Full name | Fotboll Club Rosengård 1917 |
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Founded | 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening |
Ground | Rosengårds Södra IP, Malmö |
Manager | Amir Poursamad & Ivica Kurtović (caretakers) |
League | Division 2 Östra Götaland |
2017 | Division 1 Södra, 14th (relegated) |
FC Rosengård is a Swedish professional football club located in the area Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening but has since been merged once and renamed twice. The club has been the starting ground for many famous Swedish football players, including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Yksel Osmanovski and Labinot Harbuzi.
The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening, or MBI in short. In the early years, the club also played bandy, winning the Scania district championship in this sport in 1930.
One of the biggest moments in the history of the club was when they participated in the playoff to Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football in 1938 against Degerfors IF but lost.
In 1973, the club moved to its present location in the suburb of Rosengård.
In 2001, the club merged with Turk Anadolu FF to create Malmö Anadolu BI, MABI in short.
In 2008, the club was renamed to FC Rosengård.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
In recent seasons FC Rosengård have had the following average attendances:
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
As of 3 April 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
as of 3 April 2017