Coach Kim Björkegren led Linköping to the Swedish Championship gold in 2017.

Three years later he is champion - in Cyprus.

He has won the title with Apollon Ladies.

- It feels good.

We really enjoy ourselves here.

Therefore, it feels extra good to deliver something back.

It has been a good year with 19 victories in 19 matches, says Björkegren to SVT Sport.

"Allowed in very few goals"

Why has it gone so well?

- One of my strengths is to get it together quite quickly, to understand the players' individual skills and put the players in positions where they use their best qualities in the best way.

I think we got it together quickly.

Then the defensive game has been sitting and it usually lays a foundation for success as usual.

- We have conceded very few goals, maybe three or four in 19 matches.

He is the first Swedish coach to win an international football league on the women's side.

- It is clear that I am proud of myself.

I want to do my best job as a coach.

I have the goals to move on.

As I have mentioned before, I want to take the next step to the best clubs in the world or alternatively a national team.

We'll see if that happens or not, but I work hard for it every day.

"Apollo is big"

The league is uneven.

The best teams hold damallsvensk class, then it goes down quickly.

- The pace is lower here, but on the other hand the technical skill is not so much lower.

In Sweden, we are more used to playing at a high tempo, not so much interruptions.

Here there are more interruptions.

Sometimes you can feel frustration, like in China, when someone has a seizure and it takes several minutes before we play again.

- Women's football is relatively new here, it is perhaps ten years behind Sweden.

Apollo are big, they are better than Cyprus' women's national team.

Apollo are the ones who are visible.

The business here is professional.

We have many good players and play European football that is similar to the one we played in Linköping.

But we may not reflect the league and Cypriot football as a whole.

With the league win, Apollon is ready for qualification for the Champions League, which next season will be played with group games.

- I met the president of the club, he seems eager to invest and has hopes for the coming season.

The hope is to take group play first and foremost.

Then we hope to create chaos, and I think we can.

We are a bit away from the six or seven biggest giants, but behind that we have a chance to beat almost all teams.

Think they can upset Rosengård

Can you upset Rosengård?

- Yes, I think we could do that.

We are not favorites, but we would not do away with ourselves there.

The league victory is complete, despite the fact that there are three matches left of the current season.

It can also be a cup victory, Apollon is in the semifinals.

Björkegren, who signed for Apollon before the season, extended his contract at Christmas.

The contract extends over the next season.