Jitex BK
Introduction


**Jitex BK**, more commonly known as just *Jitex*, is a [football](/wiki/Association_football "Association football") club in [Mölndal](/wiki/M%C3%B6lndal "Mölndal"), [Sweden](/wiki/Sweden "Sweden"), that competes in [Elitettan](/wiki/Elitettan "Elitettan"), the second tier of Swedish women's football. The club was founded January 21, 1971 and previously played in the [Elitettan](/wiki/Elitettan "Elitettan"), Sweden's second highest division, and the top division league, the [Damallsvenskan](/wiki/Damallsvenskan "Damallsvenskan").

Jitex won six national championships and three victories in the [Swedish Cup](/wiki/Svenska_Cupen_%28women%29 "Svenska Cupen (women)") during the 1970s and 1980s. The Jitex name came from the first sponsor; Jitex fashion house. The team which has become known for their characteristic purple kit, was first trained by Sven Lundbeck. Notable players during this successful era include [Anette Börjesson](/wiki/Anette_B%C3%B6rjesson "Anette Börjesson"), [Elisabeth Leidinge](/wiki/Elisabeth_Leidinge "Elisabeth Leidinge"), [Anna Svenjeby](/wiki/Anna_Svenjeby "Anna Svenjeby") and [Pia Sundhage](/wiki/Pia_Sundhage "Pia Sundhage").

Financial problems in the early 1990s saw a 1993 merger with local rivals GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet\-och Idrottssällskap or Gothenburg Athletics and Sports Association in English) and the adoption of the name **Jitex BK/JG93**. The team stumbled out of the [Damallsvenskan](/wiki/Damallsvenskan "Damallsvenskan") in 1997\. After reverting to the original name and transforming the team, the club has since climbed back up the leagues. Following victory in the 2005 [Söderettan](/wiki/Swedish_Women%27s_Football_Division_1 "Swedish Women's Football Division 1"), the team played in the Damallsvenskan for 2006, but were relegated again the same year. In 2009 Jitex returned to the [Damallsvenskan](/wiki/Damallsvenskan "Damallsvenskan") ahead of the 2010 campaign. Jitex were relegated from the [Damallsvenskan](/wiki/Damallsvenskan "Damallsvenskan") in 2014, with few games remaining.

The club also plays [futsal](/wiki/Futsal "Futsal"). In March 2017, the Girls' 17 team won the Swedish Championship by defeating [Borgeby FK](/wiki/Borgeby_FK "Borgeby FK"), 2–1, in the final game in [Helsingborg](/wiki/Helsingborg "Helsingborg").


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