FBK Balkan

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.

FBK Balkan

Full name	FBK Balkan
Founded	November 22, 1962
Ground	Rosengårds Södra IP, Malmö
Manager	Nebojša Boban^[1]
League	Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra
2016	Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra, 6th
Home colours Away colours

History

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, North Macedonia, Kosovo), Romania, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey.^{[citation needed]}

The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.^[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1990 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 1991 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th Vårserier (Spring Series) Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland – Hösttvåan 7th Höstserier (Autumn Series) – Relegated 1992 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland B 4th Vårserier (Spring Series) Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 5th Höstserier (Autumn Series) 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 10th Relegated 1995 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 4th 1996 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 4th 1997 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 2nd Promoted 1998 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 6th 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 3rd Promotion Playoffs 2001 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 1st Promoted 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 6th 2003 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 5th 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 3rd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2006* Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 7th 2007 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 12th Relegated 2008 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Västra 1st Promoted 2009 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 7th 2010 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2011 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 10th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 9th Relegation Playoffs 2013 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 9th Relegation Playoffs 2014 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 10th Relegation Playoffs 2015 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 5th 2016 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 6th 2017 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 2nd Promoted 2018 Tier 4 Division 3 Skåne Sydvästra 7th 2019 Tier 4 Division 3 Skåne Sydvästra 4th 2020 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Attendances

In recent seasons, FBK Balkan have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 Not available Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 6 2006 103 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2007 89 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2008 Not available Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 6 2009 106 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2010 91 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.^[7]

References

1. "MALMÖLAGEN I DIVISION 4 SYDVÄSTRA". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
2. (in Swedish). FBK Balkan. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
3. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
4. . Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
5. "FBK Balkan — everysport.com". Retrieved 2010-12-16.
6. . Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
7. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.

External links

• (in Swedish) FBK Balkan website