Tyresö FF

In 2005 a young Tyresö team were relegated to Division 3, the regionalised fourth tier of Swedish women's football. That autumn Hans Löfgren joined the club's board as football manager and presided over a swift rise through the divisions. Two successive promotions in 2006 and 2007 were followed by a year of consolidation in 2008; finishing sixth in the Division 1. Promotion back to the Damallsvenskan was secured in 2009. By attracting a network of sponsors Löfgren had funded the increasingly ambitious acquisition of new players every season. By the time the club returned to the top level Damallsvenskan in 2010, Jennifer Egelryd was the only player who remained from the 2005 Third Division team.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/kompisgang-blev-proffs-med-guldvittring/|title=Kompisgäng blev proffs med guldvittring|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=15 October 2011|access-date=1 May 2014|language=sv|first=Malin|last=Fransson|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161639/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/kompisgang-blev-proffs-med-guldvittring/|url-status=live}}

After two fourth-placed finishes in 2010 and 2011, Tyresö won the Damallsvenskan title on the last day of the 2012 season after beating rivals LdB FC Malmö 1–0.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|title=Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|date=3 November 2012|access-date=29 August 2013|language=sv|first=Johannes|last=Cleris|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162154/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-vann-sm-guld-efter-dramatik/|url-status=live}} In doing so they qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. Löfgren had withdrawn from day-to-day involvement with the club in late 2011, after his conviction for buying sex. In Sweden it is illegal to buy sex, but not to sell it.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article14670779.ab|title=Tyresöledaren dömd för sexköp|work=Aftonbladet|date=13 April 2012|access-date=1 May 2014|language=sv|first=Kristoffer|last=Bergström}}

The club faced serious financial problems in 2014, yet achieved sporting success. The team reached the Final of the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article19032845.ab |title=Tyresö mot konkurs |work=Sportbladet |last=Bratell |first=Sara |language=sv |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-date=10 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610190922/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/damallsvenskan/article19032845.ab |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0214-0e158410227b-e6bd5387803c-1000--press-delivers-as-tyreso-clinch-final-berth/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 April 2014 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429023035/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000497/match=2014106/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live }}

In March 2014 reports emerged that Tyresö Fotboll AB, the female club's parent joint-stock company, was in arrears with its tax payments and on the verge of bankruptcy. Club chairman Hans Lindberg blamed loss of sponsorship and the cost of building a new stand at Tyresövallen stadium for the shortfall. The club asked the local authority for a one-off grant of SEK 2.7 million to continue trading, but the request was unanimously rejected.{{cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/tyreso-ffs-stjarnlag-riskerar-ga-i-konkurs/|title=Tyresö FF:s stjärnlag riskerar gå i konkurs|date=3 March 2014|work=Expressen|access-date=28 April 2014|language=sv|archive-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508131527/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/tyreso-ffs-stjarnlag-riskerar-ga-i-konkurs/|url-status=live}} Instead, a debt restructuring plan was drawn up, which included an aid project designed in cooperation with an unnamed African state.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-tiger-om-afrika-projektet/|title=Tyresö tiger om Afrika-projektet|date=23 March 2014|work=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=28 April 2014|language=sv|archive-date=28 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428092437/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/tyreso-tiger-om-afrika-projektet/|url-status=live}}

Later in March 2014, the district court in Nacka ruled that Tyresö Fotboll AB could continue with their restructuring plan. The Swedish Tax Agency had intended to block the plans and force the club out of business, but changed their minds after receiving more detailed information about repayments.{{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5815550|title=Tyresö FF to continue debt restructuring|date=20 March 2014|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=28 April 2014|first=Richard|last=Farley}} As the Government of Sweden guarantees the wages of citizens whose employers go bankrupt, up to SEK 176,000, the players' salaries were paid. But the club remained in a form of administration, so prize money from the UEFA Women's Champions League would go to the Government and Tax Agency first, as the highest priority creditors. This also meant that large contractual bonuses promised to the players would not be paid.{{cite news|url=http://www.damfotboll.com/nyheter/2014/04/tyreso-spelar-for-skatteverket|title=Tyresö spelar för Skatteverket|date=24 April 2014|work=Damfotboll.com|access-date=28 April 2014|first=Thorsten|last=Frennstedt|language=sv}}

It became clear that Tyresö's large and expensively assembled squad would break up. The club announced in April 2014 that leading players Marta, Caroline Seger and Verónica Boquete were all leaving the club when their contracts expired in June 2014. This was in addition to the three American players who had already committed to return to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) when Tyresö's UEFA Women's Champions League campaign ended.{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/marta-lamnar-tyreso/|title=Marta lämnar Tyresö|date=8 April 2014|work=Dagens Nyheter|access-date=28 April 2014|first=Lisa|last=Edwinsson|language=sv|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413234758/http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/marta-lamnar-tyreso/|url-status=live}} In late April Birmingham City Ladies manager David Parker described Tyresö FF as female "galácticos" before they beat his team 3–0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/sportswomen/news/9280703/womens-football-birmingham-ladies-braced-for-biggest-test|title=Women's football: Birmingham Ladies braced for biggest test|date=24 April 2014|work=Sky Sports|access-date=28 April 2014}}

As of early June 2014, Tyresö Fotboll AB had racked up a debt of nearly 10 million SEK. The club filed for continued debt restructuring but it was turned down on 10 June 2014. The team withdrew from the 2014–15 Champions League season, with the 2013 Damallsvenskan's third-placed team Linköpings FC taking their spot.{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2014/06/linkoping-far-europaplats/ |title=Linköping får europaplats |publisher=Swedish Football Association |language=sv |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701025529/http://svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/arkiv/cuper-serier/2014/06/linkoping-far-europaplats/ |url-status=live }} Having played eight matches in the 2014 Damallsvenskan, the team withdrew from the league on 5 June 2014 due to lack of players, meaning they would be relegated to the fourth-tier league Division 2. All their results were nullified and deleted from the table.{{cite web |url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/arkiv/damallsvenskan/2014/06/tyreso-drar-sig-ur-damallsvenskan/ |title=Tyresö drar sig ur Damallsvenskan |language=sv |publisher=Swedish Football Association |date=5 June 2014 |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-date=23 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323235352/http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/arkiv/damallsvenskan/2014/06/tyreso-drar-sig-ur-damallsvenskan/ |url-status=live }}

On 24 June 2014, Tyresö Fotboll AB went bankrupt and ceased to exist. It was uncertain whether the main women's team would continue play in the 2015 season, although the club had another women's team playing in the third-tier league Division 1 as of the 2014 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/sport/tyreso-forsatt-i-konkurs_3684742.svd |title=Tyresö försatt i konkurs |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |agency=Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå |language=sv |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=7 July 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskalag.se/tyresoff/nyheter/511813/info-till-tyreso-ffs-medlemmar |title=Info till Tyresö FFs medlemmar |publisher=Tyresö FF |last=Törnberg |first=Jimi |language=sv |date=23 June 2014 |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225634/http://www.svenskalag.se/tyresoff/nyheter/511813/info-till-tyreso-ffs-medlemmar |url-status=live }}

Tyresö FF has competed in third-tier Division 1 since 2017.

{{See also|List of Tyresö FF seasons}}

File:Tyreso squad photo 2013.jpg

{{cite web|url= http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/team/tyresoe-ff/9637#competition38968|title= Tyresö FF – Fotboll – everysport.com|access-date= 14 October 2010|archive-date= 19 July 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719081933/http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/team/tyresoe-ff/9637#competition38968|url-status= live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/lagsida/tyreso-ff/25927/ |title=Tyresö FF |access-date=25 April 2023 |publisher=SvFF |language=sv |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425210606/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/lagsida/tyreso-ff/25927/ |url-status=live }}

File:Tyreso FF fanatics.jpg

Tyresö currently play at Tyresövallen, a football stadium located in Tyresö, Sweden. The stadium holds capacity for 2,700 spectators. It features a synthetic pitch that is 105x65 meters, an audio system and game clock.{{cite web|title=Tyresövallen|url=http://www.tyreso.se/Se-och-gora/idrottmotion/Tyresovallen/|publisher=Tyresö municipality|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925111802/http://www.tyreso.se/Se-och-gora/idrottmotion/Tyresovallen/|url-status=live}}

Tyresö FF games are broadcast on TV4 Sport in Sweden. Matches are also available live via the TV4 Sport website.{{cite web|title=Damallsvenskan|url=http://www.tv4.se/damallsvenskan|publisher=TV 4 Sport|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=26 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926033920/http://www.tv4.se/damallsvenskan|url-status=live}}

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Tyresö's goal tally first.

^a First leg.

File:Caroline Seger Tyreso FF June 2013.jpg

{{updated|9 May 2024|{{cite web |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/lagsida/tyreso-ff/25927/ |title=Tyresö FF |language=sv |access-date=25 April 2023 |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425210606/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/lagsida/tyreso-ff/25927/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.tyresofotboll.se/grupp/?ID=283782 |title=Truppen |trans-title=Squad |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=sv}}}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player| no= 1 |nat= SWE |pos= GK |name= Karolina Sundberg}}

{{Fs player| no= 2 |nat= SWE |pos= DF |name= Ella Bergström}}

{{Fs player| no= 3 |nat= SWE |pos= DF |name= Josefine Lindberg}}

{{Fs player| no= 4 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Alice Bengtzon Schéele}}

{{Fs player| no= 6 |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Clara Schefte}}

{{Fs player| no= 7 |nat= SWE |pos= DF |name= Filippa Pettersson|other=captain}}

{{Fs player| no= 9 |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Elsa Bengtsson}}

{{Fs player| no= 11 |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Klara Grahn}}

{{Fs player| no= 13 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Victoria Isaksson}}

{{Fs player| no= 16 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Elsa Bromé}}

{{Fs player| no= 17 |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Sophie Andersson}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player| no= 18 |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Fialisa Söderberg}}

{{Fs player| no= 19 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Meja Frimmel}}

{{Fs player| no= 20 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Liv Borgman}}

{{Fs player| no= 21 |nat= SWE |pos= GK |name= Martina Ehnberg}}

{{Fs player| no= 25 |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Leila Baiche}}

{{Fs player| no= 77 |nat= SWE |pos= GK |name= Jennifer Bakai}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= SWE |pos= DF |name= Emilia Irle}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Valentina Wallin}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Elin Bragnum}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= SWE |pos= MF |name= Emma Åström}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= BIH |pos= FW |name= Nina Garibija}}

{{Fs player| no= |nat= SWE |pos= FW |name= Sofia Svensson}}

{{Fs end}}

For details of current and former players, see :Category:Tyresö FF players.

{{updated|25 April 2023}}

• Director of sport: Simon Brolund
• Manager: Robin Carlén
• Goalkeeping coach: Kristoffer Larsson

• UEFA Women's Champions League:
• Runner up (1): 2014
• Damallsvenskan:
• Champions (1): 2012
• Svenska Cupen:
• Runner up (2): 2011, 2012

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.tyresofotboll.se/start/?ID=283779 Tyresö FF official website]

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