FC Rosengård

FC Rosengård
Full nameFotboll Club Rosengård
Founded7 September 1970; 55 years ago (1970-09-07) (as Malmö FF Dam)
12 December 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-12) (as FC Rosengård Malmö)
GroundMalmö IP, Malmö
Capacity7,600
ChairmanHåkan Wifvesson
Head coachJoel Kjetselberg
LeagueDamallsvenskan
20241st, Champions
Websitefcrosengard.se
Current season

FC Rosengård (Swedish: [ruːsɛnɡoːrd]), known as Malmö FF Dam ([ˈmâlːmøː ɛfɛf dɑːm]) until 2007 and later LdB FC Malmö until 2013, is a professional football club based in Malmö, Scania, Sweden. The team was established as Malmö FF Dam in 1970. It started out with playing 7 seasons in the Division 1 (until 1987), but has played in Damallsvenskan in since it formed in 1988. The team has won the league a record 14 times, the latest in 2024.[1] As of the end of the 2015 season, the club ranks first in the overall Damallsvenskan table.[2] FC Rosengård play their home games at Malmö IP in Malmö. The club it merged with, FC Rosengård 1917, has both men's and women's teams.[3]

History

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On 7 September 1970 the board of Malmö FF decided 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 1986 the club won the Swedish Women's Football Division 1 for the first time. The Division 1 was Sweden's highest division until 1988 when the Damallsvenskan was formed. It took three seasons for the club to win the newly formed Damallsvenskan in 1990 and more success followed in 1991, 1993 and 1994. Malmö FF Dam would then finish as runners-up for seven consecutive seasons (from 1996 to 2002).

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 24 million SEK sponsorship deal with Swedish skincare firm Hardford; whose leading brand Lait de Beauté (lit. beauty milk) became the name of the club.[4]

Under the LdB FC Malmö name, the club won the Damallsvenskan championship in 2010, which qualified them for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. A successful title defense campaign followed in the 2011 season. In the final match of the 2012 season they suffered a home defeat (0–1) to Tyresö FF, the result meant Tyresö FF were champions due to better goal difference.[5] In 2013, they clinched the title once again, with a (2–3) win away against Tyresö FF being the turning point of the season.

In October 2013, LdB FC Malmö merged with FC Rosengård 1917, adopting the name of the latter.[3] The Damallsvenskan title wins of 2014 and 2015 added to the 2013 title (as LdB FC Malmö), made the club three times in a row title winners for the first time in its history.

Squad

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As of 24 September 2025[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  NOR Thea Sørbo
4 DF  SWE Emma Pennsäter
5 DF  FIN Anni Hartikainen
6 DF  FIN Elli Pikkujämsä
8 DF  SWE Emma Jansson
9 MF  SWE Hanna Andersson
10 FW  ISL Ísabella Sara Tryggvadóttir
11 MF  SWE Molly Johansson
12 GK  SWE Adela Dautović-Rix
13 GK  USA Samantha Leshnak Murphy
14 FW  SWE Emilia Larsson
16 MF  SWE Emilia Pelgander
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  NGA Halimatu Ayinde
19 FW  SWE Maja Johansson
20 DF  SWE Mikaela Stojanovska
23 MF  BLR Anastasiya Pobegaylo
24 FW  NGA Anam Imo
30 MF  JPN Aemu Oyama
43 GK  SWE Saga Andersson
44 DF  SWE Jo-Anne Cronquist
45 MF  SWE Tilde Björklund
47 FW  SWE Filippa Sjöström
49 DF  SWE Alice Enehov
51 MF  SWE Lovisa Yng

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:FC Rosengård players.

Honours

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Note: Achievements of Malmö FF Dam, LdB FC Malmö and FC Rosengård are all counted here

Domestic

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League

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Cups

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  • Svenska Cupen:
    • Winners (5): 1990, 1997, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
    • Runners-up (2): 2003, 2014–15
  • Svenska Supercupen:
    • Winners (4): 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016

Record in UEFA competitions

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All results (away, home and aggregate) list Rosengård Malmö's goal tally first.

Competition Round Club Away Home Aggregate
2003–2004 Second qualifying round Finland Jakobstad–Pietarsaari 3–0
Israel Maccabi Holon 6–1
Ukraine Legenda Chernihiv (Host) 3–0
Quarter-final Norway Kolbotn 0–1 2–0 f 2–1
Semi-final Germany Frankfurt 1–4 0–0 f 1–4
2011–2012 Round of 32 Italy Tavagnacco 1–2 f 5–0 6–2
Round of 16 Austria Neulengbach 3–1 f 1–0 4–1
Quarter-final Germany Frankfurt 0–3 1–0 f 1–3
2012–2013 Round of 32 Hungary MTK Budapest 4–0 f 6–1 10–1
Round of 16 Italy Verona 2–0 1–0 f 3–0
Quarter-final France Olympique Lyon 0–5 f 0–3 0–8
2013–2014 Round of 32 Norway Lillestrøm 3–1 f 5–0 8–1
Round of 16 Germany Wolfsburg 1–3 1–2 f 2–5
2014–2015 Round of 32 Russia Ryazan 3–1 f 2–0 5–1
Round of 16 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2–0 2–1 f 4–1
Quarter-final Germany Wolfsburg 1–1 f 3–3 4–4 (agr)
2015–2016 Round of 32 Finland Vantaa 2–0 f 7–0 9–0
Round of 16 Italy Verona 3–1 f 5–1 8–2
Quarter-final Germany Frankfurt 1–0 a.e.t. (4p–5p) 0–1 f 1–1
2016–2017 Round of 32 Iceland Breiðablik Kópavogur 1–0 f 0–0 1–0
Round of 16 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 3–1 f 3–0 6–1
Quarter-final Spain FC Barcelona 0–2 0–1 f 0–3
2017–2018 Round of 32 Romania Olimpia Cluj-Napoca 1–0 f 4–0 5–0
Round of 16 England Chelsea 0–3 f 0–1 0–4
2018–2019 Round of 32 Russia Ryazan 1–0 f 2–0 3–0
Round of 16 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 2–3 f 2–3
2020–2021 Round of 32 Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti 7–0 f 10–0 17–0
Round of 16 Austria St. Pölten 2–2 2–0 f 4–2
Quarter-finals Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 f 0–1 0–4
2021–2022 Round 2 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 0–3 f 3–6
2022–23 Qualifying round 2 Norway Brann 1–1 f 3–1 4–2
Group stage Spain Barcelona 0–6 1–4 f 4th
Portugal Benfica 0–1 f 1–3
Germany Bayern Munich 1–2 f 0–4
2023–24 Qualifying round 2 Serbia Spartak Subotica 2–1 f 5–1 7–2
Group stage Spain Barcelona 0–7 0–6 f
Portugal Benfica 0–1 f 2–2
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–5 1–2 f

f First leg.

Social impact

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FC Rosengård is renowned for their remarkable work off the pitch in various projects. Under the slogan "Believe in your dream" the club has made it possible for thousands to make a better life.

In South Africa, FC Rosengård runs the football center "Football for Life" for girls, educating them to be football players, coaches and referees since 2008.

In Malmö, FC Rosengård has helped over 7000 people since 2003 in the program "Boost by FC Rosengård". The club has employed teachers, work counsellors and personnel to guide young unemployed people to work, studies and/or better health. Right now the club is running a project for the European Social Fund.

Every week, the club reads for 350 children in the ages between 5 and 10 years, before their practice. The club visits kindergarten schools in the area of Rosengård in Malmö, where most people don't speak Swedish at home. Through the club, the kids get a better vocabulary which strengthes their chances of academic success in school.

In the project Move, financied by the municipality of Malmö and sponsor Novo Nordisk - the club fights diabetes 2 in socioeconomic challenged areas in Malmö. Nutrition, football, awareness and knowledge is spread to parents and children also in cooperation with health agencies and nurses.


Footnotes

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  1. ^ "A-lag Dam – FC Rosengård" (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Damallsvenskan All Time Table". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association (SvFF). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "LDB blir FC Rosengård". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ "MFF dam byter namn till LDB Football Club". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  5. ^ "Damallsvenskan 2012 Table and Results". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association (SvFF). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Lagsida | FC Rosengård | FC Rosengård". www.fcrosengard.se.
  7. ^ "Svenska mästarinnor & publiksnitt 1973–". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association (SvFF). Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. ^ Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (20 October 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Rosengård är svenska mästare. Detta sedan Linköping på måndagen spelat oavgjort". Expressen (in Swedish). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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