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| Elfsborg |
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| Full name |
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg |
| Nickname(s) |
Di Gule (The Yellow Ones)
Eleganterna (The Elegant Ones) |
| Founded |
1904 |
| Ground |
Borås Arena,
Borås |
| Capacity |
17,800 |
| Chairman |
 Bosse Johansson |
| Manager |
Magnus Haglund |
| League |
Allsvenskan |
| 2006 |
Allsvenskan, 1st |
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IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club, formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag), has won 5 national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and 2 national cup titles. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Their main rivals are IFK Göteborg and Norrby IF.
[edit] Current squad
As of 17 January 2007:
[edit] Achievements
- Allsvenskan:
- Winners (5): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006
- Runners-up (5): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1965, 1977
- Svenska Cupen:
- Winners (2): 2001, 2003
- Runners-up (3): 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97
[edit] Records
- Most appearances, total: 410, Sven Jonasson
- Most goals scored, total: 252, Sven Jonasson
- Away victory, Allsvenskan: 12-2 vs. IFK Eskilstuna, 19 April 1936
- Highest attendance, Ryavallen: 22.654 vs. IFK Norrköping, 1961
- Highest attendance, Borås Arena: 17,070 vs. Kalmar FF, 4 July 2005
[edit] Noted players
[edit] External links
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