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Trelleborgs FF

Trelleborg
Full nameTrelleborgs Fotbollförening
Founded6 December 1926; 98 years ago (6 December 1926)
GroundVångavallen,
Trelleborg
Capacity7,000[1]
ChairmanTorbjörn Jönsson
ManagerKristian Haynes
LeagueSuperettan
2024Superettan, 7th

Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. Trelleborgs FF has participated 17 times in Allsvenskan and once in the UEFA Cup where the team eliminated Blackburn Rovers in the 1994–1995 season.

Trelleborg has had a reputation for being a less fashionable provincial side, making the most of limited resources and a small fan base. The team has typically been recognised by its performing goalkeepers, a strong defence and a good home record. In 2006 the team broke the Superettan record for the longest period without conceding a goal.

The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[2]

History

Promotion to top division and qualifying for the UEFA Cup

Trelleborg's football club achieved promotion to the top Swedish league in 1984 and experienced its peak in the early nineties. Notably, they secured third place in Allsvenskan in 1992, their best finish, followed by a fourth-place finish in 1993 and UEFA Cup participation. Despite being often predicted for demotion, the team employed effective but less attractive defensive long-ball tactics in the late nineties. Trelleborg's stadium, Vångavallen, earned the nickname "Tjongavallen" due to the team's style. After a disappointing 2001 season, the club was relegated.

Recent years

The club gained promotion to the top league for the third time in 2003 just to be demoted directly, since it came after the Trelleborg board hired the Dane Ole Mørk, who was supposed to change the Trelleborg style of play into a more attractive short-passing game. In 2005, TFF finished eleventh in Superettan after a turbulent year, while 2006 became a successful year for the team. Three rounds before the end of Superettan 2006, Trelleborg stood as a clear winner, thus gaining promotion to the 2007 Allsvenskan. Relegation was narrowly avoided with a superior goal difference in 2007. In 2008 Tom Prahl, trainer during the success years in the early nineties, returned as head coach. Trelleborg finished at tenth place in an even season where Rasmus Bengtsson amongst others had an inspiring season. In 2009 the team finished at ninth place after a strong finish. In 2010 the teams tactics changed to a more creative and public friendly game style. The team finished fifth after a strong autumn, their best position since 1993, just to be relegated in 2011, after conceding 64 goals in 16 matches and finishing second last. In 2012, Trelleborg was relegated from Superettan, and the following year they failed to re-qualify for Superettan by finishing third place in Division 1 (Swedish football). In 2014 they only avoided getting relegated from Division 1 (Swedish football) through goal difference, however, the next year they won the league and therefore qualified for the 2016 Superettan. In 2017, Trelleborg finished in third place and qualified for playoffs against Jönköpings Södra IF where they won 3–1 in aggregate and were promoted to Allsvenskan after a 6-year hiatus. The return was short-lived, however, and they were relegated after finishing in last place in the 2018 Allsvenskan.

Achievements

League

Players

Current squad

As of 2 December 2024[3]

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 Denmark DEN Andreas Larsen
2 DF Sweden SWE Fritiof Björkén
3 DF Sweden SWE Charlie Weberg
4 DF Sweden SWE Mattias Andersson
5 DF Nigeria NGA Abel Ogwuche
6 DF Sweden SWE Johan Stenmark
7 FW Denmark DEN Pierre Larsen
8 MF Sweden SWE Herman Hallberg
10 MF Sweden SWE Hady Saleh Karim
11 FW Sweden SWE Armin Culum
14 MF Sweden SWE Samuel Asoma (on loan from Västerås)
15 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Godwin
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Sweden SWE Ammar Asani
17 FW Sweden SWE Filip Bohman
19 DF Sweden SWE Tobias Karlsson
20 DF Sweden SWE Felix Hörberg
21 DF North Macedonia MKD Eren Alievski
22 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Martinsson
24 MF Sweden SWE Viktor Christiansson
29 FW Sweden SWE Othmane Salama
33 GK Sweden SWE Melker Ellborg (on loan from Malmö)
34 MF Sweden SWE Markus Björkqvist
39 MF Sweden SWE Loke Mattsson
MF Finland FIN Altti Hellemaa

Out on loan

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
DF Finland FIN Mikko Viitikko (at Lahti until 31 December 2024)
MF Sweden SWE Noah Cavander (at IF Lödde until 30 November 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Sweden SWE Tom Wassholm (at Torns until 30 November 2024)

Management

Organisation

As of 1 January 2018
Name Role
Sweden Torbjörn Jönsson Chairman
Sweden Mattias Kronvall Director of football
Sweden Hasse Mattisson Head of marketing

Technical staff

As of 9 December 2019
Name Role
Sweden Kristian Haynes Manager
Sweden Alexander Tengryd Assistant coach
Sweden Magnus Andersson Assistant coach and fitness coach
Sweden Tomas Håkansson Goalkeeper coach

References

  1. ^ "Vångavallen" (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Trelleborgs FF Lagen Herr". Trelleborgs FF. Retrieved 2 June 2023.