Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC is a women's football club based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and affiliated with the Kopparbergs brewery. The club won their first Damallsvenskan title in 2020.

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
Nickname(s)Göteborg FC
KGFC
Founded1970 (1970), as Landvetters IF
GroundValhalla IP,
Gothenburg, Sweden
Capacity4,000
ChairmanPeter Bronsman
Sporting directorLasse Svensson
Head coachesMats Gren
Jörgen Ericson
LeagueDamallsvenskan
20201st of 12
WebsiteClub website

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC play their home games at Valhalla IP stadium in Gothenburg. The team colors are blue, white and black.

History

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC was established in 1970 as Landvetters IF in Landvetter, a town near Gothenburg. In 2004, the club moved into Gothenburg city and changed to its current name accordingly.[1]

Veteran Bo Falk was the club's head coach from 1999 until 2004. From 2005 until 2007, the coach was Martin Pringle.[2] He was replaced by Torbjörn Nilsson for the 2008 season.

In the 2010 Damallsvenskan season, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC finished as runners-up and qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. In 2011, they won the Swedish Cup on a penalty shootout over Tyresö, before retaining the trophy in 2012 by beating Tyresö in the final again.[3]

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC won their first league title in 2020.[4] On 29 December 2020, the club board announced that its intention to cease operating the first team in the Damallsvenskan.[5] Two days later, it reversed the decision to continue in 2021.[6][7]

Current squad
As of 14 January 2021[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
1 GK  NED Loes Geurts
2 DF  SWE Elma Junttila Nelhage
3 DF  SWE Beata Kollmats (captain)
4 DF  SWE Emma Kullberg
7 FW  SWE Stina Blackstenius
8 MF  NOR Vilde Bøe Risa
9 MF  SWE Filippa Curmark
10 MF  SWE Elin Rubensson
11 FW  SWE Pauline Hammarlund
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  SWE Jennifer Falk
15 FW  SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme
16 MF  SWE Filippa Angeldal
17 MF  HUN Anna Csiki
18 MF  SWE Hanna Andersson
19 DF  SWE Emma Berglund
20 DF  SWE Hanna Wijk
22 FW  SWE Evelyn Ijeh
23 MF  USA Bri Folds
30 GK  SWE Lisa Hall
— DF  SWE Lotta Ökvist
— MF  SWE Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

Former players

Among the club's recent stars are Sweden internationals Jessica Landström, twins Kristin and Marie Hammarström, Jane Törnqvist, Johanna Almgren, and U.S. international Yael Averbuch. Other notable players who have represented the club in the past include Americans Hope Solo and Christen Press, Sweden's Lotta Schelin and Kristin Bengtsson, and Dutch forward Manon Melis.

Honours
Winning the Supercupen in April 2013

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Kopparbergs/Göteborg's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2011–2012 Round of 32 Osijek4–0 a7–011–0
Round of 16 Fortuna Hjørring1–0 a3–24–2
Quarter-final Arsenal1–3 a1–02–3
2012–2013 Round of 32 Spartak Subotica1–0 a3–04–0
Round of 16 Fortuna Hjørring1–1 a3–24–3
Quarter-final Juvisy0–1 a1–31–4
2019–2020 Round of 32 Bayern Munich1–01–2a2–2
2020–2021 Round of 32 Manchester City0–31–2a1–5

a First leg.

References
  1. "KGFC - The History". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "Lottas förre tränare om hennes framsteg". Damfotboll.com (in Swedish). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. Garin, Erik (27 June 2013). "Sweden – List of Women Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. "Spelare, tränare, ledare – här är guldgänget 2020". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "KGFC avbryter elitsatsningen". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. "Damallsvensk fotboll också 2021 – och hopp om en utökad satsning". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. Olausson, Alexander; Yousuf, Etezaz (31 December 2020). "Göteborg FC satsar vidare". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. "2020 A-laget". Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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