Degerfors IF

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 colours Away colours

Stora Valla

Degerfors 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.

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.

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.

Current squad

As of 13 January 2012 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 8 DF Andreas Holmberg 9 FW Alexander Andersson 11 MF Tobias Solberg (captain) 13 DF Fredrik Ahlman

No. Position Player 16 MF Andreas Ljunggren-Eriksson 18 MF Christopher Brandeborn 22 GK Brian Edwards 25 MF Jesper Karlsson 26 FW Amadaiya Rennie — DF Christoffer Eriksson — MF Erik Nilsson — MF Gheorghe Andronic — DF Robert Medvegy — DF Alexander Hjärpe

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

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

Managers

See also: Category:Degerfors IF managers

• Arnold 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

External links

• Degerfors IF - official site
• Vulkanerna - official supporter club site
• Degerfors IF J - official site for the junior team