# FBK Balkan

FBK Balkan is a Swedish football club located in the district Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 22 November 1962. They currently play in Division 2 Södra Götaland. The club comes from a Malmö neighbourhood known for its very large immigrant community. Balkan is most famous for being the club where Zlatan Ibrahimović started playing football. Other notable former players for the team include Goran Slavkovski and Valentino Lai.

## History

FBK Balkan was founded on 22 November 1962 in Malmö by Yugoslav immigrants and is named after the Balkans. The club spent many seasons in Swedish Division 6 but later found their way as high as Division 2. The club is one of the oldest immigrants association in Europe. Players of many nationalities have played at the club, from former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo), Romania, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
| 1990 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 1991 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 7th | Vårserier (Spring Series) |
| | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland – Hösttvåan | 7th | Höstserier (Autumn Series) – Relegated |
| 1992 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland B | 4th | Vårserier (Spring Series) |
| | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 5th | Höstserier (Autumn Series) |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 9th | |
| 1994 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 10th | Relegated |
| 1995 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 4th | |
| 1996 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 4th | |
| 1997 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 2nd | Promoted |
| 1998 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 6th | |
| 1999 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 11th | Relegated |
| 2000 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Södra | 3rd | Promotion Playoffs |
| 2001 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Södra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2002 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 6th | |
| 2003 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 9th | Relegation Playoffs – Relegated |
| 2004 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Södra | 5th | |
| 2005 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Södra | 3rd | Promotion Playoffs – Promoted |
| 2006* | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 7th | |
| 2007 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 12th | Relegated |
| 2008 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Västra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 7th | |
| 2010 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 11th | Relegated |
| 2011 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 10th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2012 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 9th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2013 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 9th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2014 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 10th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2015 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 5th | |
| 2016 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 6th | |
| 2017 | Tier 5 | Division 4 | Skåne Sydvästra | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2018 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Skåne Sydvästra | 7th | |
| 2019 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Skåne Sydvästra | 4th | |
| 2020 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Södra Götaland | 1st | Promoted |

## Attendances

In recent seasons, FBK Balkan have had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
| 2005 | Not available | Div 4 Skåne Södra | Tier 6 |
| 2006 | 103 | Div 3 Södra Götaland | Tier 5 |
| 2007 | 89 | Div 3 Södra Götaland | Tier 5 |
| 2008 | Not available | Div 4 Skåne Södra | Tier 6 |
| 2009 | 106 | Div 3 Södra Götaland | Tier 5 |
| 2010 | 91 | Div 3 Södra Götaland | Tier 5 |