Kalmar is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 36,392 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland.
Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the club have won one national championship title (2008) and three national cup titles.
Kalmar Arena, currently known as Guldfågeln Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Kalmar, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF. The stadium is located in the area known as Hansa City, in the North West of Kalmar. The arena was completed within the date of March 15, 2011 as expected. The first game, an Allsvenskan match between Kalmar FF and Djurgårdens IF held on April 11, was attended by 11,852 fans and won by Kalmar 3–2.
Allsvenskan 2007, part of the 2007 Swedish football season, was the 83rd Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 6 April 2007 and the last match was played 28 October 2007. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up Kalmar FF, while IF Brommapojkarna were relegated.
Henrik Per-Erik Rydström is a Swedish football manager and former player who manages Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
David Elm is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played professionally for the Swedish clubs Kalmar FF, Falkenbergs FF and IF Elfsborg – and also played for Fulham in the English Premier League during a career that spanned between 2004 and 2017.
Kurt Arne "Nanne" René Bergstrand is a Swedish football manager and former football player. He has previously coached Helsingborgs IF, Östers IF, Kalmar FF and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.
Stefan Olof Ragnar Landberg is a Swedish football coach and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
The 2007 Svenska Cupen was the fifty-second season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on March 24, 2007, and concluded on September 27, 2007, with the final, held at Fredriksskans, Kalmar. Kalmar FF won the final with a 3–0 win against IFK Göteborg.
The 2008 Svenska Cupen was the fifty-third season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started on March 20, 2008, and concluded on September 21, 2008, with the final, held at Fredriksskans, Kalmar. The final was decided on a penalty shootout that IFK Göteborg won 5–4 against Kalmar FF.
Statistics of Allsvenskan in season 1985.
The 2011 Svenska Cupen was the 56th season of Svenska Cupen, the main Swedish football Cup. It began on 5 March 2011 with the first match of the preliminary round and ended on 5 November with the Final. Helsingborgs IF won the cup after beating Kalmar FF 3–1 in the final, Helsingborg were also the defending champions. The winners of this competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, however the second round spot was awarded to Allsvenskan runners-up AIK since Helsingborg were already qualified for European cup play, Kalmar FF who were the runners-up of the cup were awarded AIKs previous qualification spot in the first round.
The 2007 Svenska Cupen Final took place on September 27, 2007 at Fredriksskans in Kalmar. The match was contested by Kalmar FF, who then was placed 4th in Allsvenskan, and leaders IFK Göteborg. This was the first final to be played at the venue of the home drawn team. Kalmar FF, who before the match had won the cup two times, played their first final since 1987. IFK Göteborg, who had won the cup four times, played their first final since 2004.
In 2006 IF Elfsborg, the Swedish football club located in Borås, won their first national title since 1961, thanks to a dramatic finish to the season, where Elfsborg hit top form at the end of the year, sealing the title thanks to Joakim Sjöhage's goal against Djurgården. When Djurgården's claim for a penalty was waved off in stoppage time, Elfsborg overhauled AIK by a single point.
The 2011 Svenska Cupen final was played on 5 November 2011. Kalmar FF faced Helsingborgs IF. Kalmar FF qualified for the final by beating IFK Göteborg in the first semi-final on 14 September 2011, Helsingborgs IF qualified by beating Örebro SK in the second semi-final on 29 October 2011. Since Kalmar FF were drawn as the away team in the final, it was played at Olympia in Helsingborg. Kalmar FF played their first final since 2008 and were looking to secure their fourth cup title overall. Helsinborgs IF played their second consecutive final and won their second consecutive title and fifth title in total by winning the match 3–1.
Carl Ivar Gustafsson is a Swedish football midfielder who plays for Kalmar FF.
The 2023 Allsvenskan was the 99th season of Sweden's top-level football league, Allsvenskan. A total of 16 teams participated. BK Häcken were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season. IF Brommapojkarna and Halmstads BK were promoted after finishing first and second in the 2022 Superettan, while Varbergs BoIS staved off relegation by defeating third placed Östers IF.
