Kolding FC
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| Full name | Kolding Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ørnene (The Eagles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Short name | KFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2002 (merger) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kolding Stadion, Kolding |
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| Capacity | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jens Haugaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Johnny Mølby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Danish 1st Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 1st Division, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kolding FC is a Danish football club based in Kolding, currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1. Division. On November 11, 2006, the club received permission from the Danish FA to sign contracts. Before that, the club was the highest ranked amateur club in Denmark.
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[edit] History
- Further information: Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub
KFC's relatively short history started with a merger between the two oldest football clubs from Kolding, Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub, which was put into effect on January 1, 2002 after a period of intense negotiations.
In 2002-03, their first complete season as Kolding FC, the club, that had just been relegated from the 1. Division, finished the season in the middle of the table in the 2. Division, placed ninth among sixteen teams. In 2003-04, the team was just one point away from promotion back to the 1. Division, but missed the opportunity after losing to Dalum and Næstved.
Finally, in 2004-05, the club topped the 2. Division, with an impressive 23 wins, 7 losses, no ties, and gained promotion back into 1. Division.
In the winter break in the 2005-06-season, the team was 3rd, and had greatly exceeded their own expectations of reaching the top 11.[1] They needed just 2 points to reach the 2nd place, which granted promotion to the Superliga. However, the team didn't make it. Five matches before the season ending, the expectations were adjusted to the top-5, but four losses and a tie destroyed that. The team ended 6th, after a very unstable summer-season.
[edit] Nike sponsorship
On March 6, 2007, the club announced that Nike was to give a five-year sponsorship to KFC. The chairman, Jens Haugaard, called the deal "extremely big for a 1st division club".[2] The sponsorship has been said to be worth "more than DKK 3 million"[3] and "DKK 5 million".[4] The deal consists of the following components:
- All clothing for all teams in the club and for the mother clubs, Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub, training and match kits
- An amount of money
- A yearly friendly match facing the highest ranking other Danish Nike-sponsored team (currently Odense Boldklub)
- The other way round, KFC must be available for a yearly match with a lower ranking Nike-team
[edit] Stadium
Kolding FC currently play their home matches on Kolding Stadion, built in 1931.[5] A modernization of the stadium has been done, including a VIP section, but further efforts have been halted because of the muncipality not allowing it. Therefore, a new stadium is planned, either near the sports centre Kolding Hallen or near the planned site for the new Kolding Superdome.[6]
[edit] Colours and badge
[edit] Until 2005-06
The round logo was introduced at the club's foundation in 2002. The eagle was also pictured - in a larger format - on the shirts of the club at that time. This logo was designed by a local advertising agency, Schultz & Sørensen.
[edit] Current logo
The current logo has a more badge-like shape than the previous one. With the logo change came new jerseys as well - the classic Kolding blue/white-uniform was traded for a more unique purple/black approach.
With the 2007 Nike sponsorship, the shorts' colour was switched to white.
[edit] Supporters
KFC's official fan club is called Ørneflokken - The Eagles. It consists of "about 110 members".[7] A lot of members, however, are just members because of the free entrance to home matches, not giving KFC the support some of the active members are on the southern stand.
In terms of support, the club faces competition from the local handball-club, KIF Kolding, a more popular sport in the area compared to football.
[edit] Current squad
- As of February 3, 2007 – player is not reported on contract unless stated otherwise
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[edit] Season-by-season results
| Season | League performance | Cup performance | ||||||||
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| Pos | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 06-07: Danish 1st division | Ongoing, see Danish 1st Division 2006-07 | 06-07: Eliminated in the 4th round by Lyngby BK, 1-5 | ||||||||
| 05-06: Danish 1st division | #6/16 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 50 | ±0 | 05-06: Eliminated in the 5th round by Odense BK, 1-1 AET (5-4 PSO) |
| 04-05: Danish 2nd division | #1/16 | 69 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 30 | +23 | 04-05: Eliminated in the 2nd round by Aarhus Fremad, 2-4 |
| 03-04: Danish 2nd division | #4/16 | 52 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 03-04: Eliminated in the 2nd round by Skive IK, 1-3 |
| 02-03: Danish 2nd division | #9/16 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 02-03: Eliminated in the 4th round by Silkeborg IF, 0-4 |
Green denotes promotion, red denotes relegation.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Johnny Mølby har stor succes". (2006). Kolding FC Avisen, p. 4.
- ^ Kolding FC (2007-03-07). Nike hovedsponsor for KFC. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-08..
- ^ Maass, Ole (2007-03-07), "Kolding FC får millionaftale med Nike", Jydske Vestkysten: 22
- ^ Nielsen, Bo (2007-03-08), "Kolding FC forgyldes af Nike", Kolding Ugeavis: 1
- ^ "Kolding Idræts Forening". Retrieved Apr. 11, 2006.
- ^ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specifiedKolding FC (2007-02-28). (Danish). Retrieved on March 8, 2007.
- ^ "Mio". "De Trofaste fra Ørneflokken". Retrieved August 2, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Kolding FC - official webpage
- (Danish) Ørneflokken - official fanclub's webpage
- The 2005 Kolding FC team at eufo.de
