Kalmar FF

{{Short description|Swedish football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Kalmar FF | image = Kalmar FF logo.svg | upright = 0.85 | fullname = Kalmar Fotbollförening | nickname = {{Plainlist| *''Röda Bröder'' (Red Brothers) *''Smålands Stolthet'' (The Pride of [[Småland]]) }} | short name = KFF | founded = {{Start date and age|1910|6|15|df=y}} (as ''IF Göta'') | ground = [[Guldfågeln Arena]], [[Kalmar]] | capacity = 12,000 | chairman = [[Anders Henriksson (politician)|Anders Henriksson]] | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = [[Toni Koskela]] | league = [[Allsvenskan]] | season = [[2025 Superettan|2025]] | position = Superettan, 2nd of 16 (promoted) | website = {{URL|http://www.kalmarff.se/}} | current = 2025 Kalmar FF season | pattern_la1 = _redborder | pattern_b1 = _kalmar24h | pattern_ra1 = _redborder | pattern_sh1 = _kalmar24h | pattern_so1 = _redtop | leftarm1 = ffffff | body1 = ff0000 | rightarm1 = ffffff | shorts1 = ffffff | socks1 = ffffff | pattern_la2 = _redborder | pattern_b2 = _kalmar24a | pattern_ra2 = _redborder | pattern_sh2 = _kalmar24a | leftarm2 = FFF200 | body2 = FFF200 | rightarm2 = FFF200 | shorts2 = FFF200 | socks2 = FFF200 | pattern_la3 = _kalmar24t | pattern_b3 = _kalmar24t | pattern_ra3 = _kalmar24t | pattern_sh3 = _kalmar24h | leftarm3 = FFFFFF | body3 = FFFFFF | rightarm3 = FFFFFF | shorts3 = FFFFFF | socks3 = FFFFFF }}

'''Kalmar Fotbollförening''', more commonly known as '''Kalmar FF''', is a Swedish professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kalmar]], Sweden. The club is affiliated to [[Smålands Fotbollförbund]] and play their home games at [[Guldfågeln Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=15 |title= Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smålands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se |access-date=2011-01-13|language=sv}}</ref> Formed on 15 June 1910, the club have won one [[List of Swedish football champions|national championship]] title (2008) and three [[Svenska Cupen|national cup]] titles (1981, 1987, and 2007).

In total, KFF has made 35 seasons in [[Allsvenskan]] since the debut in the 1949. The club can be found at the 13th position in the all-time Allsvenskan standings, is one of 14 Swedish football clubs that have become both [[Swedish Champions (football)|national champions]] and [[Svenska Cupen|national cup champions]], and one of 14 clubs that have always played in one of the three highest Swedish national football leagues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Palmqvist|first=Klas|date=22 August 2020|title=Torgetbloggen: Den svenska fotbollens 14 aristokrater|url=https://torgetbloggen.blogspot.com/2020/08/den-svenska-fotbollens-14-aristokrater.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Torgetbloggen}}</ref>

Kalmar FF's main local rivals are [[Östers IF]] and during the 1980s and 90s [[Kalmar AIK]].

==History==

===Early years===

[[File:Kalmar FF League Performance.png|thumb|240px|right|A chart showing the progress of Kalmar FF through the [[Swedish football league system]]. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.]]

On 15 June 1910, the club IF Göta was created, however they were not allowed to enter the ''[[Swedish Sports Confederation|Riksidrottsförbundet]]'' due to a conflict regarding the name. The name was already taken by [[Stockholm's-Göta]] and [[IF Göta|Karlstads-Göta]]. Later in 1912 the club changed its name to [[IF Gothia]] and was then accepted by ''Riksidrottsförbundet''.

In 1918 [[Fredriksskans]] was opened and at the same time there was a major conference in Kalmar about the high number of clubs in the town, this led to the merging of ''IF Gothia'' and ''Kamraterna'' to [[Kalmar Idrotts Sällskap]] and ''Kalmar IK'' merged with ''Falken'' to form [[Kalmar AIK]]. In 1927 Kalmar Idrotts Sällskap changed its name to Kalmar FF.

In 1927–1928 they qualified for the local league in the Swedish league system, [[IFK Oskarshamn]] won the league and was moved up to the Southswedish league, covering both [[Småland]] and [[Skåne]], however IFK Oskarshamn renounced its position and it was given to Kalmar FF, this gave rise to complaint from the clubs in Skåne since there were no good train connections to Kalmar at that time, however [[Statens Järnvägar|SJ]] solved it. In their first game they defeated [[Malmö FF]] with 6–0.

===The middle years===

In 1949 the club reached [[Allsvenskan]] for the first time after defeating [[Halmstads BK]] in the decisive game of the season; during this time Swedish leagues were played autumn–spring, on 31 July they played their first game in Allsvenskan against [[Degerfors IF]] and lost 2–0, afterward, the later world-famous [[Gunnar Nordahl]] claimed that he had seen much worse newcomers, also this year, on 4 September Kalmar faced [[Malmö FF]] in front of 15 093 people in the audience; this is still the audience record on Fredriksskans.

Between 1950 and 1955 the club went up and down between Allsvenskan and ''Division 2''. In 1955 they fell down to Division 2 and stayed there for 20 years; during this time players like Hungarian [[Ference Marko]] represented the club at the same time as he lived at the refugee camp in [[Borgholm]] in 1957, in 1959 [[Sune Andersson (footballer, born 1921)|Sune "Mona-Lisa" Andersson]], who won an Olympic medal in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] as a player, as manager, during this time Sten-Åke Johansson played for the club and became the top goalscorer for all time for the club, on 19 October 1975 Kalmar FF defeated [[Västra Frölunda IF|Västra Frölunda]] and returned to Allsvenskan.

In 1976 the club played its 100th game in Allsvenskan against [[GIF Sundsvall]], however this ended with 9–2 defeat and led to manager Kay Wiestål being fired. The 1977 season became the club's most successful season so far; a group of companies sponsored the club's buying of [[Benno Magnusson]]; the club was able to end in 3rd place at the end of the season, earning the club its first medal.

In 1981 the club won its first title ever, by defeating [[IF Elfsborg]] with 4–0, the club won the [[Svenska Cupen]] for the first time ever, however they failed to stay in Allsvenskan and was relegated to [[Swedish football Division 1|Division 1]]; however the spell was only one year long and Kalmar returned in 1983.

1985 became the club's most successful season, as the club ended up in second place behind [[Örgryte IS]] and [[Billy Lansdowne]] and [[Peter Karlsson (footballer, born 1961)|Peter Karlsson]] both became the league's top goalscorer along with [[Sören Börjesson]], Örgryte IS, all scoring 10 goals each. The following year did not go as good; the club was relegated from the top league and the only happiness in 1987 was when the club yet again won the Cup title, this time against [[GAIS]], however the club fell out of Division 1 this year.

In 1988 Kalmar FF won [[Swedish football Division 2|Division 2]] without a single defeat which is a record in Division 2 and higher leagues. Between 1989 and 1997 the club spent most of its time in second highest league; this caused serious economic problems for the club.

===The Brazilian era===

After returning to Allsvenskan in 1998, but in 1999 the club fell out again, the only good thing was that the economy had been restored and was in good shape again. During the 2000 season club had to fight to avoid relegation from the second highest league and was only able to do it in the end of the season.

The goal of the 2001 season was to return to Allsvenskan again, after buying several new players such as [[Lasse Johansson (footballer)|Lasse Johansson]], [[Fredrik Gärdeman]] and [[Lucas Nilsson]], the club was able to return to Allsvenskan again, unfortunately the club was relegated directly. During the 2002 the first Brazilian, [[Alysson Marendaz Marins|Alysson]], arrived at the club.

The spell in [[Superettan]] 2003 became only one year as Kalmar won the league well ahead of [[Trelleborgs FF]], purchase of [[Daniel Mendes (footballer, born 1981)|Daniel Mendes]] and [[Eduardo Francisco de Silva Neto|Dudu]] helped the club a lot.

In 2004 the club bought three new Brazilian players, [[Dedé Anderson]], [[Fábio Augusto de Castro Carvalho|Fábio Augusto]] and [[César Santin]], they all helped the club to a 5th place in Allsvenskan, just missing out on [[Royal League]], the club also made a change board as chairman [[Ronny Nilsson]] left after 12 years at the helm, he was replaced by [[Tommy Strandman]].

===Champions=== {{football squad on pitch|align=right | GK_nat = Sweden| GK = [[Petter Wastå|Wastå]] | LB_nat = France| LB = [[Arthur Sorin|Sorin]] | RCB_nat = Sweden| RCB = [[Joachim Lantz|Lantz]] | LCB_nat = Sweden| LCB = [[Patrik Rosengren|Rosengren]] | RB_nat = Azerbaijan| RB = [[Emin Nouri|Nouri]] | RM_nat = Brazil| RM = [[Daniel Sobralense|Sobralense]] | RCM_nat = Sweden| RCM = [[Henrik Rydström|Rydström]] | LCM_nat = Sweden| LCM = [[Viktor Elm|V. Elm]] | LM_nat = Sweden| LM = [[Rasmus Elm|R. Elm]] | RCF_nat = Sweden| RCF = [[Patrik Ingelsten|Ingelsten]] | LCF_nat = Nigeria| LCF = [[Abiola Dauda|Dauda]] | caption = The lineup who won the league title, [[2008 Allsvenskan|Allsvenskan]], with a 2–2 away draw against [[Halmstads BK]], 9 Nov 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2835&artikel=2431363|title=Kalmar FF Svenska Mästare|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=9 November 2008|access-date=2017-01-27}}</ref> }}

The two following seasons, 2005 and 2006, Kalmar ended up in 3rd and 5th respectively. Then in 2007 they made a great run from start to finish and finally ended up in second place after champions [[IFK Göteborg]]. They won [[Svenska Cupen]] the same year by beating IFK Göteborg with 3–0 at Fredriksskans in Kalmar.

Before the start, several Swedish experts believed that Kalmar FF would be one of the teams fighting for the championship title 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barometern.se/sporten/kalmar-ff-guldfavorit-i-allsvenskan(541597).gm|title=Kalmar FF guldfavorit i allsvenskan|date=2008-03-19|access-date=2008-11-10|publisher=Barometern.se|language=sv|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019213012/https://www.barometern.se/sporten/kalmar-ff-guldfavorit-i-allsvenskan(541597).gm|url-status=dead}}</ref> the club started the season stable and as the season went on the club performance became stronger and saw the club win many big victories, only other team able to keep up was [[IF Elfsborg]]. The club had to wait until the last match of the season against [[Halmstads BK]] in Halmstad before they could become champions. Before the final match Elfsborg was behind with 3 points and 9 goals. The match against Halmstads BK ended 2–2 placing the club 1 point ahead of Elfsborg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article/showArticle&articleID=2314|title=Kalmar FF höll hela vägen till SM-GULD|date=2008-11-09|access-date=2009-02-24|publisher=Kalmarff.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803173751/http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article/showArticle&articleID=2314|archive-date=2012-08-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Patrik Ingelsten]] also became the league's top goalscorer of the season with 19 goals scored. The team reached the final in Svenska Cupen yet again and also this year against IFK Göteborg, however this year IFK won 5–4 on penalties after full-time and extra time had ended 0–0. The club also had the chance to reach the group stage of the [[UEFA Cup 2008–09|UEFA Cup]]. After strong play against [[Racing FC Union Luxembourg|Racing FC]] from Luxembourg and [[K.A.A. Gent|Gent]] from Belgium, the club faced Dutch team [[Feyenoord]], after winning 1–0 away in [[Rotterdam]] the club lost home with 1–2, in Borås at [[Borås Arena]] since Fredriksskans failed to reach UEFA demands,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article/showArticle&articleID=2097|title=Dags för lottning i UEFA-cupen|date=2008-06-29|access-date=2009-02-24|publisher=Kalmarff.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803003433/http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article/showArticle&articleID=2097|archive-date=2012-08-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> sending the club out of the competition on away goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article/showArticle&articleID=2262|title=Kalmar FF utslagna av Feyenoord|date=2008-10-02|access-date=2009-02-24|publisher=Kalmarff.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007013700/http://www.kalmarff.se/default.php?page=article%2FshowArticle&articleID=2262|archive-date=2008-10-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalmarff.se/f%C3%B6reningen/historik|title=Historiska noteringar|access-date=2008-09-16|publisher=Kalmarff.se|language=sv|archive-date=2019-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312225008/http://kalmarff.se/f%C3%B6reningen/historik|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Colours, crest and kit== The colours and kits have changed several times over the course of history. From its founding in 1910, Kalmar FF were striped green and red. In 1915 it was changed to red shirts and black shorts. After 1927 red-white striped shirt and red shorts. 1934-35 they returned to the red shirt and black shorts. In 1940, the red-and-white striped shirt and red shorts again. Full red shirt and white shorts, like today, Kalmar FF had for the first time in 1944. In 1952–56, as countless other Swedish clubs, they had the then popular [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal costume]], with white sleeves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportboken.com/kategori.asp?id=1077|title = Sportboken - FOTBOLLBOKEN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|bollkultur}}</ref>

===Kit manufacturers and sponsors=== The club's first kit manufacturer was Adidas, until a three-year deal was agreed with Umbro in 1995. Puma received the contract in 1998 and their sponsorship lasted for seventeen years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskafotbollsklubbar.se/zenphoto/index.php?p=search&words=kalmar|title=Svenska Fotbollsklubbar's Foto Galleri|access-date=2017-01-28|archive-date=2017-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203062544/http://www.svenskafotbollsklubbar.se/zenphoto/index.php?p=search&words=kalmar|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Hummel was presented as the new kit manufacturer of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/har-ar-kalmar-ffs-nya-matchtroja-for-2016|title=Här är Kalmar FF:s nya matchtröja för 2016|access-date=2017-01-28}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor (chest) |- |1977–80 |rowspan=4|[[Adidas]] |– |- |1980–88 |[[Kalmar Verkstad]] |- |1989–92 |[[Swedbank|Sparbanken]] |- |1993–94 |rowspan=2|[[RIFA (manufacturer)|RIFA]], [[Swedbank|Sparbanken]] |- |1995 |rowspan=2|[[Umbro]] |- |1996–1997 |[[Swedbank|Sparbanken]] |- |1998–2005 |rowspan=5|[[Puma SE|Puma]] |[[Flextronics]], [[Swedbank|Föreningssparbanken]] |- |2006 |antilop.se, [[Swedbank|Föreningssparbanken]] |- |2007–2009 |Audio Video, [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]] |- |2010–2011 |Audio Video |- |2012–2015 |rowspan=3|Hjältevadshus |- |2016– |[[Hummel International|Hummel]] |- |20??– |[[Select Sport|Select]] |}

==European record== * Q = Qualifying round ;[[UEFA Champions League]] {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Season ! Round ! Opponents ! Home leg ! Away leg ! Aggregate |- |[[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Debreceni VSC|Debreceni]] |3–1 |0–2 |3–3 ([[away goals rule|a]]) |}

;[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League]] {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Season ! Round ! Opponents ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |[[1979–80 UEFA Cup|1979–80]] |1 |{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Keflavík ÍF|Keflavik]] |2–1 |0–1 |2–2 ([[away goals rule|a]]) |- |[[1986–87 UEFA Cup|1986–87]] |1 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] |1–4 |0–3 |1–7 |- |rowspan=3|[[2008–09 UEFA Cup|2008–09]] |Q1 |{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Racing FC Union Luxembourg|Racing Union Luxembourg]] |7–1 |3–0 |10–1 |- |Q2 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.A.A. Gent|AA Gent]] |4–0 |1–2 |5–2 |- |1 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Feyenoord]] |1–2 |1–0 |2–2 ([[away goals rule|a]]) |- |rowspan=3|[[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|2010–11]] |Q1 |{{flagicon|FRO}} [[EB/Streymur]] |1–0 |3–0 |4–0 |- |Q2 |{{flagicon|MDA}} [[FC Dacia Chişinău|Dacia]] |0–0 |2–0 |2–0 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] |1–1 |2–5 |3–6 |- |rowspan=3|[[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]] |Q1 |{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Cliftonville F.C.|Cliftonville]] |4–0 |0–1 |4–1 |- |Q2 |{{flagicon|CRO}} [[NK Osijek|Osijek]] |3–0 |3–1 |6–1 |- |Q3 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] |1–0 |0–3 |1–3 |}

;[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Season ! Round ! Opponents ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |[[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978–79]] |1 |{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] |2–2 |2–0 |2–4 |- |[[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]] |1 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Lausanne Sports|Lausanne Sport]] |3–2 |2–1 |4–4 ([[away goals rule|a]]) |- |rowspan=2|[[1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup|1987–88]] |1 |{{flagicon|ISL}} [[IA Akranes]] |1–0 |0–0 |1–0 |- |2 |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting Lisbon]] |1–0 |5–0 |1–5 |}

;[[UEFA Europa Conference League]] {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Season ! Round ! Opponents ! Home leg ! Away leg ! Aggregate |- |[[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]] |Q2 |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik]] |1−2 |1−2 |2−4 |}

===UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking=== The following list ranks the current position of Kalmar FF in the UEFA ranking<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2024 |language=en |access-date=25 March 2024|title=Club Coefficients}}</ref> (as of 25 March 2024): {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank !! Team !! Points |- |293||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Puskás Akadémia FC|Puskás Akadémia]]||4.375 |- |294||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]]||4.375 |- |295||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Honvéd]]||4.375 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" |'''296'''||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''Kalmar'''||'''4.300''' |- |297||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]]||4.300 |- |298||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IFK Göteborg|Göteborg]]||4.300 |- |299||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[IFK Norrköping|Norrköping]]||4.300 |}

==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|30 March 2026|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kalmarff.se/lag/a-laget/#trupp|title=Kalmar FF's A-lag|trans-title=Kalmar FF's A-team|language=sv|publisher=Kalmar FF|date=25 March 2024}}</ref>}}  {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=SWE|name=[[Samuel Brolin]]}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=SWE|name=[[Victor Larsson]]}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=NOR|name=[[Sivert Engh Øverby]]}} {{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=FIN|name=[[Rony Jansson]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Melker Hallberg]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Vilmer Tyrén]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=NED|name=[[Nassef Chourak]]}} {{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=SWE|name=[[Malcolm Stolt]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=FIN|name=[[Marius Söderbäck]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=FIN|name=[[Anthony Olusanya]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|pos=DF|nat=SWE|name=Zakarias Råvik}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Carl Gustafsson (footballer)|Carl Gustafsson]]}} {{Fs player|no=18|pos=DF|nat=NGA|name=Sodiq Lawal}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=[[Achraf Dari]]|other=on loan from [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=NGA|name=[[Abdussalam Magashy]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Robert Gojani]]}} {{Fs player|no=24|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Charles Sagoe Jr]]|other=on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]}} {{Fs player|no=28|pos=FW|nat=SWE|name=Abdi Sabriye}} {{Fs player|no=30|pos=GK|nat=SWE|name=[[Jakob Kindberg]]}} {{Fs player|no=39|pos=DF|nat=NOR|name=[[Lars Sætra]]}} {{Fs player|no=47|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=[[Aboubacar Keita]]}} {{Fs player|no=70|pos=FW|nat=DEN|name=[[Emeka Nnamani (footballer)|Emeka Nnamani]]}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=SWE|name=Casper Andersson|other=at [[FK Karlskrona|Karlskrona]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=CIV|name=Awaka Djoro|other=at [[IK Oddevold]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=William Andersson|other=at [[FK Karlskrona|Karlskrona]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=Wilmer Andersson|other=at [[FK Karlskrona|Karlskrona]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=SWE|name=Ville Nilsson|other=at [[FK Karlskrona|Karlskrona]] until 30 November 2026}} {{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers=== {{Main article|List of retired numbers in association football}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Henrik Rydström]]|other=1993–2013}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=[[Johny Erlandsson]]|other=1973–88}} {{Fs end}}

== Management ==

=== Board === {| class="wikitable" !Name !Role |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Anders Henriksson (politician)|Anders Henriksson]] |Acting Chairman |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Joachim Lantz]] |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Karin Ekebjär |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Thomas Johansson |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Per Stephani |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Martin Bergvall Nilsson |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Lotta Petersson |Board Member |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Andreas Öhlin |Board Member |} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/om-kalmar-ff/styrelsen/|title=Styrelsen|website=Kalmar FF - Smålands Stolthet|language=sv|access-date=2024-03-22}}</ref>

=== Technical Staff === {| class="wikitable" !Name !Role |- |{{Flag icon|FIN}} [[Toni Koskela]] |Manager |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Guillem Santesmases]] |Assistant coach |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Stefan Larsson (footballer)|Stefan Larsson]] |Assistant coach |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Rasmus Elm]] |Individual coach |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Donald Arvidsson]] |Goalkeeping coach |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Lucas Nilsson |Academy director |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Ola Ragnarsson]] |Team coordinator |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Jörgen Pettersson |Sports director |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} [[Johan Öhlin]] |U16 Trainer |- |{{Flag icon|SWE}} Mathias Svensson |Groundkeeper |} <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kalmarff.se/om-kalmar-ff/kontakt/|title=Kontakt/Sportkontor|website=Kalmar FF - Smålands Stolthet|language=sv|access-date=2024-03-22}}</ref>

==Managers== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Gustaf Andersson (1936–38) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Gösta Carlsson (1938–44) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} Arne Rasmussen (1944) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Gösta Carlsson (1945–49) *{{flagicon|Austria}} Otto Cinadler (1946–47) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Olle Ericsson (footballer)|Olle Ericsson]] (1949–50) *{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[István Wampetits]] (1951–55) *{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Bert Turner (footballer born 1909)|Bert Turner]] (1955–56) *{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[István Wampetits]] (1956–58) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Olle Ericsson (footballer)|Olle Ericsson]] (1958) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sune Andersson (footballer, born 1921)|Sune Andersson]] (1959–61) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Gösta Carlsson (1962) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bertil Bäckvall]] (1963–66) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Bertil Wennerström (1967–68) *{{flagicon|Hungary}} Jószef Kovács (1969) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Lars Arnesson]] (Jan 1, 1970 – Dec 31, 1972) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bo Johansson]] (1973 – Dec 31, 1973) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Göran Andersson (1974) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kay Wiestål]] (1975–76) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Eivert Bladh (1976) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bo Johansson]] (1977–78) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bo Falk]] (1979–81) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bo Johansson]] (1982–83) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Allan Hebo Larsen]] (Jan 1, 1984 – Dec 31, 1986) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jan Sjöström]] (1987) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Göran Andersson (1987–88) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Börje Axelsson (1988–90) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Alf Westerberg]] (Jan 1, 1991 – Dec 31, 1992) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kalle Björklund]] (Jan 1, 1993 – Dec 31, 1993) *{{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[Patrick Walker (football manager)|Patrick Walker]] (Jan 1, 1994 – Aug 27, 1996) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Kjell Nyberg]] (Aug 28, 1996 – Dec 31, 1997) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Nanne Bergstrand]] (Jan 1, 1998 – Dec 31, 1999) *{{flagicon|England}} [[Simon Hunt (footballer)|Simon Hunt]] (Jan 1, 2000 – Sept 3, 2000) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ulf Ohlsson-Nordenhem]] (2000) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Conny Karlsson (footballer)|Conny Karlsson]] (Sept 15, 2000 – Dec 31, 2002) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Nanne Bergstrand]] (Jan 1, 2003 – Dec 31, 2013) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Hans Eklund]] (Jan 1, 2014 – Nov 14, 2014) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Peter Swärdh]] (Jan 1, 2015 – Jun 13, 2017) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Nanne Bergstrand]] (Jun 13, 2017 – Jul 31, 2018) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Henrik Rydström]] (Jul 31, 2018 – Nov 18, 2018) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Magnus Pehrsson]] (Nov 27, 2018 – Oct 31 2019) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} Jens Nilsson (interim) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Nanne Bergstrand]] (2020) *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Henrik Rydström]] (2021 – 2022) *{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Henrik Jensen (football manager, born 1985)|Henrik Jensen]] (2023 – 2024) *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Larsson (footballer)|Stefan Larsson]] (interim) *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Toni Koskela]] (2024 – present) {{div col end}}

==Honours== * '''[[Swedish football champions|Swedish Champions]]'''{{refn|The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of [[Svenska Mästerskapet]], a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league [[Allsvenskan]] was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a [[Allsvenskan play-offs|play-off]] in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of [[Mästerskapsserien]], an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.<ref name="Allsvenskan & Swedish champions">{{cite web | url=https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/ | title=Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931– | publisher=The Swedish Football Association | work=svenskfotboll.se | access-date=22 August 2012 | language=sv |trans-title=Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–}}</ref>|name=champions|group=upper-alpha}} ** '''Winners (1):''' [[Allsvenskan 2008|2008]]

===League=== * '''[[Allsvenskan]]:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' [[Allsvenskan 2008|2008]] ** ''Runners-up (2):'' [[1985 Allsvenskan|1985]], [[Allsvenskan 2007|2007]] * '''[[Superettan]]:''' ** '''Winners (2):''' [[2001 Superettan|2001]], [[2003 Superettan|2003]] * '''[[Division 1 Södra]]:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' [[1998 Swedish football Division 1#Södra|1998]] ** ''Runners-up (1):'' [[1994 Swedish football Division 1#Södra|1994]]

===Cups=== * '''[[Svenska Cupen]]:''' ** '''Winners (3):''' 1980–81, [[1986-87 Svenska Cupen|1986–87]], [[2007 Svenska Cupen|2007]] ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1977–78, [[2008 Svenska Cupen|2008]], [[2011 Svenska Cupen|2011]] *'''[[Svenska Supercupen]]:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' [[2009 Svenska Supercupen|2009]] ** ''Runners-up (1):'' [[2008 Svenska Supercupen|2008]]

==Footnotes== {{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Kalmar FF}} * [http://www.kalmarff.se/ Kalmar FF] – official website * [http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/kff/ Röda Bröder] – supporters' website

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