Kristianstad FC
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Kristianstad FC is a Swedish football club located in Kristianstad. The club was formed in 2015 through a merger between Kristianstads FF and Kristianstad BoIS. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.
History
Kristianstads FF was founded in 1990, when the football section of IFK Kristianstad merged with Vilans BoIF. The club then began life in Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland, which was the fourth tier of Swedish football. In the first few seasons Kristianstads FF finished in mid-table positions but then won promotion at the end of the 1993 season after finishing top of the Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland.
The club established themselves in Division 2 Södra Götaland over the next four seasons before winning the division in 1998. There followed one season in Division 1 Södra in 1999 where the club finished in ninth position and were most unfortunate to be relegated at the end of the campaign as a result of league re-structuring. The club's confidence dipped in Division 2 Södra Götaland and a further relegation followed at the end of the 2001 season.
However the club were promoted from Division 3 Sydöstra Götaland in 2002 after finishing in second place. Over the rest of the decade the club has played in Division 1 Södra and Division 2 Södra Götaland where they currently reside.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Kristianstads FC vyhrál v roce 1991 třetí švédskou ligu a postoupil do druhé ligy. V roce 1994 pak vyhrál i druhou ligu a postoupil do nejvyšší švédské ligy Allsvenskan. V Allsvenskan však klub strávil pouze jednu sezonu, v roce 1995 sestoupil zpět do druhé ligy.
V roce 2002 se klub znovu vrátil do Allsvenskan, ale opět pouze na jednu sezonu. V roce 2018 se klub znovu probojoval do Allsvenskan, kde hraje dodnes.
Největším úspěchem klubu je vítězství ve švédském poháru v roce 2017. Klub se také několikrát zúčastnil evropských pohárů, například Poháru UEFA v letech 1991-92 a 1995-96.