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Djurgårdens IF
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Full nameDjurgårdens Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)Blåränderna (The Bluestripes)
Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves)
Founded1891
GroundStockholms Stadion,
Stockholm
Capacity14,500
ChairmanBo Lundquist
ManagerKjell Jonevret
LeagueAllsvenskan
2005Allsvenskan, 1st
This article is about Djurgårdens IF's football section. For other sections of the club, see [[:Djurgårdens IF]].

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll is a Swedish football club located in Stockholm. The club, formed 12 March 1891, has won 11 national championship titles and 4 national cup titles. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The supporter club is called Järnkaminerna.

Djurgårdens IF, along with Malmö FF, have been the two dominating clubs in Swedish football in the 2000s. Both clubs were relegated from Allsvenskan in 1999, but after one year in Superettan, returned to the highest league. Djurgården finished second in 2001, won Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen in 2002, Allsvenskan in 2003, and Svenska Cupen in 2004 before winning Allsvenskan for the third time in the 2000s in 2005.

In English circumstances, the club is often called "Djurgårdens" or "Djurgardens" which is incorrect as that is the Swedish way to write "Djurgården's". The proper way to shorten the club name is "Djurgården" (literally "the animal garden").

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 a football section of Djurgårdens IF was started in 1899. Just a few years later, in 1904, the first Swedish Championship final of the club was played, ending in a defeat against Örgryte IS. The first Championship victory came in 1912 after two draws in the final matches, and a replay which Djurgården won. The club won three more Swedish Championships in the early years, in 1915, 1917 and 1920. However, DIF never managed to win Svenska Serien, the top Swedish league of the period, before the club's first great era ended.

The club did not qualify for the first season of Allsvenskan, and only reached that league twice between 1924 and 1944, being direclty 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, and another 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. The 2000s have seen a reborn Djurgårdens IF, starting what seems to be their third great era, with three championships and three cup wins in the last five seasons.

Current squad

As of 24 February 2006: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Sweden SWE Matias Concha
3 DF Sweden SWE Robert Stoltz
4 DF Sweden SWE Elias Storm
5 DF Iceland ISL Sölvi Ottesen
6 DF Finland FIN Toni Kuivasto
7 MF Sweden SWE Johan Arneng
8 FW Sweden SWE Tobias Hysén
9 FW Sweden SWE Jones Kusi-Asare
10 MF Switzerland SUI Feliciano 'Felix' Magro
11 MF Finland FIN Daniel Sjölund
12 FW Sweden SWE Mattias Jonson
13 MF Sweden SWE Stefan Bergtoft
14 MF Iceland ISL Kári Árnason
15 GK The Gambia GAM Pa Dembo Tourray
16 DF Sweden SWE Markus Johannesson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Sweden SWE Stefan Batan
18 DF Sweden SWE Niclas Rasck
19 FW Brazil BRA Thiago Quirino da Silva
20 MF Sweden SWE Tomas Backman
21 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Håkansson
22 DF Sweden SWE Eldin Kozica
23 MF South Africa RSA Lance Davids
24 DF Sweden SWE Dennis Boskailo
25 FW Sweden SWE Patrick Amoah
30 GK Sweden SWE Oskar Wahlström
77 MF Sweden SWE Abgar Barsom
— MF Sweden SWE Patrick Amoah (on loan to Assyriska Föreningen)
— MF Sweden SWE Christoffer Karlsson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF)
— MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD René Makondele (on loan to Gefle IF)

Noted players

Achievements

  • Swedish Champions:
    • Winners (11): 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920, 1954–55, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Allsvenskan:
    • Winners (7): 1954–55, 1959, 1964, 1966, 2002, 2003, 2005
    • Runners-up (3): 1962, 1967, 2001
  • Svenska Mästerskapet:
    • Winners (4): 1912, 1915, 1917, 1920
    • Runners-up (7): 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1919
  • Svenska Cupen:
    • Winners (4): 1989–90, 2002, 2004, 2005
    • Runners-up (3): 1951, 1974–75, 1988-89

Records

External links

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