FC Trollhättan is aSwedishfootball club located inTrollhättan currently playing inDivision 1.
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| Full name | Football Club Trollhättan | |
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| Founded | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) | |
| Ground | Edsborgs IP, Trollhättan | |
| Capacity | 5,100 | |
| Chairman | Sven-Olof Frisk | |
| Manager | Vigan Berbatovci | |
| League | Ettan Södra | |
| 2024 | Ettan Södra, 6th | |
Background
editThe club was founded in 2001, when the old rivalsTrollhättans IF andTrollhättans FK decided to merge.
In their first ever league match againstLjungskile SK atSkarsjövallen on April 22, 2002, in Division II (Sweden's third league at that time), they won 1–0. The historic goal scorer wasMichel Berndtsson when he scored the game winner in the 79th minute.
In their first ever home game, April 28, 2002, againstAskims IK, FCT won 1–0. A local newspaperTrollhättans tidning paid for all the spectators; the attendance was 3,083 people.
On June 6, 2002, the supporter club FCT Black Support was founded.
On September 26, 2002, FCT defeatedAskims IK with a score of 3–1, that secured the league win, and qualification againstFalkenbergs FF awaited for a place inSuperettan in a double-meeting. On October 12, 2002, the home game against Falkenberg resulted in a 3–2 win. A week later on October 19, FCT was promoted to Superettan whenHenrik Bertilsson (formerAllsvenskan and professional player) headed in the 2–1 goal.
At the beginning of the 2004 season,Jonas Olsson took over as coach and remained in that position until the 2006 season ended. His successorLars-Olof Mattsson has coached the Swedish U21 team,Degerfors IF andLjungskile SK, when they won promotion toAllsvenskan for their first time in 1996.
Season to season
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* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[1][2][3] |
Current squad
edit- As of 8 May 2025[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
editLeague
edit- Division 1
- Winners (1): 2008
- Division 2
- Winners (2): 2002, 2015
Footnotes
edit- ^"GAIS – Lagfacta – FC Trollhättan". Retrieved2 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Södra - Division 1 – Fotbollsserier 2010 – Fotboll – everysport.com". Retrieved2010-12-02.
- ^"Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived fromthe original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved2010-12-02.
- ^"A-laget" (in Swedish). FC Trollhättan. Retrieved6 August 2024.