IF Elfsborg

Football club infobox
clubname = Elfsborg


fullname = Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg
nickname = "Di Gule" (The Yellow Ones)
founded = 1904
ground = Borås Arena,
Borås
capacity = 17,800
chairman = Flagicon|SWE Bosse Johansson
manager = Flagicon|SWE Magnus Haglund
league = Allsvenskan
season = 2007
position = Allsvenskan, 4th
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IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club, formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag), has won 5 national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and 2 national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, their main rivals are IFK Göteborg. Elfsborg is based in Borås Arena.

Current squad

"As of June 30, 2008."

Noted players

* Ove Grahn
* Sven Jonasson
* Tobias Linderoth
* Anders Svensson
* Mathias Svensson

Former British players

*flagicon|England Simon Hunt (1984/1986) 31 apps 1 goal
*flagicon|Scotland Billy Davies (1987)
*flagicon|Scotland Kenny Burns (1986-??) [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/kennyburns.htm]
*flagicon|England Alan Dodd (1986) 22 apps 0 goals

Achievements

*Allsvenskan:
**Winners (5): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006
**Runners-up (5): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1965, 1977
*Svenska Cupen:
**Winners (2): 2001, 2003
**Runners-up (3): 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97
*Supercupen:
**Winners (1): 2007

Records

* Most appearances, total: 410, Sven Jonasson
* Most goals scored, total: 252, Sven Jonasson
* Away victory, Allsvenskan: 12-2 vs. IFK Eskilstuna, 19 April 1936
* Highest attendance, Ryavallen: 22.654 vs. IFK Norrköping, 1961
* Highest attendance, Borås Arena: 17,070 vs. Kalmar FF, 4 July 2005

External links

* [http://www.elfsborg.se/ IF Elfsborg] - official site
* [http://www.guliganerna.se/ Guliganerna] - official supporter club site
* [http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/elfsborg/ Ålgårdsläktaren] - supporter site
* [http://www.bornyellow.com BornYellow] - history and statistics
* [http://www.vigule.se/ Vi Gule] - supporter forum