Trelleborgs FF

Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish football league system, while the women's team play in Elitettan, the women's second division. Trelleborgs FF has participated 17 times in Allsvenskan and once in the UEFA Cup where the team eliminated Blackburn Rovers in the 1994–1995 season.

Trelleborg has had a reputation for being a less fashionable provincial side, making the most of limited resources and a small fan base. The team has typically been recognised by its performing goalkeepers, a strong defence and a good home record. In 2006 the team broke the Superettan record for the longest period without conceding a goal.

The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.

History

Promotion to top division and qualifying for the UEFA Cup

Trelleborg's football club achieved promotion to the top Swedish league in 1984 and experienced its peak in the early nineties. Notably, they secured third place in Allsvenskan in 1992, their best finish, followed by a fourth-place finish in 1993 and UEFA Cup participation. Despite being often predicted for demotion, the team employed effective but less attractive defensive long-ball tactics in the late nineties. Trelleborg's stadium, Vångavallen, earned the nickname "Tjongavallen" due to the team's style. After a disappointing 2001 season, the club was relegated.

Recent years

The club gained promotion to the top league for the third time in 2003 just to be demoted directly, since it came after the Trelleborg board hired the Dane Ole Mørk, who was supposed to change the Trelleborg style of play into a more attractive short-passing game. In 2005, TFF finished eleventh in Superettan after a turbulent year, while 2006 became a successful year for the team. Three rounds before the end of Superettan 2006, Trelleborg stood as a clear winner, thus gaining promotion to the 2007 Allsvenskan. Relegation was narrowly avoided with a superior goal difference in 2007. In 2008 Tom Prahl, trainer during the success years in the early nineties, returned as head coach. Trelleborg finished at tenth place in an even season where Rasmus Bengtsson amongst others had an inspiring season. In 2009 the team finished at ninth place after a strong finish. In 2010 the teams tactics changed to a more creative and public friendly game style. The team finished fifth after a strong autumn, their best position since 1993, just to be relegated in 2011, after conceding 64 goals in 16 matches and finishing second last. In 2012, Trelleborg was relegated from Superettan, and the following year they failed to re-qualify for Superettan by finishing third place in Division 1 (Swedish football). In 2014 they only avoided getting relegated from Division 1 (Swedish football) through goal difference, however, the next year they won the league and therefore qualified for the 2016 Superettan. In 2017, Trelleborg finished in third place and qualified for playoffs against Jönköpings Södra IF where they won 3–1 in aggregate and were promoted to Allsvenskan after a 6-year hiatus. The return was short-lived, however, and they were relegated after finishing in last place in the 2018 Allsvenskan.

Achievements

League

• Superettan
  • Winners (1): 2006
  • Runners-up (1): 2003
• Division 1 Södra
  • Winners (1): 1991, 2015
  • Runners-up (2): 1987, 1989

Players

Current squad

Template:Updated Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Template:Country data DEN	Andreas Larsen
3	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Charlie Weberg
4	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Abbe Rehn
5	DF	Template:Country data NGA	Abel Ogwuche
7	MF	Template:Country data SWE	Jakob Andersson
8	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Oskar Ruuska
9	FW	Template:Country data NOR	Emil Jaf
10	MF	Template:Country data FIN	Axel Vidjeskog
11	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Armin Culum
12	GK	Template:Country data SWE	Mathias Nilsson
15	DF	Template:Country data NGA	Emmanuel Godwin

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	Template:Country data SWE	Ammar Asani
17	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Filip Bohman
19	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Tobias Karlsson
20	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Felix Hörberg
21	DF	Template:Country data MKD	Eren Alievski
22	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Fredrik Martinsson
23	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Loke Mattsson
24	MF	Template:Country data SWE	Viktor Christiansson
25	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Elliot Löfberg
26	FW	Template:Country data SWE	Johannes Käck
27	MF	Template:Country data SWE	Alexander Baraslievski

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	Template:Country data SWE	Noah Cavander (at Torns IF until 30 November 2025)

Management

Organisation

Name Role Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Torbjörn Jönsson Chairman Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Mattias Kronvall Director of football Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Hasse Mattisson Head of marketing

Technical staff

Name Role Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Kristian Haynes Manager Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Tengryd Assistant coach Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Magnus Andersson Assistant coach and fitness coach Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomas Håkansson Goalkeeper coach

External links

• Trelleborgs FF – official site
• True Blues – official supporter club site
• Ståplats – supporter site