The club was granted a loan by Örebro Municipality for invoices totaling just over SEK 300,000 (about $28,600). The invoices were subsequently removed from the club's liabilities in its 2023 annual report, after which the club showed positive equity. The annual report was then submitted to SvFF and formed the basis for the licensing committee's review of the club's elite license.
"By not reporting the debt, the association gave a more favorable picture of its financial position than would otherwise have been the case. The information was of decisive importance for the outcome of the elite license review, and the licensing committee was thus misled," SvFF writes.
To obtain an elite license, clubs must meet certain financial requirements. KIF Örebro has debts of more than 2.5 million kronor (about $238,000) to the Swedish Enforcement Authority and is behind on rent payments to Örebro Municipality, Aftonbladet reports.
The club was relegated from Sweden's women's top division in 2024 and is now in second place in the elite league, with five rounds remaining.
