FC Linköping City
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FC Linköping City was a Swedish professional football club based in Linköping, affiliated with the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.
The club was founded around New Years Day of 2013, replacing FK Linköping in the Swedish football league system for the 2013 season.
The club was dissolved in 2022.
History
The club was founded in a merger between FK Linköping and FC Syrianska, with the goal to get football in Linköping to a higher level. When FC Linköping City was created, it took the place of FK Linköping in the Swedish football league system. The club started playing in Division 3 Nordöstra Götaland, which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They started playing their home matches at Folkungavallen in Linköping, before moving to the new Linköping Arena in autumn 2013. FC Linköping City are affiliated with the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.
FC Linköping City har spilt i den svenske toppserien for kvinner siden 2013. I 2017 vant de den svenske cupen for første gang. Klubben har også deltatt i UEFA Women's Champions League flere ganger.
Noen av de mest kjente spillerne som har spilt for FC Linköping City inkluderer:
* Nilla Fischer
* Sofia Jakobsson
* Pernille Harder
* Stina Blackstenius
Klubben er kjent for sitt gode ungdomsarbeid, og har fostret opp en rekke landslagsspillere. FC Linköping City er en av de mest fremgangsrike kvinnefotballklubbene i Sverige, og har etablert seg som et topplag i den svenske toppserien.