Idrottsklubben Carlstad was one of 421 clubs from Sweden that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2017. They participated with one team in Kim Källström Trophy. In addition to Idrottsklubben Carlstad, 30 other teams from 16 different countries played in Kim Källström Trophy. They were divided into 6 different groups, whereof Idrottsklubben Carlstad could be found in Group B together with Husqvarna FF, Parasport Denmark, Special Olympics Finland and BK Sport. Idrottsklubben Carlstad comes from Forshaga which lies approximately 220 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Forshaga does also provide three additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2017 (Råtorps IK, FBK Karlstad and Karlstad BK).