BK Olympic explained

BK Olympic is a Swedish football club located in Lindängen which is a residential area of Malmö.^[1]

Background

The club was founded in 1920 as IF Olympia. The following year the club was expanded and it was decided to make an application for provisional membership of the Skånes Fotbollförbund (Skåne Football Association). The club changed its name to BK Olympia and it was decided that the club colours should be green and white.

The club was forced to make a further change in 1924 as there was already a club called Olympia in Stockholm. In order to be granted entry into the Swedish Football Association and Swedish Sports Confederation the club became known as Bollklubben Olympic.

Since their foundation BK Olympic has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. Their best performing season so far was in 2024, when they finished fourth in Ettan, the third highest tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Lindängens IP in Malmö.^[2] The pitch measures 110 metres by 67 metres.

BK Olympic are affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund.^[3]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 8th 1994 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 6th 1995 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 9th 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 12th Relegated 2000 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 5th 2002 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2003 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 8th 2004 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2005 Tier 5 Division 4 Skåne Södra 10th Relegation Playoffs 2006* Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Södra 4th 2007 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Södra 3rd 2008 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra 8th 2009 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Västra 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th 2012 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2013 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 4th 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 6th 2015 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 14th Relegated 2017 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 9th 2019 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 7th 2021 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2022 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 6th 2023 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 9th 2024 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th Attendances In recent seasons BK Olympic have had the following average attendances: Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2010 72 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2011 108 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2012 132 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2013 121 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2014 63 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2015 92 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2016 134 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2017 153 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2018 240 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2019 ? Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.[4] League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[5] [6] [7]

Players

Current squad

^[8] (on loan from Malmö FF) (on loan from Malmö FF) (on loan from Malmö FF)

Out on loan

Coaches

• Yacine Hamouchene (2017–2018)
• Anders Grimberg (2018–2019)
• Mladen Blagojevic (2020)
• Anders Grimberg (2021)
• Mesut Meral (2022)
• William Strömberg (2023)
• Paul Olausson (2024)

External links

• BK Olympic – Official website
• BK Olympic Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: BK Olympic – Fotboll Klubb . 2011-01-04 . 7 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101107124239/http://www.bkolympic.se/ . live .
2. Web site: Fotbollsverige.se – Division 2 Södra Götaland. 2011-01-04. 4 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004121801/http://www.fotbollsverige.se/results.html?competition_id=44178. live.
3. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – BK Olympic – Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-01-04.
4. Web site: Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se. 2010-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090609222754/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/. 9 June 2009. dead.
5. Web site: GAIS – Lagfacta – BK Olympic . 2011-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928002856/http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=BK%20Olympic . 28 September 2012 .
6. Web site: Södra Götaland – Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2011 – Fotboll – everysport.com . 2011-01-04 . 19 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719083140/http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/fotbollsserier-2011/division-2-herr/soedra-goetaland/44178 . live .
7. Web site: Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning . 2011-01-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101003020400/http://home.swipnet.se/clasglenning/Sweden/1stpage.htm . 3 October 2010 .
8. Web site: Truppen . BK Olympic . bkolympic.se . 8 August 2023. sv . The squad .