berg |
2008–2011 |
| Daniel Johansson |
2009–2017 |
| Patrik Lundgren |
1998–2007 |
| Adam Eriksson |
2012–2015 |
| Jesper Karlsson |
2016 |
| David Svensson |
2000–2017 |
| Robin Ganemyr |
2007–2012 |
| Niclas Eliasson |
2013 |
| Stefan Rodevåg |
2004–2006, 2009–2017 |
| Gustaf Nilsson |
2014–2016 |
| Otto Martler |
2013–2016 |
| Björn Carlsson |
2003–2009 |
| Jens Gustafsson |
2003–2009 |
 Dominic Chatto |
2017–2019 |
| Joel Anell |
2007–2008 |
| Victor Sköld |
2012–2013 |
| Daniel Alexandersson |
1997, 2000–2003, 2010–2011 |
Management
[edit]Technical staff
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Managerial history
[edit]- Source: [12]
Thure Claesson (1929–31)- Henning Svensson (1932–33)
- Tobbi Svenson (1934–46)
- Erik Göransson (1947)
- Henry Antfors (1948–50)
- Nils Rydell (1951)
- Gösta Lambertsson (1952)
- Tobbi Svenson (1953–54)
- Gunnar Rydberg & Axel Löfgren (1955)
- Gunnar Rydberg (1956)
- John Vikdahl (1957–58)
- Rune Ludvigsson & Fingal Mårtensson (1959)
- Ingemar Pettersson (1960)
- Gunnar Svensson (1961–63)
- Rolf Johansson (1964–65)
- Gunnar Svensson (1966–67)
- Hans Ambrosius (1968)
- Alf Jönsson (1969–70)
- Ove Bernhard & Rolf Jakobsson (1971–72)
- Hans Ambrosius (1973)
- Lars Nylander (1974–76)
- Jan Anders Andersson (1977–79)
- Bengt Carnelid (1980–81)
- Hasse Selander (1982–84)
- PG Skoglund (1985–86)
- Olle Kristenson (1987–89)
Bryan King (1990–91)- Stig Kristensson (1992–96)
- Rutger Backe & Sven Sjöholm (1997)
- Roberto Jakobsson (1997–99)
- Uno Andersson (2000–01)
- Örjan Glans (2002–03)
- Lars Borgström (2004)
- Stig Kristensson (2004–07)
- Thomas Askebrand (2008–12)
- Hans Eklund (2013)
- Henrik Larsson (2014)
- Hans Eklund (2015–21)
- Tobias Tuvesson (2021–22)
- Christoffer Andersson (2022–present)
Achievements
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League
[edit]- Superettan:
- Winners (1): 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Hallands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- 1 2 "VÅR HISTORIA". Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ "Falkenbergs FF - 83 år!". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Adidas ny officiell sportleverantör". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Falkenbergs FF skriver nytt treårsavtal med huvudsponsorn Gekås Ullared". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Svensk fotboll - alla serier". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Arenan i Falkenberg blev viral – när den döptes efter alkoholfri öl". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Truppen" (in Swedish). Falkenbergs FF. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Här är Falkenbergs bästa lag genom tiderna". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Andreas Jankevics ny sportchef i FFF". Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Historia". Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
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- Falkenbergs FF – official site
- Svenskafans.com – Supporters' site (in Swedish)
