FBK Balkan
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| Full name | FBK Balkan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 22 November 1962 | ||
| Ground | Rosengårds Södra IP, Malmö | ||
| Manager | Nebojša Boban[1] | ||
| League | Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra | ||
| 2016 | Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra, 6th | ||
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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 2 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
[edit]FBK Balkan was founded on 22 November 1962 in Malmö by Yugoslav immigrants[2] 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, Macedonia, Kosovo), Romania, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey.[citation needed]
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[3]
Season to season
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[4][5][6] |
Attendances
[edit]In recent seasons, FBK Balkan have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "MALMÖLAGEN I DIVISION 4 SYDVÄSTRA". Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Föreningen" (in Swedish). FBK Balkan. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – FBK Balkan". Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "FBK Balkan — everysport.com". Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- (in Swedish) FBK Balkan website