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The following is a List of diaspora football teams in Sweden .
The Swedish football league system currently has ten levels, with the first five being governed by the Swedish Football Association . The sixth to tenth levels are controlled by regional associations.
Only three diaspora football clubs have participated in Allsvenskan and Superettan , the highest and second highest football league in Sweden. Assyriska FF participated in Allsvenskan 2005 , Syrianska FC in 2011 , 2012 and 2013 , and Dalkurd FF in 2018 . Assyriska FF was the first diaspora football club to reach the second highest division, the highest division and the only one yet to reach a Svenska Cupen final, in 2003 .[ 1]
Team
City
Established by
Division Name
Level
Akropolis IF
Sundbyberg , Stockholm
Greeks
Superettan
2
Dalkurd FF
Uppsala
Kurds
Superettan
2
Assyriska IK
Jönköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Ettan Södra
3
Örebro Syrianska IF
Örebro
Assyrian-Syriacs
Ettan Norra
3
Arameisk-Syrianska IF
Botkyrka , Stockholm
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 2 Södra Svealand
4
Assyriska BK
Gothenburg
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 2 Västra Götaland
4
Assyriska FF
Södertälje , Stockholm
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 2 Södra Svealand
4
Assyriska IF Norrköping
Norrköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 2 Södra Svealand
4
Newroz FC
Bredäng , Stockholm
Kurds
Division 2 Södra Svealand
4
KSF Prespa Birlik
Malmö
Macedonian Turks
Division 2 Västra Götaland
4
Syrianska FC
Södertälje , Stockholm
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 2 Östra Götaland
4
FBK Balkan
Malmö
Yugoslavians
Division 3 Södra Götaland
5
Syrianska Eskilstuna IF
Eskilstuna
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 3 Södra Svealand
5
Syrianska IF Kerburan
Västerås
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 3 Norra Svealand
5
Uppsala-Kurd FK
Uppsala
Kurds
Division 3 Norra Svealand
5
Afrikansk FC
Södertälje , Stockholm
Africans
Division 4 Södermanland
6
Ariana FC
Malmö
Afghans
Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra
6
Azech SF
Norrköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 4 Östergötland Östra
6
FK Besa
Landskrona
Albanians
Division 4 Skåne Nordvästra
6
Bollnäs Kurd IF
Bollnäs
Kurds
Division 4 Hälsingland
6
FK Bosna 08
Solna , Stockholm
Bosnians
Division 4 Stockholm Norra
6
FK Bosna 92
Örebro
Bosnians
Division 4 Örebro
6
Cosmos
Östersund
Darfurians
Division 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen
6
IK Derik
Norrköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 4 Östergötland Östra
6
Konyaspor KIF
Alby , Stockholm
Turks
Division 4 Stockholm Södra
6
KSF Kosova IF
Malmö
Kosovo Albanians
Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra
6
FC Nacka Illiria
Stockholm
Albanians
Division 4 Stockholm Södra
6
Norrköpings IF Bosna
Norrköping
Bosnians
Division 4 Östergötland Östra
6
SKIF Semberija
Gothenburg
Serbs
Division 4 Göteborg A
6
Somalia United FF
Kista , Stockholm
Somalis
Division 4 Stockholm Norra
6
Swesom FC
Borlänge
Somalis
Division 4 Dalarna
6
KF Velebit
Gothenburg
Croatians
Division 4 Göteborg B
6
IK Apollon
Uppsala
Greeks
Division 5 Uppland Södra
7
Apollon Solna FK
Solna , Stockholm
Greeks
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
Banjul FC
Stockholm
Gambians
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
Bosna IF
Gislaved
Bosnians
Division 5 Småland Sydvästra
7
Bosnien Hercegovinas SK
Malmö
Bosnians
Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra
7
Bosnisk SK
Västerås
Bosnians
Division 5 Västmanland
7
FC Bosona-Bosna IF
Gothenburg
Bosnians
Division 5 Göteborg A
7
Chile Unido IF
Norrköping
Chileans
Division 5 Östergötland Östra
7
Croatia Helsingborg KIF
Helsingborg
Croatians
Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra
7
NK Croatia
Malmö
Croatians
Division 5 Skåne Sydvästra
7
FC Dardania
Värnamo
Albanians
Division 5 Småland Sydvästra
7
Edessa Syrianska KIF
Stockholm
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
Finlandia/Pallo AIF
Gothenburg
Finns
Division 5 Göteborg A
7
Medina IF
Helsingborg
Arabs
Division 5 Skåne Nordvästra
7
Multikulturell IK
Ludvika
Various
Division 5 Dalarna
7
Olympiacos FC
Spånga , Stockholm
Greeks
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
Parsian IF
Stockholm
Iranians
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
FC Plavi Team
Solna , Stockholm
Yugoslavians
Division 5 Stockholm Norra
7
Rinia IF
Falkenberg
Albanians
Division 5 Halland
7
Palestinska FF
Uppsala
Palestinians
Division 5 Uppland Norra
7
Svensk Palestinska FF
Stockholm
Palestinians
Division 5 Stockholm Södra
7
Syrianska FF
Enköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 5 Uppland Södra
7
Syrianska IF
Norrköping
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 5 Östergötland Östra
7
Trollhättan Syrianska FK
Trollhättan
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 5 Västergötland Västra
7
IF Vardar/Makedonija
Gothenburg
Macedonians
Division 5 Göteborg A
7
United Africa FC
Gothenburg
Nigerians [ 2]
Division 5 Göteborg A
7
Al Salam SK
Eskilstuna
Arabs
Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra
8
Armeniska United FK
Uppsala
Armenians
Division 6 Uppland Södra
8
Babylon FK
Västerås
Arabs
Division 6 Västmanland
8
Camdja IKF
Stockholm
Latin Americans
Division 6 Stockholm F
8
Croatia Göteborg
Gothenburg
Croatians
Division 6 Göteborg A
8
Dardania IF
Borås
Albanians
Division 6 Borås
8
Dulqad IK
Linköping
Somalis
Division 6 Östergötland Mellersta
8
FK Ekipa
Stockholm
Yugoslavians
Division 6 Stockholm E
8
Eskilstuna Babylon IF
Eskilstuna
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra
8
Ezid SK
Borlänge
Various
Division 6 Dalarna Södra
8
Förenad Turkisk Ungdom
Gothenburg
Turks
Division 6 Göteborg B
8
Iberoamericana IF
Stockholm
Latin Americans
Division 6 Stockholm B
8
IK Makkabi
Stockholm
Jews in Sweden
Division 6 Stockholm B
8
Kroatiska KF Tomislavi
Borås
Croatians
Division 6 Borås
8
Kurd Ämhult FF
Älmhult
Kurds
Division 6 Älmhult
8
Kurdiska FF Örebro
Örebro
Kurds
Division 6 Örebro
8
FC Kurdtuna
Eskilstuna
Kurds
Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra
8
Liria IF
Malmö
Albanians
Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra A
8
Mjölby Turabdin FC
Mjölby
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 6 Östergötland Västra
8
Märsta Syrianska FC
Märsta , Stockholm
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 6 Uppland Södra
8
Persien FC
Uppsala
Iranians
Division 6 Uppland Södra
8
MF Pelister
Trelleborg
Macedonians
Division 6 Skåne Södra
8
Polonia Falcons FF
Stockholm
Poles
Division 6 Stockholm B
8
Qaran IKF
Spånga , Stockholm
Arabs
Division 6 Stockholm B
8
Saba Palestina KIF
Malmö
Palestinians
Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra B
8
Somali FF
Kinna
Somalis
Division 6 Borås
8
FC Somtuna
Eskilstuna
Somalis
Division 6 Södermanland Nordvästra
8
Stockholms IF Midia
Stockholm
Kurds
Division 6 Stockholm B
8
Syrianska/Arameiska Föreningen
Gothenburg
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 6 Göteborg A
8
Tunisiska FC
Stockholm
Tunisians
Division 6 Stockholm E
8
Turkisk Center FF
Malmö
Turks
Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra A
8
Uruguayanska FF
Stockholm
Uruguayans
Division 6 Stockholm E
8
FF Vuk
Malmö
Serbs
Division 6 Skåne Sydvästra B
8
Västkurd BK
Gothenburg
Kurds
Division 6 Göteborg B
8
Yezidiska Ideella FK
Norrköping
Yazidis
Division 6 Östergötland Östra
8
IF Zmajevi
Västerås
Bosnians
Division 6 Västmanland
8
Örnar FK Landskrona
Landskrona
Romanians
Division 6 Skåne Nordvästra B
8
Afghanska FF
Stockholm
Afghans
Division 7 Stockholm A
9
FC Baloch
Stockholm
Baloch
Division 7 Stockholm A
9
Dardania Stockholm FF
Stockholm
Albanians
Division 7 Stockholm H
9
Gambian Mix IF
Gothenburg
Gambians
Division 7 Göteborg A
9
Gothenburg Celtic FC
Gothenburg
Scots
Division 7 Göteborg A
9
Marockanska FC
Stockholm
Moroccans
Division 7 Stockholm H
9
Newroz FC Bredäng
Halmstad
Kurds
Division 7 Stockholm H
9
FC Somtuna U
Eskilstuna
Somalis
Division 7 Södermanland Nordöstra
9
Swesom FC U
Borlänge
Somalis
Division 7 Dalarna Södra
9
Viña Del Mar IF
Stockholm
Chileans
Division 7 Stockholm F
9
FC Zalin Suryoye
Gothenburg
Assyrian-Syriacs
Division 7 Göteborg B
9
Aroskurd IF
Västerås
Kurds
Division 8 Västmanland
10
Hornafrik Ungdomsförening IF
Västerås
Somalis
Division 8 Västmanland
10
Notable defunct teams
SK Hakoah from Malmö existed between 1932–2013 and was the first diaspora football club in Sweden, founded by Jewish immigrants .[ 3]
Juventus IF was established by Italians in 1948 and reached as high as the fifth tier. They merged with IFK Stocksund in 2016.
Topkapi IK existed between 1978 and 2006, established by Turkish immigrants, and reached as high as the third tier.
Valsta Syrianska IK , from Märsta , Stockholm , was established by Assyrian-Syriacs , existed between 1993–2015 and reached as high as the third tier.
Växjö United FC , from Växjö , was established by Somalis , existed between 2011–2019 and reached as high as the sixth tier, until they were expelled as a member of the Swedish Football Association, due to financial reasons, false player identities and allegations of match fixing .[ 4]