List of diaspora football clubs in Sweden

Last updated March 01, 2025

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
IK Makkabi	Stockholm	Jews in Sweden	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

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

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[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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