Kristianstads DFF
Full nameKristianstads DFF
Nickname(s)KDFF
Founded1998
GroundKristianstads Arena,
Kristianstad
Capacity3,080
ChairmanAnders Flügel
Head coachElísabet Gunnarsdóttir
LeagueDamallsvenskan
20236th
WebsiteClub website

Kristianstads DFF is a women's association football club from Kristianstad, Sweden. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[1]

History

The original club Wä IF played in from 1989 to 1994 in the Damallsvenskan. The club was reformed in 1998 when Kristianstads FF merged with Wä IF to become Kristianstad / Wä DFF. The team continued as Kristianstad / Wä DFF during the seasons of 1999 until 2001 in the Damallsvenskan. In 2006 was the club was renamed again to the current name Kristianstads DFF. Prominent players to have represented the club include Malin Andersson, Therese Sjögran, Sara Johansson and Nilla Fischer. In 2005 the team finished third in the Söderettan, before winning the Söderettan unbeaten in 2008 and clinching promotion to the Damallsvenskan.[2] In July 2009 the players posed for a nude team photograph, to raise funds as the club was in financial difficulty.[3] In 2018, the club changed their homeground from Vilans IP to Kristianstads Fotbollsarena. In the same year the team achieved their best league placing since their foundation, securing a fourth-place finish in the Damallsvenskan.[4]

Homeground

Kristianstads DFF play their home games at Kristianstads Fotbollsarena in Kristianstad.

Club colours

The team colours are Orange shirt and black shorts and socks for home games and white for away games.

Managers

Current squad

As of 9 February 2022[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Melina Loeck
2 DF Cameroon CMR Easther Mayi Kith
4 DF Netherlands NED Sheila van den Bulk
5 DF Sweden SWE Klara Rybrink
7 MF Iceland ISL Amanda Andradóttir
8 MF Sweden SWE Alice Nilsson (captain)
9 FW United States USA Tabby Tindell
10 MF Finland FIN Emmi Allanen
11 MF United States USA Delaney Baie Pridham
12 DF Sweden SWE Kajsa Törnkvist
13 MF Serbia SRB Emma Petrović
14 MF Sweden SWE Tilda Persson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK Sweden SWE Nea Andersson
16 DF Canada CAN Gabrielle Carle
18 FW Canada CAN Evelyne Viens (on loan from Gotham FC)
20 DF Sweden SWE Mia Carlsson
21 MF Sweden SWE Elin Sjöström
25 DF Sweden SWE Alice Nordenberg
27 DF Sweden SWE Josefin Harrysson
29 DF Sweden SWE Tilda Sandén
33 GK Sweden SWE Moa Olsson
— MF Australia AUS Amy Sayer
— DF Australia AUS Clare Polkinghorne


Former players

Josefine Öqvist in action for KDFF, June 2013

For details of current and former players, see Category:Kristianstads DFF players.

Staff

Sports

Head coach:
Assistant coach:
  • Sweden Alexander Fridlund
Strength coach:
  • Iceland Kristín Hólm Geirsdóttir
  • Iceland Orri Sigurðsson
Goalkeeper coach:
  • Serbia Bojan Jovic
Kit manager:
  • Sweden Isabella Sjöstedt

Management

Club Manager:
  • Iceland Albert Sigurdsson
Sports Director:
  • Sweden Lovisa Ström

References

  1. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Kristianstads DFF – Historia
  3. ↑ Kristianstad: Mit nackten Tatsachen den Verein retten
  4. ↑ Rosén, Robert (2 March 2019). "Kristianstad har sikte på ny medalj" (in Swedish). Skåne Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Truppen / Kristianstads DFF". Kristianstads DFF. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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