2012 IFK Göteborg season

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IFK Göteborg
2012 season
ChairmanKent Olsson
Head coachMikael Stahre
StadiumGamla Ullevi
Allsvenskan7th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hannes Stiller (7)

All:
Hannes Stiller (7)
Highest home attendance15,334 vs.
IFK Norrköping
(9 April 2012, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance5,758 vs.
Mjällby AIF
(12 August 2012, Allsvenskan)
Average home league attendance10,493
(in Allsvenskan)
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The 2012 season was IFK Göteborg's 107th in existence, their 80th season in Allsvenskan and their 36th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished seventh for the third time in a row. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2013 season, 2012–13 Svenska Cupen.

Mikael Stahre was appointed new head coach, this after the contract of the former head coach Jonas Olsson wasn't extended.[1] A new captain was announced since former captain Adam Johansson left the squad. Forward Tobias Hysén took over the captaincy.[2]

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE John Alvbåge
2 DF Sweden SWE Emil Salomonsson
3 DF Iceland ISL Logi Valgarðsson
4 DF Norway NOR Kjetil Wæhler
5 MF Sweden SWE Philip Haglund
6 FW Sweden SWE Nicklas Bärkroth
7 FW Sweden SWE Tobias Hysén (captain)
8 MF Sweden SWE Nordin Gerzić
9 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Selaković (vice captain)
10 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Sobralense
11 FW Sweden SWE Robin Söder
12 GK Sweden SWE August Strömberg
14 DF Iceland ISL Hjálmar Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Sweden SWE Jakob Johansson
16 DF Sweden SWE Erik Lund
17 FW Sweden SWE Sam Larsson
19 FW Sweden SWE Hannes Stiller
20 DF Sweden SWE Jonathan Azulay
21 MF Sweden SWE Pontus Farnerud
22 MF Sweden SWE Tobias Sana
24 DF Sweden SWE Mikael Dyrestam
25 GK Sweden SWE Erik Dahlin
26 FW Sweden SWE David Moberg Karlsson
27 MF Sweden SWE Joel Allansson
30 DF Sweden SWE Mattias Bjärsmyr

Players in/out[edit]

Former international midfielder Pontus Farnerud joined IFK Göteborg on a two year contract.
Midfielder Tobias Sana left the club for Ajax in Eredivisie.

In[edit]

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 MF Brazil Daniel Sobralense 28 Kalmar FF Bosman Winter 2015 Free ifkgoteborg.se
1 GK Sweden John Alvbåge 29 Örebro SK Bosman Winter 2015 Free ifkgoteborg.se
12 GK Sweden August Strömberg 19 Youth system Promoted Winter 2012 ifkgoteborg.se
21 FW Sweden Nicklas Bärkroth 19 IF Brommapojkarna Loan return Winter 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
18 FW Sweden Pär Ericsson 23 Mjällby AIF Loan return Winter 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
8 MF Sweden Thomas Olsson 35 Åtvidabergs FF Loan return Winter 2011 ifkgoteborg.se
20 MF Sweden Alexander Faltsetas 24 IK Brage Loan return Winter 2011 ifkgoteborg.se
4 DF Norway Kjetil Wæhler 35 AaB Transfer Winter 2013 Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
8 MF Sweden Nordin Gerzić 28 Örebro SK Transfer Winter 2015 (~ 7.5M SEK)[3] ifkgoteborg.se
21 MF Sweden Pontus Farnerud 31 Stabæk Bosman Winter 2013 Free ifkgoteborg.se
26 FW Sweden David Moberg Karlsson 18 Youth system Promoted Summer 2016 ifkgoteborg.se
17 FW Sweden Sam Larsson 19 Youth system Promoted Summer 2015 ifkgoteborg.se
20 DF Sweden Jonathan Azulay 19 Youth system Promoted Summer 2014 ifkgoteborg.se
23 MF Sweden Sebastian Eriksson 23 Cagliari Loan return Summer 2012 ifkgoteborg.se
6 FW Sweden Nicklas Bärkroth 20 União de Leiria Loan return Summer 2013 ifkgoteborg.se
30 DF Sweden Mattias Bjärsmyr 26 Panathinaikos Bosman Summer 2013 Free ifkgoteborg.se

Out[edit]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF Sweden Thomas Olsson 35 Retirement End of contract Winter ifkgoteborg.se
29 MF Sweden Kamal Mustafa 20 Qviding FIF End of contract Winter Free fotbolltransfers.com
20 MF Sweden Alexander Faltsetas 24 Gefle IF End of contract Winter Free ifkgoteborg.se
4 FW Sweden Andreas Drugge 28 BK Häcken Transfer Winter Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
2 DF Sweden Karl Svensson 27 Jönköpings Södra IF Transfer Winter Undisclosed ifkgoteborg.se
6 DF Sweden Adam Johansson 28 Seattle Sounders End of contract Winter Free ifkgoteborg.se
1 GK Sweden Marcus Sandberg 21 Ljungskile SK Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
28 MF Iceland Elmar Bjarnason 24 Randers FC Transfer Winter (~ 1.0M SEK)[4] ifkgoteborg.se
21 FW Sweden Nicklas Bärkroth 20 União de Leiria Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
18 FW Sweden Pär Ericsson 23 Mjällby AIF Loan Winter ifkgoteborg.se
23 MF Sweden Sebastian Eriksson 23 Cagliari Transfer Summer (~ 17.5M SEK)[5] fotbolltransfers.com
22 MF Sweden Tobias Sana 23 Ajax Transfer Summer (~ 3.0M SEK)[6] ifkgoteborg.se

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Number Position Name 2012 Allsvenskan 2012–13 Svenska Cupen Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK John Alvbåge 23 0 1 0 24 0
2 DF Emil Salomonsson 27 0 1 2 28 2
3 DF Logi Valgarðsson 22 0 1 0 23 0
4 DF Kjetil Wæhler 24 0 0 0 24 0
5 MF Philip Haglund 24 0 0 0 24 0
6 FW Nicklas Bärkroth 3 0 1 1 4 1
7 FW Tobias Hysén 30 6 1 0 31 6
8 MF Nordin Gerzić 23 2 1 1 24 3
9 MF Stefan Selaković 24 4 1 0 25 4
10 MF Daniel Sobralense 21 4 1 2 22 6
11 FW Robin Söder 23 2 1 1 24 3
12 GK August Strömberg 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Hjálmar Jónsson 17 1 0 0 17 1
15 MF Jakob Johansson 22 0 1 0 23 0
16 DF Erik Lund 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Sam Larsson 2 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW Hannes Stiller 27 7 0 0 27 7
20 DF Jonathan Azulay 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Pontus Farnerud 28 4 1 1 29 5
24 DF Mikael Dyrestam 7 1 1 0 8 1
25 GK Erik Dahlin 7 0 0 0 7 0
26 FW David Moberg Karlsson 18 0 1 1 19 1
27 MF Joel Allansson 20 2 1 0 21 2
30 DF Mattias Bjärsmyr 8 1 0 0 8 1
Players that left the club during the season
22 MF Tobias Sana 11 2 0 0 11 2

Disciplinary record[edit]

N P Nat. Name Allsvenskan Svenska Cupen Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Sweden John Alvbåge 1 1
2 DF Sweden Emil Salomonsson 4 4
3 DF Iceland Logi Valgarðsson 4 4
4 DF Norway Kjetil Wæhler 5 1 5 1
5 MF Sweden Philip Haglund 5 5
8 MF Sweden Nordin Gerzić 6 6
9 MF Sweden Stefan Selaković 6 6
10 MF Brazil Daniel Sobralense 3 3
11 FW Sweden Robin Söder 3 3
14 DF Iceland Hjálmar Jónsson 1 1 1 1
15 MF Sweden Jakob Johansson 1 1
19 FW Sweden Hannes Stiller 1 1
21 MF Sweden Pontus Farnerud 3 3
22 MF Sweden Tobias Sana 3 3
27 MF Sweden Joel Allansson 2 2
30 DF Sweden Mattias Bjärsmyr 3 3

Source: ifkgoteborg.se
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club[edit]

The 2012 season was Mikael Stahre's first season with IFK Göteborg.
Gamla Ullevi was the third largest stadium in Allsvenskan in 2012.

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Role
Sweden Mikael Stahre Head coach
Sweden Magnus Edlund Assistant coach / U21 head coach
Sweden Roland Kaldéus Fitness coach
Sweden Stefan Remnér Goalkeeping coach
Sweden Fredrik Larsson Physiotherapist
Sweden Tim Rahmquist Physiotherapist
Sweden Jon Karlsson Club doctor
Sweden Leif Swärd Club doctor
Sweden Vahid Hamidy Club doctor
Sweden Johan Örtendahl Mental coach
Sweden Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager
Sweden Thomas Olsson U21 assistant coach
Sweden Jens Wålemark U19 head coach
Sweden Roger Gustafsson Head coach youth academy
Sweden Olle Sultan Head scout

Other information[edit]

Chairman Sweden Kent Olsson
Club director Sweden Seppo Vaihela
Director of sports Sweden Håkan Mild
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gamla Ullevi (18,900 / 105x68 m)

Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Allsvenskan N/A 7th 1 April 2012 4 November 2012

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 IFK Norrköping 30 15 7 8 50 43 +7 52
6 Helsingborgs IF 30 13 11 6 52 33 +19 50
7 IFK Göteborg 30 9 12 9 36 41 −5 39 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Åtvidabergs FF 30 9 10 11 48 48 0 37
9 Djurgårdens IF 30 8 13 9 37 40 −3 37
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 9 12 9 36 41  −5 39 6 7 2 21 15  +6 3 5 7 15 26  −11

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAH
ResultLLDDWWWLDDDDLDDLWDWLDWDWDWLLLW
Position141516151210588891013121112111210111110988789107
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

1 April 2012 Round 1 Syrianska FC 2–1 IFK Göteborg Södertälje
17:30 Touma 52'
Aganović 54'
Report Sobralense 17' Stadium: Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
9 April 2012 Round 2 IFK Göteborg 1–2 IFK Norrköping Gothenburg
15:00 Hysén 51' Report Hasani 62' (pen.), 76' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,334
Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)
12 April 2012 Round 3 AIK 1–1 IFK Göteborg Solna
19:05 Engblom 68' Report Jónsson 90+3' Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 15,702
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
15 April 2012 Round 4 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Örebro SK Gothenburg
17:30 Sana 45+1'
Farnerud 86'
Report Atashkadeh 47'
Grahn 75'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,039
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
23 April 2012 Round 5 BK Häcken 1–2 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:00 Östberg 5' Report Sana 68'
Selaković 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Rambergsvallen
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
28 April 2012 Round 6 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Åtvidabergs FF Gothenburg
16:00 Stiller 41', 45+1' Report Arvidsson 69' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 11,855
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)
2 May 2012 Round 7 IFK Göteborg 2–0 GIF Sundsvall Gothenburg
19:00 Stiller 5'
Allansson 29'
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,680
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)
7 May 2012 Round 8 IF Elfsborg 1–0 IFK Göteborg Borås
19:05 Nilsson 13' (pen.) Report Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 16,014
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
14 May 2012 Round 9 IFK Göteborg 2–2 Malmö FF Gothenburg
19:05 Söder 31'
Dyrestam 78'
Report Thern 44'
Nilsson 90+2'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
17 May 2012 Round 10 Mjällby AIF 1–1 IFK Göteborg Hällevik
15:00 Fejzullahu 24' Report Söder 52' Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
21 May 2012 Round 11 GAIS 1–1 IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
19:05 M. Gustafsson 7' Report Hysén 54' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,921
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)
24 May 2012 Round 12 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Kalmar FF Gothenburg
19:00 Allansson 48' Report McDonald 75' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
3 July 2012 Round 13 Djurgårdens IF 3–2 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 Keene 29', 56'
Sjölund 52'
Report Sobralense 21'
Hysén 72'
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
9 July 2012 Round 14 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Helsingborgs IF Gothenburg
19:05 Selaković 39' Report Finnbogason 85' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
14 July 2012 Round 15 IFK Göteborg 1–1 Gefle IF Gothenburg
16:00 Farnerud 21' Report Faltsetas 70' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,851
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)
21 July 2012 Round 16 Gefle IF 5–0 IFK Göteborg Gävle
16:00 Bernhardsson 38'
Orlov 48'
Dahlberg 66'
Faltsetas 87', 90+1'
Report Stadium: Strömvallen
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
31 July 2012 Round 17 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Syrianska FC Gothenburg
19:00 Hysén 13' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 8,453
Referee: Johan Hamlin (Bro)
6 August 2012 Round 18 IFK Norrköping 0–0 IFK Göteborg Norrköping
19:05 Report Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 8,723
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
12 August 2012 Round 19 IFK Göteborg 4–2 Mjällby AIF Gothenburg
15:00 Sobralense 1', 58'
Farnerud 86'
Selaković 90' (pen.)
Report Ericsson 42'
Ekenberg 69'
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 5,758
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
26 August 2012 Round 20 Kalmar FF 3–0 IFK Göteborg Kalmar
17:30 Dauda 27', 67'
McDonald 90+3'
Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 8,026
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
2 September 2012 Round 21 GIF Sundsvall 3–3 IFK Göteborg Sundsvall
17:30 Forsberg 14', 49'
Sellin 44'
Report Gerzić 77'
Stiller 85'
Bjärsmyr 88'
Stadium: Norrporten Arena
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)
16 September 2012 Round 22 IFK Göteborg 2–1 IF Elfsborg Gothenburg
16:30 Hysén 32'
Farnerud 75'
Report Rohdén 7' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 14,102
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Täby)
24 September 2012 Round 23 IFK Göteborg 0–0 GAIS Gothenburg
18:30 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,268
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
27 September 2012 Round 24 Malmö FF 1–2 IFK Göteborg Malmö
20:05 Rantie 1' Report Hysén 68'
Stiller 87'
Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 15,109
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
1 October 2012 Round 25 IFK Göteborg 1–1 BK Häcken Gothenburg
19:05 Stiller 71' Report Ericsson 35' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,333
Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)
6 October 2012 Round 26 Åtvidabergs FF 1–2 IFK Göteborg Åtvidaberg
16:00 Prodell 36' Report Gerzić 32'
Stiller 68'
Stadium: Kopparvallen
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)
21 October 2012 Round 27 IFK Göteborg 0–1 AIK Gothenburg
17:30 Report Backman 15' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,727
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
28 October 2012 Round 28 Örebro SK 1–0 IFK Göteborg Örebro
15:00 UTC+1 Hasani 14' Report Stadium: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
31 October 2012 Round 29 Helsingborgs IF 2–0 IFK Göteborg Helsingborg
19:00 UTC+1 Đurđić 50'
Santos 76' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 9,016
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)
4 November 2012 Round 30 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Djurgårdens IF Gothenburg
15:00 UTC+1 Selaković 44' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 6,017
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)

Svenska Cupen[edit]

2012–13[edit]

The tournament continued into the 2013 season.
Qualification stage[edit]
20 August 2012 Round 2 Långholmen FC 0–9 IFK Göteborg Stockholm
19:00 UTC+2 Report Söder 13'
Salomonsson 17', 87'
Sobralense 34', 56'
Bärkroth 45'
Moberg Karlsson 49'
Gerzić 83'
Farnerud 90'
Stadium: Grimsta IP
Attendance: 670
Referee: Jonas Bäcklund (Solna)

Non-competitive[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

18 February 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 4–0 Degerfors IF Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Selaković 12'
Söder 23'
Hysén 27'
Salomonsson 64'
Report Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,219
Referee: Mattias Nyman (Kungsbacka)
25 February 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–2 Norway Fredrikstad FK Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Gerzić 49'
Farnerud 90'
Report Elyounoussi 4'
Hussain 27'
Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)
3 March 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 3–0 Norway Lillestrøm SK Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 Hysén 42'
Söder 57'
Larsson 90'
Report Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)
25 March 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 3–1 Falkenbergs FF Gothenburg, Sweden
14:00 UTC+2 Hysén 16'
Stiller 79'
Sana 88'
Report Rodevåg 73' Stadium: Valhalla IP
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Lars Olsson (Umeå)

Mid-season[edit]

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

13 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 3–3 Norway Rosenborg BK Halmstad, Sweden
16:00 Farnerud 5'
Söder 50'
Sobralense 78'
Report Prica 3', 17'
Svensson 80'
Stadium: Halmstad Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)
19 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg 5–0 Örgryte IS Gothenburg, Sweden
18:00 Söder 13'
Selaković 32', 55', 59'
Moberg Karlsson 68'
Report Stadium: Hjällbovallen
Attendance: 729
Referee: Nermin Čisić (Värnamo)
25 June 2012 Friendly IFK Göteborg Sweden 2–0 Denmark AGF Stenungsund, Sweden
18:30 Söder 31'
Moberg Karlsson 66'
Report Stadium: Nösnäsvallen
Attendance: 864
Referee: Magnus Lindgren (Gothenburg)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stahre och Edlund nya tränare" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Tobbe, vår nya kapten" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Bekräftat: Nordin Gerzić klar för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "EM-hjältens hyllning till Blåvittfansen: Jag saknar dem" (in Swedish). GP. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jätteklipp för Blåvitt när Eriksson säljs" (in Swedish). Expressen. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. ^ "IFK Göteborg uppges sälja Tobias Sana för 3 miljoner – skriver på idag?" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2014.