Djurgårdens IF Fotboll

This article is about Djurgårdens IF's football department. For other departments of the club, see Djurgårdens IF.

Djurgårdens IF

Full name	Djurgårdens Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	Blåränderna (The Blue Stripes) Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves)
Short name	DIF
Founded	March 12, 1891 1899 (football department)
Ground	Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm (Capacity: 14,417)
Chairman	Tommy Jacobson
Manager	Magnus Pehrsson Carlos Banda
League	Allsvenskan
2011	Allsvenskan, 11th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Stockholms Stadion

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly known as Djurgården (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjʉːr.ˈɡoːɖɛn], locally [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ]), is a Swedish football club based at Stadion with a capacity of 14,417, located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm City Centre. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.

Formed in 1891, the club has 11 national championship titles and 4 national cup titles. Djurgården has won their Swedish championships during three eras. The first one occurred during the 1910s when the club won four championships, the second during the 1950s and 1960s with the same amount of championships. The latest era occurred in the first half of the 2000s: they finished second in 2001, won Allsvenskan and the cup – Svenska Cupen – in 2002, Allsvenskan in 2003, and Svenska Cupen in 2004, before winning Allsvenskan for a third time in 2005. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.^[1]

History

Djurgårdens IF was founded 12 March 1891 at a café in Alberget 4A on Djurgården. The first real football field in Stockholm was created in 1896 and Djurgårdens IF's football department was formed in 1899, with the help of former GAIS-player Teodor Andersson. The first real achievement was made in 1902 when the team finished second in the tournament Rosenska Pokalen. Just two years later, in 1904, the first Swedish Championship final of the club was played, ending in a defeat against Örgryte IS. The team finished second in three more finals before the first Championship victory came in 1912 after two draws in the final matches against Örgryte, and a replay which Djurgården won. The club won three more Swedish Championships in the early years, in 1915 against Örgryte, 1917 against AIK and 1920 against IK Sleipner. However, DIF never managed to win Svenska Serien, the top Swedish league of the period, before the club's first great era ended. Between 1911 and 1935, Tranebergs Idrottsplats was the homeground for Djurgården. For the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholms Stadion was built. It became Djurgården's home arena in 1936.

The club did not qualify for the first season of Allsvenskan, and only reached that league twice between 1924 and 1944, being directly relegated back down to Division 2 both times. The club did also play three seasons in the then third highest league, Division 3, between 1929 and 1932. From 1944 on, the club became a stable Allsvenskan club. In 1951, the team became runner-ups in Svenska Cupen after Malmö FF, this was the team's first Cup final. The second great era took place in the 1950s and 1960s, winning Allsvenskan four times during the period. In 1959, both the football team and Djurgårdens IF's hockey team won their respective Swedish Championships of Sweden's two most popular sports, a remarkable happening.

The 1970s saw no greater successes, with three third-places as the best results. The 1980s was not a good decade for the club, being relegated from Allsvenskan in 1981, and losing two promotion play-offs, before making a one year visit in the highest league in 1986, although DIF returned two years later, and stayed in Allsvenskan for five consecutive seasons, but had no greater success except losing the Championship final in 1988. The 1990s saw Djurgården being relegated from Allsvenskan no less than three times, and being promoted back two times. During this decade, the club suffered from great economical problems and was close to bankruptcy. The first half of the 2000s was a golden era for the club, with three championships (2002, 2003 and 2005) and three cup wins (2002, 2004 and 2005). This marked the end of the golden era for Djurgården which ended on sixth place in 2006. The club was one of the main contenders for the league championship in 2007, which ultimately lead to a third place. The results went downhill in 2008 and 2009; Djurgården ended up on 14th place in 2009, and had to play through a relegation playoff against Assyriska Föreningen to remain in Allsvenskan.

Former England striker Teddy Sheringham had a brief spell at Djurgården early in his career, as a 19-year-old loanee in 1985.

Achievements

• Swedish Champions^[A]
  • Winners (11): 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1954–1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2005

League

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (7): 1954–1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Runners-up (3): 1962, 1967, 2001
• Superettan:
  • Winners (1): 2000
• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (3): 1987, 1994, 1998
  • Runners-up (1): 1997
• Svenska Serien:
  • Runners-up (1): 1911–1912

Cups

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (4): 1989–1990, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Runners-up (3): 1951, 1974–1975, 1988–1989
• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (4): 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920
  • Runners-up (7): 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1919
• Allsvenskan play-offs:
  • Runners-up (1): 1988
• Corinthian Bowl:
  • Winners (1): 1910
  • Runners-up (2): 1908, 1911
• Rosenska Pokalen:
  • Runners-up (2): 1902
• Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden:
  • Winners (4): 1907, 1910, 1913, 1915
  • Runners-up (3): 1908, 1914, 1916

Records

• Victory, Allsvenskan: 9-1 vs. Hammarby IF (13 August 1990)
• Loss, Allsvenskan: 1-11 vs. IFK Norrköping (14 October 1945)
• Highest attendance, Råsunda: 48,894 vs. IFK Göteborg (11 October 1959)
• Highest attendance, Stockholms Stadion: 21,995 vs. AIK (16 August 1946)
• Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 312, Sven Lindman (1965-80)
• Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 70, Gösta 'Knivsta' Sandberg (1951-66)

Fans

Djurgården's supporter club is called Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves). The supporters club was founded in 1981 as Blue Saints and changed name in 1997 because the old name was perceived to be associated with violence by the media and some supporters.^{[citation needed]}

Rivals

Djurgården's arch rivals are AIK, because of several reasons. Djurgårdens IF and AIK were both founded in 1891 separated by just a month apart and both are originally from the Northern part of Stockholm. AIK now in Solna municipality and Djurgården the city centre and Östermalm. They are also historically the biggest and most successful clubs from Stockholm, with 11 League titles each. The Djurgården vs AIK rivalry is considered by far the biggest rivalry in Sweden and maybe even the whole of Scandinavia because of its rich history and the huge animosity between the two clubs and both sets of fans. When Djurgården play AIK both sets of supporters turn out in great numbers and the matches between the two have often over the years produced the biggest attendances in the Swedish football season and fantastic atmospheres.

Hammarby IF is also considered a main rival. Though the rivalry has never been as big as the rivalry with AIK. Traditionally it has been seen as the secondary rivalry by Djurgården fans because of the strong history behind the Djurgården and AIK rivalry and the competitiveness on the national scene of both clubs while Hammarby haven't done so to the same degree. Though the rivalry has gained in strength over the last years due to Djurgården and Hammarby's recent successes. There is strong dislike between the two sets of fans also in this rivalry, there is also a geographical divide between the two clubs with Djurgården originating from the North of the city and Hammarby from the South. The matches between Djurgården and Hammarby don't get the same attention from Djurgården supporters as the matches against AIK but they are still eagerly anticipated all the same and produce great atmospheres and good attendances.

Other rivals are IFK Göteborg, Malmö FF and GAIS.

Abbreviation problems outside Sweden

Outside Sweden, the club is sometimes referred to incorrectly as "Djurgårdens", which means "Djurgården's". The club's full name is Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, abbreviated Djurgårdens IF, which literally translates to "Djurgården's Sports Association". Helsingborgs IF, Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF have the same problem.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 23 July 2011.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Joona Toivio (2nd captain) 3 DF Yosif Ayuba 5 DF Petter Gustafsson 6 DF Jani Lyyski 7 FW Kennedy Igboananike 9 FW Johan Oremo 10 FW Christer Youssef 11 MF Daniel Sjölund 14 DF Kebba Ceesay 16 MF Kasper Hämäläinen 17 DF Joel Riddez (captain) 19 MF Peter Nymann 22 MF Philip Hellquist

No. Position Player 24 DF Daniel Jarl 25 FW Sebastian Rajalakso 28 MF Trimi Makolli 29 DF Danilo Kuzmanović 30 GK Christoffer Matwiejew 32 FW Carl Björk 33 DF Emil Bergström 34 MF Joakim Alriksson 35 GK Tommi Vaiho 36 DF Philip Sparrdal Mantilla — MF Yussif Chibsah — MF Nahir Oyal

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.

Management and boardroom

Management CEO: Johan Ahlborg Manager: Magnus Pehrsson Chief Scout: Khaled El-Ahmad Coach: Carlos Banda U21-team Coach: Anders Johansson Individual Coach: Martin Sundgren Goalkeeping Coach: Kjell Frisk Physical Coach: Palmar Hreinsson Naprapathy: Christian Andersson Doctor: Bengt Sparrelid

Boardroom Chairman: Tommy Jacobsson Boardmember: Lars-Erik Sjöberg Boardmember: Ingvar Carlsson Boardmember: Ellinor Persson Boardmember: Johan Skarborg Boardmember: Gustav Törnqvist Boardmember of honor: Per Kotschack

Noted players

Listed according to when they debuted for Djurgårdens IF (year in parentheses):

• 1940s: Hasse Jeppson (1948), Sigge Parling (1949).
• 1950s: Gösta 'Knivsta' Sandberg (1951), John 'Jompa' Eriksson (1951), Arne Arvidsson (1952), Ronney Pettersson (1958).
• 1960s: Sven 'Svenne' Lindman (1965), Tommy 'Baloo' Berggren (1968), Hans 'Tjalle' Mild.
• 1970s: Björn Alkeby (1971), Anders Grönhagen (1976), Vito Knezevic (1977)
• 1980s: Teddy Sheringham (1985), Stefan Rehn (1986), Leif 'Leffe' Nilsson (1986), Steve Galloway (1987).
• 1990s: Magnus Pehrsson (1995), Markus Karlsson (1996), Mikael Dorsin (1999).
• 2000s: Andreas Johansson (2000), Andreas Isaksson (2001), Kim Källström (2002), Johan Elmander (2002), Tobias Hysén (2004), Mattias Jonson (2005).

Managers

It is not known for sure who was the team's manager until 1922, though it is believed that Birger Möller was in charge during a part of the club's first decades.^[3]

Years[3] Manager[3] GP W D L P 1922 John Smith Maconnachie[4] 1923-29 Bertil Nordenskjöld[5] 108 51 20 37 122 1929-32 Samuel Lindqvist 60 44 9 7 97 1932-34 Rudolf Kock Samuel Lindqvist 48 22 13 13 57 1935-44 Einar Svensson 172 86 33 53 205 1944-50 Per Kaufeldt 124 59 15 50 133 1950-54 David Astley 88 37 20 31 94 1954-55 Frank Soo 22 14 5 3 33 1955-57 Kjell Cronqvist 44 21 9 14 51 1957-59 Lajos Szendrődi 44 20 17 7 57 1959 Birger Sandberg Knut Hallberg 11 7 3 1 17 1960 George Raynor 3 0 1 2 1 1960-63 Walter Probst 85 46 17 22 109 1964-66 Torsten Lindberg 66 35 14 17 84 1967-71 Gösta Sandberg 110 51 30 29 132 1972-74 Antonio Durán 74 30 18 26 78 1975-78 Bengt Persson 104 39 34 31 112 1979 Alan Ball, Sr.[6] 0 0 0 0 0 1979 Gösta Sandberg Lars Arnesson 26 7 8 11 22

Years[3] Manager[3] GP W D L P 1980-81 Arve Mokkelbost 52 13 11 28 37 1982-84 Hans Backe 70 38 20 12 96 1985-86 Björn Westerberg 48 23 9 16 55 1987-89 Tommy Söderberg 70 34 20 16 88 1990-91 Lennart Wass 40 15 13 12 58 1992 Thomas Lundin 18 6 5 7 23 1993 Bo Petersson 26 13 7 6 46 1994-96 Anders Grönhagen 78 37 15 26 126 1997 Roger Lundin 26 17 6 3 57 1998-99 Michael Andersson 40 20 6 14 66 1999-03 Zoran Lukic Sören Åkeby 120 70 18 28 232 2004 Zoran Lukic 12 3 4 5 13 2004-06 Kjell Jonevret 60 32 15 13 111 2006 Anders Grönhagen 6 3 1 2 10 2007-08[7] Siggi Jónsson[7] 56 22 16 18 82 2009[7] Andrée Jeglertz Zoran Lukic 12 3 2 7 11 2009 Andrée Jeglertz Steve Galloway 18 5 3 10 18 2010-2011 Lennart Wass Carlos Banda 36 11 8 17 41 2011- Magnus Pehrsson Carlos Banda 11 6 2 3 20

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Top scorer AS	Manager
1996	Allsvenskan	13	26	8	3	15	28	43	27	Last 32	IC	Group Stage	Dahlström Stojcevski - 5	Grönhagen
1997	1st Division	2	26	17	6	3	65	30	57	Last 64			Dahlström - 14	Lundin
1998	1st Division	1	26	17	3	6	53	30	54	semi-final			Dahlström - 16	Andersson
1999	Allsvenskan	14	26	5	9	12	27	41	24				Touma - 8	Andersson Åkeby/ Lukić
2000	Superettan	1	30	20	3	7	68	32	63	Last 32			Wowoah - 12	Åkeby/ Lukić
2001	Allsvenskan	2	26	13	8	5	36	24	47	Last 16			Kusi-Asare - 7	Åkeby/ Lukić
2002	Allsvenskan	1	26	16	4	6	53	33	52	Winner	UC	2nd round	Källström - 12	Åkeby/ Lukić
2003	Allsvenskan	1	26	19	1	6	62	26	58	Semi-final	CL	2nd qual. round	Källström - 14	Åkeby/ Lukić
2004	Allsvenskan	4	26	11	8	7	38	32	41	Winner	CL UC	3rd qual. round 1st round	Johansson - 11	Lukić Jonevret
2005	Allsvenskan	1	26	16	5	5	60	26	53	Winner	UC	2nd qual. round	Kusi-Asare - 12	Jonevret
2006	Allsvenskan	6	26	11	7	8	31	25	40	Last 16	CL	2nd qual. round	Kusi-Asare Jonson - 6	Jonevret Grönhagen
2007	Allsvenskan	3	26	13	7	6	39	24	46	Last 32			Quirino - 8	Jónsson/ Lindholm
2008	Allsvenskan	12	30	9	9	12	30	41	36	Last 32	UC	2nd qual. round	Rajalakso - 7	Jónsson/ Lindholm
2009	Allsvenskan	14	30	8	5	17	24	49	29	Last 16			Rajalakso Sjölund Youssef Haginge Milić - 3	Lukić/ Jeglertz Jeglertz/ Galloway
2010	Allsvenskan	10	30	11	7	12	35	42	40	Last 32			Igboananike - 9	Wass/ Banda
2011	Allsvenskan	11	30	10	6	14	36	40	36	Last 16			Igboananike Toivio - 6	Wass/ Banda Pehrsson

Top goalscorers

Season	League	Player(s)	Goals
1999	Allsvenskan	Sharbel Touma	8
2000	Superettan	Samuel Wowoah	12
2001	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare	7
2002	Allsvenskan	Kim Källström	12
2003	Allsvenskan	Kim Källström	14
2004	Allsvenskan	Andreas Johansson	11
2005	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare	12
2006	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare and Mattias Jonson	6
2007	Allsvenskan	Thiago Quirino	8
2008	Allsvenskan	Sebastian Rajalakso	7
2009	Allsvenskan	S. Rajalakso, C. Youssef, H. Milić, P. Haginge, D. Sjölund	3
2010	Allsvenskan	Kennedy Igboananike	9
2011	Allsvenskan	Kennedy Igboananike, Joona Toivio	6

Footnotes

A. ^ The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.^[8]

References

• Gänger, Hasse (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 1899–2006. Stockholm: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. ISBN 978-91-633-0992-2. 

Notes

1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=16. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
2. ^ "Current squad". DIF.se. http://dif.se/truppen/. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Gänger, pp. 68–69
4. ^ There's no mention in the references how many matches Maconnachie coached the team
5. ^ Results for 1922–23 Svenska Serien are missing
6. ^ Ball was fired before Allsvenskan started.
7. ^ ^{a b c} "Managers". DIF.se. http://www.dif.se/sidor/?klubbfakta. Retrieved 2007-08-26. 
8. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/historik/. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 

External links

Official websites

• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - official site
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - at the UEFA official site
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - at the Allsvenskan official site

Supporter websites

• Järnkaminerna Stockholm - official supporter club site
• Forum 1891 - supporter site
• Djurgårdens Supporters Club - supporter site