Nacka FC

Nacka FC
Full nameNacka Football Club
Founded14 May 2015
GroundMyrsjö IP
Nacka
Sweden
ChairmanSalih Shala
Head coachAhmed Riahi
LeagueDivision 2 Norra Svealand

Nacka FC is a Swedish football club located in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka.[1] The club is a merger club consisting of Nacka FC, a youth club formed in 2015 and FC Iliria Stockholm, a team formed by the ethnic Albanian community in Stockholm the same year. The clubs merged in 2019, to the common name Nacka FC.[2]

Background

Since their foundation in 2015, Nacka FC has achieved a record-paced climb up the Swedish football league system. Together with FC Stockholm Internazionale they are the only club in the Swedish capital who has managed to climb from the lowest division (division 7) all the way up to division 2 within 7 seasons. The club is also the youngest club participating in the top tiers of Swedish football (Allsvenskan to division 3).

In 2025 they will compete in the Division 2 Norra Svealand league, the club will be managed by coach Ahmed Riahi. The Sport Director is Salih Shala, the Swedish-Albanian co-founder of the club who has been in charge of the first team since its debut in the lowest division in Sweden.[3]

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 February 2025[4]

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
1 GK  SRB Strahinja Petrovic
2 DF  ISL Birkir Már Sævarsson
3 DF  SWE Kenan Nisic
4 DF  SWE Youssri Ouni
5 DF  ALB Albion Kurbasha
6 DF  SWE Ronny Karlsson
7 MF  SWE Erik Herre
8 MF  SWE Morris Carlsén
10 MF  SUI Tim Hauzenberger
11 FW  SWE Abbe Kamnelius
13 MF  SWE Sixten Aaro
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  SYR Abdulmannan Khalil
18 MF  NGA Success Chimankpa Nwosu
19 MF  SWE Liam Högquist
20 MF  SWE Yusupha Jammeh
21 MF  SWE Sam Kardar
22 GK  SWE Wilmer Öhlander
23 FW  SWE Stephen Kigongo
66 DF  SWE Hugo Svensson Palmér
77 DF  SWE Lucas Cedermark

Season to Season

Season Division Section Position Movements
2015 Division 7 Stockholm 3rd
2016 Division 7 7 J 1st Promoted
2017 Division 6 6 F 3rd
2018 Division 6 6 F 2nd Promoted
2019 Division 5 Södra 1st Promoted
2020 Division 4 Södra 2nd Promoted
2021 Division 3 Södra Svealand 4th
2022 Division 3 Södra Svealand 1st Promoted
2023 Division 2 Södra Svealand 8th
2024 Division 2 Södra Svealand 10th
2025 Division 2 Norra Svealand

Footnotes

  1. ^ "FC Iliria Stockholm". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  2. ^ "FC Nacka Iliria". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  3. ^ "Nacka FC - Herr / Nacka FC Iliria - Svenskalag.se".
  4. ^ "Laget" (in Swedish). FC Nacka Iliria. Retrieved 6 Jan 2022.