Degerfors IF

Degerfors
Full name	Degerfors Idrottsförening
Founded	13 January 1907; 117 years ago
Ground	Stora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity	7,500
Chairman	Suzanne Hellström
Head coach	Patrik Werner
League	Superettan
2016	Superettan, 12th
Home colours	Away colours

The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit.

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.^[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
2012	Tier 2	Superettan		12th
2013	Tier 2	Superettan		4th
2014	Tier 2	Superettan		7th
2015	Tier 2	Superettan		9th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. ^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 March, 2016^[3]^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Jesse Öst
2	DF	SWE	Jonathan Azulay
3	DF	SWE	Hampus Zackrisson
4	DF	SWE	Marcus de Bruin
5	MF	NGA	Lawal Ismail
6	FW	NOR	Magnus Solum
7	MF	SWE	Ronny Sabo
8	DF	SWE	Andreas Holmberg (vice captain)
9	FW	SWE	Alexander Andersson
10	FW	SWE	Peter Samuelsson
11	MF	SWE	Tobias Solberg (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	SWE	Boris Lumbana
14	DF	SWE	Erik Sachs
15	MF	SWE	Sebastian Ohlsson
16	MF	SWE	Govend Haidar
17	DF	SWE	Emil Johansson
18	FW	SWE	Amor Layouni
19	MF	KOS	Fuad Hyseni
20	DF	SWE	Christoffer Wiktorsson
24	MF	SWE	Ludvig Fritzson
25	GK	SWE	Oscar Klasson
26	DF	SRB	Nikola Jovanson

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2014–15.

Retired numbers

12 – Fans of the club

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 Andersson (1953)
Karl Neschy (1954–57)
Olle Åhlund (1957–59)
Bill Burnikell (1960–61)
Tore Karlsson (1961)
Gunnar Nordahl (1961–64)
Vilmos Varszegi (1965–66)
Ernst Bohlin (1961–67)
Tore Karlsson (1968)
Åke Klintberg (1969)
Olle Åhlund (1970)
Tore Karlsson (1971–72)
Håkan Höglander (1973–74)
Curt Edenvik (1975)
Tord Grip (1976)

Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977–78)
Lars-Åke Bäckström (1979–80)
Peter Pallman (1980)
Janusz Pekowski (1981–82)
Dave Mosson (1983–85)
Björn Juhlin (1986–87)
Lars Henriksson (1988)
Kenneth Sundkvist (1989)
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 (2009–)^[5]

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

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". Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Degerfors IF". Retrieved 08.09.2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "A-lag" (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Transfers 2016
^ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile

External links

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

[1] "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 January 2011.

[2] "GAIS – Lagfacta – Degerfors IF". Retrieved 08.09.2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] "A-lag" (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[4] Transfers 2016

[5] ttp://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile

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