LdB FC Malmö

LdB FC Malmö
Full name Lait de Beauté Football Club Malmö
Founded 7 September 1970 (1970-09-07) (41 years ago) as Malmö FF Dam
11 April 2007 (2007-04-11) (4 years ago) as LdB FC Malmö
Ground Malmö IP, Malmö
(Capacity: 7.600)
Chairman Cecilia Tholse
Manager Martin Sjögren
League Damallsvenskan
2011 Damallsvenskan, 1st
Home colours
Away colours

LdB FC Malmö (formerly Malmö FF Dam) is a professional football club based in Malmö, Scania, Sweden. The team was established as Malmö FF Dam in 1970 and has played 22 seasons in the Women's premier division, Damallsvenskan. The team has seven championship gold medals, the latest from 2011. As of 2010 the club ranks first in the overall Damallsvenskan table.[1] LdB FC Malmö play their home games at Malmö IP in Malmö.

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History

On the 7th of September 1970 the board of Malmö FF took the decision to start a women's team as part of the main club. The team was called Malmö FF Dam—the word dam meaning lady—to distinguish the team from the men's division of the same club.

In April 2007, Malmö FF Dam started a rebranding of the team, including a new team name, jerseys, and logo. The team was renamed LdB FC Malmö on 11 April 2007. This meant that the club fully withdrew from Malmö FF and became a club of its own. The change of name was related to a SEK24 million sponsorship deal with Swedish skincare firm Hardford; whose leading brand Lait de Beauté (lit. beauty milk) became the name of the club.[2]

After six runner-up finishes since their 1994 title, the team finally won another Damallsvenskan championship in 2010 which qualified them for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. LdB FC managed the feat to defend their title in Damallsvenskan for the 2011 season.

Current squad

As of 7 October 2011:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Þóra Björg Helgadóttir
2 DF Emma Wilhelmsson
3 MF Amanda Ilestedt
4 DF Malin Levenstad
5 MF Nilla Fischer
6 FW Katrine Veje
7 MF Annika Kukkonen
8 MF Frida Nordin
9 FW Elin Rubensson
10 MF Viktoria Malmros
11 MF Therese Sjögran
12 MF Sofia Anker-Kofoed
13 DF Michela Bengtsson
No. Position Player
14 FW Manon Melis
15 FW Felicia Karlsson
16 DF Lina Nilsson
17 MF Caroline Seger
18 MF Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
19 MF Linda Forsberg
20 MF Elena Sadiku
21 GK Pamela Tajonar
22 DF Nera Smajic
23 DF Saga Fredriksson
24 MF Anna Thörnqvist
30 GK Hilda Carlén

Achievements

As Malmö FF Dam

As LdB FC Malmö

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/historik/maratontabell-1988-/
  2. ^ "MFF dam byter namn till LDB Football Club". sydsvenskan.se. http://sydsvenskan.se/sport/article230875.ece. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
  3. ^ FC Malmö squad UEFA.com, 7 October 2011

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