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	12 March 1891 (1891-03-12) 1899 (1899) (football department)
Ground	Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm (Capacity: 14,417)
Chairman	Tommy Jacobson
Manager	Magnus Pehrsson
League	Allsvenskan
2011	Allsvenskan, 11th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly known as Djurgården (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjʉːr.ˈɡoːɖɛn], locally [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ]), is a Swedish football club based at the Olympic Stadium, located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm City Centre. In 2013 the club will relocate to Stockholmsarenan in Johanneshov just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre.

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 00s: 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. They currently play in the top Swedish tier, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.

History

A chart showing the progress of Djurgårdens IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

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.

Supporters and rivalries

Tifo at a home game against IFK Göteborg in 2006

See also: Järnkaminerna

The official supporter club is called Järnkaminerna (lit. The Iron Stoves). Djurgården's supporters have been organizing themselves through supporter clubs since 1947 when DIF Supporters Club was founded. The 1970s saw singing supporter sections emerging with led to a new supporter club to be founded in 1981, named Blue Saints. Blue Saints was heavily influenced by English supporter culture, which was prominent in supporter clubs throughout Sweden. The supporters club changed name in 1997 since the old name was perceived to be associated with violence. The 2000s saw the creation of independent ultras groups. The oldest active ultras group, Ultra Caos Stockholm, formed in 2003 is mostly influenced by southern European supporter culture. Djurgården's supporters also have a group, known as Fabriken Stockholm and formed in 2005, responsible creating tifos for important games such as derbies.

Djurgården's arch rivals are AIK due to several reasons. Djurgårdens IF and AIK were both founded in 1891, just three weeks apart. Because of this, games between the teams are called Tvillingderbyt (lit. The twin derby). Both teams are originally from Stockholm's city centre. With Djurgården residing in the north eastern borough of Östermalm and AIK now based to the north of the city in Solna municipality. Games between the two teams are very popular and draw large attendances. The games can often be heated occasions given the fact that there is alot of animosity between both sets of supporters and can produce great atmospheres. They are also historically the biggest and most successful clubs from Stockholm, with 11 Swedish Championships each.

Hammarby IF is also considered a main rival, because of the geographical proximity with Djurgården originating from the north eastern part of the city and Hammarby from the south. The rivalry is also based upon social class. Hammarby has historically been seen as a working class club while Djurgården has been seen as an upper class club^{[citation needed]}.

Stadiums

Stockholms Stadion

Main article: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Djurgården's primary stadium is since 1936, Stockholm Olympic Stadium, where the national league and cup games are played. The secondary stadium is Råsunda Stadium, where Stockholm derbies against AIK and Hammarby IF are played. The old Olympic Stadium, built in 1912, doesn't fulfill UEFA's stadium requirements and therefore international cup games are also played at Råsunda. The club's record attendance at the Olympic Stadium is at least 21,995 against AIK on 16 August 1946. Djurgården's record attendance at Råsunda is 48,894 against IFK Göteborg on 11 October 1959.

The club's first stadium was Stockholms idrottspark where the club played from 1899 when the football department was founded until 1906 when the club moved to the newly built Östermalm Athletic Grounds. Djurgården did not stay long at Östermalm, in August 1910 the club signed a 25 year contract with the Stockholm City Council to dispose of an area in Traneberg, a district west of the inner city, to build a stadium. Tranebergs Idrottsplats was finished in October 1911 and inaugurated by Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. The contract expired in 1935, and the City Council intended to build a residential area. Djurgården therefore moved to the Stockholm Olympic Stadium in 1936, where the club had played previously on several occasions since it was finished in 1912.

The later half of the 1940s saw a significant increase in attendances, which led the club to play some games at the larger, more modern, Råsunda Stadium. As Djurgården climbed in the league table in the beginning of the 1950s, all games were played at Råsunda. The end of the 1960s saw a return to the Olympic stadium, and soon all games were played there, with the exception of derbies.

The club's achievements in the early 2000s drew large attendances with led Djurgården to plan for a new stadium. The old 1912 Olympic Stadium also lacked modern facilities and individual seats. Along with political support promises in 2006, Djurgården aimed for a rehaul of Stockholm Olympic Stadium and later an entirely new stadium at Östermalm Athletic Grounds. These plans were abandoned in December 2011 due to the building costs exceeding the club's financial capabilities. New stadium requirements from the Swedish Football Association also does not allow Djurgården to play at the Olympic Stadium after 2014. Thus, the club board made the decision to move to Stockholmsarenan for the 2013 season.

Current squad

As of 21 February 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 2 DF Joona Toivio 3 DF Marc Pedersen 4 MF Yussif Chibsah 5 DF Petter Gustafsson 6 DF Peter Nymann 7 MF Martin Broberg 8 FW James Keene (on loan from IF Elfsborg) 9 FW Ricardo Santos 10 MF Christer Youssef 11 MF Daniel Sjölund 13 DF Emil Bergström 14 DF Kebba Ceesay 15 MF Brian Span

No. Position Player 16 MF Kasper Hämäläinen 17 DF Joel Riddez (captain) 19 MF Nahir Oyal 20 DF Andreas Dahlén 21 GK Kasper Jensen 22 MF Philip Hellquist 23 GK Tommi Vaiho 24 DF Daniel Jarl 25 MF Sebastian Rajalakso 26 DF Jani Lyyski 27 FW Kennedy Igboananike 28 MF Yosif Ayuba

Available youth players

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 30 GK Christoffer Matwiejew 31 MF Simon Tibbling 34 FW Niklas Penttilä

No. Position Player 35 DF Adam Kasa 36 DF Philip Sparrdal Mantilla 38 MF Trimi Makolli

Out on loan

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 32 FW Carl Björk (at IK Brage until the end of the 2012 season)

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

List criteria:

• player has been named Allsvenskan Top Scorers of the year, or
• player has won Guldbollen, or
• player has been picked as one of the 12 players named as "DIF-heroes" at the official website.

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

• 1940s: Hasse Jeppson (1948), Sigge Parling (1949).
• 1950s: Gösta Sandberg (1951), John Eriksson (1951), Arne Arvidsson (1952), Hans Mild (1954), Olle Hellström (1956)
• 1960s: Leif Skiöld (1960), Ronney Pettersson (1962), Sven Lindman (1965), Tommy Berggren (1968)
• 1970s: Vito Knezevic (1977)
• 1980s: Leif Nilsson (1984), Stefan Rehn (1986)

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. All managers are from Sweden unless otherwise stated.

Years Manager GP W D L P 1922 John Smith Maconnachie 1923–29 Bertil Nordenskjöld 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. 0 0 0 0 0 1979 Gösta Sandberg Lars Arnesson 26 7 8 11 22

Years Manager 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 Siggi Jónsson 56 22 16 18 82 2009 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 24 10 5 9 35

Honours

See also: List of Djurgårdens IF Fotboll seasons

• Swedish Champions
  • 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)

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.

B. ^ Djurgården's record at Stockholm Olympic Stadium is disputed. Gänger, 2006, suggest the attendance was 21,995 while Rehnberg, 1991, suggest it was 22,108.

References

• Gänger, Hasse (2007) (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 1899–2006. Stockholm: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. ISBN 978-91-633-0992-2. 
• Hagström, Magnus; Johansson, Peter; Jurell, Carl (2010) (in Swedish). Vad för jävla pack e ni?. Imperial Publishing. ISBN 978-91-978734-0-6. 
• Rehnberg, Bo (ed.); Wickman, Mats (ed.) (1991) (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF 100 år: 1891–1991. Sellin & Partner förlag. ISBN 91-7055-029-8. 

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