The following is a List of diaspora football teams in Sweden. The Swedish football league system currently has ten levels, with the first five being governed by the Swedish Football Association. The sixth to tenth levels are controlled by regional associations. Only three diaspora football clubs have participated in Allsvenskan and Superettan, the highest and second highest football league in Sweden. Assyriska FF participated in Allsvenskan 2005, Syrianska FC in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and Dalkurd FF in 2018. Assyriska FF was the first diaspora football club to reach the second highest division, the highest division and the only one yet to reach a Svenska Cupen final, in 2003.[1]

Team City Established by Division Name Level
Akropolis IF Sundbyberg, Stockholm Greeks Superettan 2
Dalkurd FF Uppsala Kurds Superettan 2
Assyriska IK Jönköping Assyrian-Syriacs Ettan Södra 3
Örebro Syrianska IF Örebro Assyrian-Syriacs Ettan Norra 3
Arameisk-Syrianska IF Botkyrka, Stockholm Assyrian-Syriacs Division 2 Södra Svealand 4
Assyriska BK Gothenburg Assyrian-Syriacs Division 2 Västra Götaland 4
Assyriska FF Södertälje, Stockholm Assyrian-Syriacs Division 2 Södra Svealand 4
Assyriska IF Norrköping Norrköping Assyrian-Syriacs Division 2 Södra Svealand 4
Newroz FC Bredäng, Stockholm Kurds Division 2 Södra Svealand 4
KSF Prespa Birlik Malmö Macedonian Turks Division 2 Västra Götaland 4
Syrianska FC Södertälje, Stockholm Assyrian-Syriacs Division 2 Östra Götaland 4
FBK Balkan Malmö Yugoslavians Division 3 Södra Götaland 5
Syrianska Eskilstuna IF Eskilstuna Assyrian-Syriacs Division 3 Södra Svealand 5
Syrianska IF Kerburan Västerås Assyrian-Syriacs Division 3 Norra Svealand 5
Uppsala-Kurd FK Uppsala Kurds Division 3 Norra Svealand 5
Afrikansk FC Södertälje, Stockholm Africans Division 4 Södermanland 6
Ariana FC Malmö Afghans Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 6
Azech SF Norrköping Assyrian-Syriacs Division 4 Östergötland Östra 6
FK Besa Landskrona Albanians Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra 6
Bollnäs Kurd IF Bollnäs Kurds Division 4 Hälsingland 6
FK Bosna 08 Solna, Stockholm Bosnians Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6
FK Bosna 92 Örebro Bosnians Division 4 Örebro 6
Cosmos Östersund Darfurians Division 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen 6
IK Derik Norrköping Assyrian-Syriacs Division 4 Östergötland Östra 6
Konyaspor KIF Alby, Stockholm Turks Division 4 Stockholm Södra 6
KSF Kosova IF Malmö Kosovo Albanians Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 6
FC Nacka Illiria Stockholm Albanians Division 4 Stockholm Södra 6
Norrköpings IF Bosna Norrköping Bosnians Division 4 Östergötland Östra 6
SKIF Semberija Gothenburg Serbs Division 4 Göteborg A 6
Somalia United FF Kista, Stockholm Somalis Division 4 Stockholm Norra 6
Swesom FC Borlänge Somalis Division 4 Dalarna 6
KF Velebit Gothenburg Croatians Division 4 Göteborg B 6
IK Apollon Uppsala Greeks Division 5 Uppland Södra 7
Apollon Solna FK Solna, Stockholm Greeks Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
Banjul FC Stockholm Gambians Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
Bosna IF Gislaved Bosnians Division 5 Småland Sydvästra 7
Bosnien Hercegovinas SK Malmö Bosnians Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra 7
Bosnisk SK Västerås Bosnians Division 5 Västmanland 7
FC Bosona-Bosna IF Gothenburg Bosnians Division 5 Göteborg A 7
Chile Unido IF Norrköping Chileans Division 5 Östergötland Östra 7
Croatia Helsingborg KIF Helsingborg Croatians Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra 7
NK Croatia Malmö Croatians Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra 7
FC Dardania Värnamo Albanians Division 5 Småland Sydvästra 7
Edessa Syrianska KIF Stockholm Assyrian-Syriacs Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
Finlandia/Pallo AIF Gothenburg Finns Division 5 Göteborg A 7
Medina IF Helsingborg Arabs Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra 7
Multikulturell IK Ludvika Various Division 5 Dalarna 7
Olympiacos FC Spånga, Stockholm Greeks Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
Parsian IF Stockholm Iranians Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
FC Plavi Team Solna, Stockholm Yugoslavians Division 5 Stockholm Norra 7
Rinia IF Falkenberg Albanians Division 5 Halland 7
Palestinska FF Uppsala Palestinians Division 5 Uppland Norra 7
Svensk Palestinska FF Stockholm Palestinians Division 5 Stockholm Södra 7
Syrianska FF Enköping Assyrian-Syriacs Division 5 Uppland Södra 7
Syrianska IF Norrköping Assyrian-Syriacs Division 5 Östergötland Östra 7
Trollhättan Syrianska FK Trollhättan Assyrian-Syriacs Division 5 Västergötland Västra 7
IF Vardar/Makedonija Gothenburg Macedonians Division 5 Göteborg A 7
United Africa FC Gothenburg Nigerians[2] Division 5 Göteborg A 7
Al Salam SK Eskilstuna Arabs Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra 8
Armeniska United FK Uppsala Armenians Division 6 Uppland Södra 8
Babylon FK Västerås Arabs Division 6 Västmanland 8
Camdja IKF Stockholm Latin Americans Division 6 Stockholm F 8
Croatia Göteborg Gothenburg Croatians Division 6 Göteborg A 8
Dardania IF Borås Albanians Division 6 Borås 8
Dulqad IK Linköping Somalis Division 6 Östergötland Mellersta 8
FK Ekipa Stockholm Yugoslavians Division 6 Stockholm E 8
Eskilstuna Babylon IF Eskilstuna Assyrian-Syriacs Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra 8
Ezid SK Borlänge Various Division 6 Dalarna Södra 8
Förenad Turkisk Ungdom Gothenburg Turks Division 6 Göteborg B 8
Iberoamericana IF Stockholm Latin Americans Division 6 Stockholm B 8
Kroatiska KF Tomislavi Borås Croatians Division 6 Borås 8
Kurd Ämhult FF Älmhult Kurds Division 6 Älmhult 8
Kurdiska FF Örebro Örebro Kurds Division 6 Örebro 8
FC Kurdtuna Eskilstuna Kurds Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra 8
Liria IF Malmö Albanians Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra A 8
Mjölby Turabdin FC Mjölby Assyrian-Syriacs Division 6 Östergötland Västra 8
Märsta Syrianska FC Märsta, Stockholm Assyrian-Syriacs Division 6 Uppland Södra 8
Persien FC Uppsala Iranians Division 6 Uppland Södra 8
MF Pelister Trelleborg Macedonians Division 6 Skåne Södra 8
Polonia Falcons FF Stockholm Poles Division 6 Stockholm B 8
Qaran IKF Spånga, Stockholm Arabs Division 6 Stockholm B 8
Saba Palestina KIF Malmö Palestinians Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra B 8
Somali FF Kinna Somalis Division 6 Borås 8
FC Somtuna Eskilstuna Somalis Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra 8
Stockholms IF Midia Stockholm Kurds Division 6 Stockholm B 8
Syrianska/Arameiska Föreningen Gothenburg Assyrian-Syriacs Division 6 Göteborg A 8
Tunisiska FC Stockholm Tunisians Division 6 Stockholm E 8
Turkisk Center FF Malmö Turks Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra A 8
Uruguayanska FF Stockholm Uruguayans Division 6 Stockholm E 8
FF Vuk Malmö Serbs Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra B 8
Västkurd BK Gothenburg Kurds Division 6 Göteborg B 8
Yezidiska Ideella FK Norrköping Yazidis Division 6 Östergötland Östra 8
IF Zmajevi Västerås Bosnians Division 6 Västmanland 8
Örnar FK Landskrona Landskrona Romanians Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B 8
Afghanska FF Stockholm Afghans Division 7 Stockholm A 9
FC Baloch Stockholm Baloch Division 7 Stockholm A 9
Dardania Stockholm FF Stockholm Albanians Division 7 Stockholm H 9
Gambian Mix IF Gothenburg Gambians Division 7 Göteborg A 9
Gothenburg Celtic FC Gothenburg Scots Division 7 Göteborg A 9
Marockanska FC Stockholm Moroccans Division 7 Stockholm H 9
Newroz FC Bredäng Halmstad Kurds Division 7 Stockholm H 9
FC Somtuna U Eskilstuna Somalis Division 7 Södermanland Nordöstra 9
Swesom FC U Borlänge Somalis Division 7 Dalarna Södra 9
Viña Del Mar IF Stockholm Chileans Division 7 Stockholm F 9
FC Zalin Suryoye Gothenburg Assyrian-Syriacs Division 7 Göteborg B 9
Aroskurd IF Västerås Kurds Division 8 Västmanland 10
Hornafrik Ungdomsförening IF Västerås Somalis Division 8 Västmanland 10

Notable defunct teams

  • SK Hakoah from Malmö existed between 1932–2013 and was the first diaspora football club in Sweden, founded by Jewish immigrants.[3]
  • Juventus IF was established by Italians in 1948 and reached as high as the fifth tier. They merged with IFK Stocksund in 2016.
  • Topkapi IK existed between 1978 and 2006, established by Turkish immigrants, and reached as high as the third tier.
  • Valsta Syrianska IK, from Märsta, Stockholm, was established by Assyrian-Syriacs, existed between 1993–2015 and reached as high as the third tier.
  • Växjö United FC, from Växjö, was established by Somalis, existed between 2011–2019 and reached as high as the sixth tier, until they were expelled as a member of the Swedish Football Association, due to financial reasons, false player identities and allegations of match fixing.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Assyriska FF". Assyriska FF. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "AA UAFC A-lag Herrar - laget.se". www.laget.se. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Malmö, Judiska Församlingen. "Sportklubben Hakoah". jfm.se. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ↑ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Magnusson, Peter (24 June 2019). "Växjö United utesluts ur fotbollsförbundet". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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