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.
Klubben blev grundlagt i 2007 under navnet Linköpings FC. I 2014 ændrede klubben navn til FC Linköping City. Klubben spiller sine hjemmekampe på Linköping Arena.
FC Linköping City er en af Sveriges mest succesfulde klubber i kvindefodbold. Klubben har vundet det svenske mesterskab to gange (i 2009 og 2017) og Svenska Cupen tre gange (i 2008, 2009 og 2014).
I den internationale fodbold har FC Linköping City deltaget i UEFA Champions League for kvinder flere gange. Klubbens bedste resultat i turneringen var i 2010, hvor klubben nåede semifinalen.
I 2018 blev FC Linköping City degraderet til den svenske andendivision, Elitettan. Klubben rykkede dog op igen i den bedste række, Damallsvenskan, i 2020.