Dalkurd FF

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Dalkurd
File:Dalkurd FF logo.svg
Full nameDalkurd Fotbollsförening
Founded26 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-26)
GroundLötens IP
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSarkat Junad
CoachAmir Azrafshan
LeagueNone (2025)
Websitewww.dalkurd.se

Dalkurd Fotbollsförening, commonly known as Dalkurd FF or simply Dalkurd (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdɑ̂ːlkɵrd]) is a Swedish football club based in Uppsala.[1] On 26 September 2004, the club was originally founded by members of the Kurdish diaspora in Borlänge, Dalarna.

Dalkurd FF holds the record for the lowest average attendances in the history of both Allsvenskan and Superettan, the two highest Swedish leagues. Dalkurd FF is affiliated with Upplands Fotbollförbund.[2]

History

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The club was formed in Borlänge in 2004 by a group of Kurds. It started as a social project to contribute to the youth of Borlänge by offering activities for them. IK Brage helped financing the project.[3][4] In the first season the squad consisted of an average age of 17 years. Besides contributing to the youngsters, the chairman, Ramazan Kizil, had high expectations of the football players and an ultimate goal: he wanted to take Dalkurd to the professional levels of the Swedish league.[5] Dalkurd won every division they participated in from their very first season in 2005 to 2009. Owing to this uncommon success they got a lot of media attention, both in Sweden and abroad.

The club narrowly avoided catastrophe when travelling home from Spain in March 2015. The club had initially intended to fly from Barcelona to Düsseldorf on Germanwings Flight 9525, but changed its booking at the last minute when they decided the layover in Germany would be too long.[6] Flight 4U 9525 crashed into the French Alps on 24 March, killing everyone on board.

In October 2017, Dalkurd was promoted to the 2018 Allsvenskan[7] On 24 November 2017, Dalkurd chose to move their senior team operations to Uppsala, some 140 kilometers southeast of Borlänge, to play at the new ground Nya Studenternas IP following its opening in 2020.[1] In the 2018 season, however, Dalkurd played their home games at Gavlevallen in Gävle, some 110 kilometers north of Uppsala (and roughly 110 kilometers east of Borlänge).[8]

The Dalkurd idrottsaktiebolag (sv) DK Elit was declared bankrupt in August 2024, which made the team being demoted one level at the end of the season; having already been relegated from Division 2 the team ended up in Division 4 for the 2025 season.[9][10] Upplands Fotbollförbund later decided to exclude Dalkurd from Division 4. The club then decided to pause all of its activity in 2025.[11]

Season to season

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Season Level Division Section Position Movements
2005 Tier 7 Division 6 Dalarna Mellersta 1st Promoted
2006 Division 5 Dalarna Södra
2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Dalarna 1st Promoted
2008 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Norrland 1st Promoted
2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 6th
2011 4th
2012 8th
2013 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2014 3rd
2015 1st Promoted
2016 Tier 2 Superettan — 4th
2017 2nd Promoted
2018 Tier 1 Allsvenskan — 15th Relegated
2019 Tier 2 Superettan — 8th
2020 14th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated
2021 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 2nd Promotion Playoffs
2022 Tier 2 Superettan — 16th Relegated
2023 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 3rd Relegated
2024 Tier 4 Division 2 Norra Svealand 14th Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new tier being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[12]

Supporters

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Roj Fans
Established2010; 16 years ago (2010)
TypeSupporter club
HeadquartersBorlänge, File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/Rojfans

In 2010, the official supporter club from Västerås for Dalkurd FF with the name "Roj Fans" was founded. They are an independent non-profit organisation.

In 2018, they set the record for the lowest average attendance ever – 1,058 – in the history of the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The record was previously held by Västerås IK, who had an average attendance of 1,125 in the inaugural season 1924–25.[13] The game against BK Häcken with an attendance of 202 people also became the second lowest attendance in the history of the league.[14]

In 2019, they set the record for the lowest average attendance in the history of Superettan – 168 people.[15]

Affiliated clubs

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In 2019, Dalkurd FF announced a cooperation with Uppsala Kurd FK as part of strengthening the presence of Dalkurd FF in the Uppsala region. One of the aims of the cooperation was to make a natural way for talents in Uppsala to become a part of Dalkurd.

Crest

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The crest consist of a round circle with the flag of Kurdistan as well as two Dalecarlian horses. "Dal" and "Kurd FF" is spelled out in white letters on the top and bottom of the crest, as well as the year 2004.

Kit

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The traditional home colors of Dalkurd are all green. The Away kit is traditionally white but have previously been black, yellow and pink in the 2019 season. The club's kit manufacturer is Adidas.

Players

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File:Dalkurd November 2015.jpg
The Dalkurd starting eleven lining up before a game wearing their green home kit.

Current squad

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As of 7 August 2024[16][17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Senne Vitts
2 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Oskar Alvers
4 MF File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Samuel Asoma
5 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Tim Hartzell
6 MF File:Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Nana Ntuli
7 FW File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg SLE Michael Kargbo
8 MF File:Flag of Norway.svg NOR Oussama Ali
9 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Rodin Deprem
10 FW File:Flag of Tunisia.svg TUN Imed Louati
11 MF File:Flag of Iran.svg IRN Bakhtiar Rahmani
12 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Tiago Silva
14 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Rasmus Niklasson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW File:Flag of Iraq.svg IRQ Aysar Qasim Mohammed
16 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Rassa Rahmani
17 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Victor Svensson
18 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Rinwar Othman
19 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Alexander Ernström
22 MF File:Flag of Iraq.svg IRQ Brwa Nouri
26 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Samuel Wikman
29 MF File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg SYR Oliver Kass Kawo
31 GK File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Simon Ericsson
32 MF File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SUI Stefan Wolf
34 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Isaak Höök
47 MF File:Flag of Iran.svg IRN Hija Izadi

Notable former players

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Academy

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  • Deven Rashed
  • Edvard Ståhlberg

Personnel

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Honours

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Dalkurd FF honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Division 1 Norra 1 2015
Division 2 Norra Svealand 2009
Division 3 Södra Norrland 2008
Division 4 Dalarna 2007
Division 5 Dalarna Södra 2006
Division 6 Dalarna Mellersta 2005

Attendances

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File:Domnarvsvallen.jpg
Domnarvsvallen

In recent seasons Dalkurd FF have had the following average attendances:

Season Average attendance Division / Section Level
2007 Not available Div 4 Dalarna Tier 6
2008 179 Div 3 Södra Norrland Tier 5
2009 456 Div 2 Norra Svealand Tier 4
2010 298 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2011 315 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2012 365 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2013 282 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2014 466 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2015 475 Div 1 Norra Tier 3
2016 1,119 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[18]

References

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