Fotboll Club Rosengård 1917 is a Swedish professional football club located in the area Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening but has since been merged once and renamed twice. The club has been the starting ground for some Swedish football players including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Yksel Osmanovski and Labinot Harbuzi.
History The club was founded on 4 September 1917 as Malmö Boll & Idrottsförening, or MBI in short. In the early years, the club also played bandy, winning the Scania district championship in this sport in 1930.Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), p. 386 (in Swedish)
One of the biggest moments in the history of the club was when they participated in the playoff to Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football in 1938 against Degerfors IF but lost.
In 1973, the club moved to its present location in the suburb of Rosengård.
In 2001, the club merged with Turk Anadolu FF to create Malmö Anadolu BI, MABI in short.
In 2008, the club was renamed to FC Rosengård.
The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1996Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra3rdPromotion Playoff1997Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra1stPromoted1998Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland7th 1999Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland8th 2000Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland12th Relegated2001Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra3rd 2002Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra1st Promoted2003Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland1st Promoted2004Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland11th Relegated2005Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland1st Promoted2006Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland2nd 2007Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland1st Promoted2008Tier 3Division 1Södra4th2009Tier 3Division 1Södra8th2010Tier 3Division 1Södra5th2011Tier 3Division 1Södra12th Relegated2012Tier 4Division 2Södra Götaland5th2013Tier 4Division 2Södra Götaland2nd2014Tier 4Division 2Södra Götaland2nd2015Tier 4Division 2Södra Götaland4th2016Tier 4Division 2Södra Götaland2nd Promoted * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In the following seasons FC Rosengård have had the following average attendances:
SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel2003248 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 42004412 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 32005213 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 42006239 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42007225 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42008242 Div 1 Södra Tier 32009453 Div 1 Södra Tier 32010454 Div 1 Södra Tier 32011452 Div 1 Södra Tier 32012364 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42013459 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42014421 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.
Current squad
Updated 1 August, 2026
Out on loan
Technical staff as of 3 April 2017 NameRole Anders GrimbergHead coach Almir BuhicAssistant coach Daniel PodeGoalkeeper coach Sebastian KrzeminskiFitness coach Bari ZuyferovskiKit man
Club records Most appearances: 520 — Mats Olsson
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