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Degerfors Full name Degerfors Idrottsförening Founded 1907 Ground Stora Valla,
Degerfors,
Sweden
(Capacity: 15,000)Chairman Jan-Ove Beckman Manager Patrik Werner League Superettan 2011 Superettan, 5th Home coloursAway coloursDegerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan.
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Background
Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 making use of their new home ground at Stora Valla. Up until 1966 the club regularly appeared in the Allsvenskan but in recent decades they have played at the highest level for 5 seasons from 1993 to 1997. Their record attendance is 21,065 spectators when Degerfors IF played IFK Norrköping in 1963.
The club is affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund. [1]
Season to season
Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th 1994 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1995 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th 1996 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th 1997 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th Relegated 1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 8th 1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 9th Relegated 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted 2005 Tier 2 Superettan 13th 2006* Tier 2 Superettan 11th 2007 Tier 2 Superettan 8th 2008 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted 2010 Tier 2 Superettan 10th 2011 Tier 2 Superettan 5th * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [2]
Current squad
- As of 8 July, 2011''
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 1 GK Jonas Bohlin 2 DF Jonas Olsson 3 DF Niklas Klingberg 4 DF Johan Kristiansson 5 DF Andreas Gunnarsson 6 MF Eric Jernberg 7 FW Christophe Lallet 8 DF Andreas Holmberg 9 FW Alexander Andersson 10 FW Peter Samuelsson 11 MF Tobias Solberg 13 DF Fredrik Ahlman No. Position Player 14 DF Marcus de Bruin 15 MF Erik Nilsson 16 MF Andreas Ljunggren-Eriksson 17 MF Martin Broberg 18 MF Christopher Brandeborn 19 FW Stellan Carlsson 20 DF Christoffer Wiktorsson 22 GK Brian Edwards 23 MF Johan Wennberg 24 DF Marcus Nilsson 25 MF Jesper Karlsson For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.
Notable players
Daniel Mendes
Mano Garcia
Milenko Vukčević
Duško Radinović
Slobodan Pavković
Andreas Andersson
Jan Aronsson
Leif Aronsson
Ralf Edström
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Tord Grip
Lars Heineman
Emil Johansson
Olof Mellberg
Bertil Nordahl
Gunnar Nordahl
Thomas Nordahl
Ulf Ottosson
Marino Rahmberg
Ola Toivonen
Managers
See also: Category:Degerfors IF managersArnold Andersson-Tagner (1936-37)
István Wampetits (1937-44)
- Einar Skeppstedt (1945-47)
Edmund Crawford (1948-49)
Karl-Erik Jakobsson (1950)
Imre Markos (1951-53)
Gunnar Nordahl (1961-64)
Curt Edenvik (1975)
Tord Grip (1976)
Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977-78)
Dave Mosson (1983-85)
Sören Cratz (1990-92)
Börje Andersson (1993)
Erik Hamrén (1994)
Sören Cratz (1995-96)
Bosse Nilsson (1997)
Örjan Glans (1998)
Kenneth Norling (1999-2001)
Dave Mosson (2002-04)
Tony Gustavsson (2005-06)
Mark Selmer (2007)
Milenko Vukcevic (2007)
Jan Stahre (2008)
Patrik Werner (2008-)
Achievements
League
- Allsvenskan:
- Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1963
- Division 1 Norra:
- Winners (1): 2009
Cups
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (1): 1992–93
Footnotes
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund - Svenskfotboll.se". http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/om-svff/distrikten/?ffid=19. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "GAIS - Lagfacta - Degerfors IF". http://www.gais.se/fotboll/GAIS.nsf/StatisticsByTeam?ReadForm&Lag=Degerfors%20IF. Retrieved 08.09.2010.
External links
- Degerfors IF - official site
- Vulkanerna - official supporter club site
- Degerfors IF J - official site for the junior team
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