Djurgårdens IF Fotboll

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Djurgårdens IF

Full name

Djurgårdens Idrottsförening

Nickname(s)

Blåränderna (The Blue Stripes)
Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves)
Stockholms Stolthet (Pride
of Stockholm)

Short name

DIF

Founded

1891
1899 (football department)

Ground

Stockholms Stadion,
Stockholm
(Capacity 14,417)

Chairman

Manager

League

Allsvenskan, 3rd





Home colours





Away colours

Current season

This article is about Djurgårdens IF's football department. For other departments of the club, see Djurgårdens IF.

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly just Djurgården (pron. IPA: ['jʉ:(r)gɔɳ] or ['jʉ:rˌgoːɖɛn]), is a Swedish football club based at Stadion in Östermalm, arguably the most affluent district of Stockholm city centre. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.

Formed in 1891, the club has 11 national championship titles and 4 national cup titles. Djurgården were relegated from Allsvenskan in 1999, but after one year in the second tier, Superettan, they returned to the top flight in 2001. Dominating Swedish football in the first half of the 2000s, 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.

1 History
2 Fans
3 Rivals
4 Abbreviation problems outside Sweden
5 Current squad
- 5.1 Out on loan
6 Management and boardroom
7 Noted players
8 Managers
9 Recent history
10 Achievements
11 Records
12 External links
13 References
14 Notes

[edit] 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 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.

Stockholms Stadion

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. 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).

Former England striker Teddy Sheringham had a brief spell at Djurgården early in his career, as a 19-year-old loanee in 1985.

[edit] Fans

Djurgården's supporter club is called Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves).

[edit] Rivals

Djurgården's main rivals are AIK and Hammarby.

[edit] Abbreviation problems outside Sweden

Outside Sweden, the club is often referred to incorrectly as "Djurgårdens", which means "Djurgården's". The club's full name is Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, abbrieviated Djurgårdens IF, which literally translates to "Djurgården's Sports Association". Helsingborgs IF, Halmstads BK and Trelleborgs FF have the same problem.

[edit] Current squad

As of June 13, 2008.^[1]

No.	Position	Player
6	DF	Toni Kuivasto (vice-captain)
8	DF	Jan Tauer
9	FW	Jones Kusi-Asare
10	MF	Enrico Cardoso Nazaré
11	FW	Daniel Sjölund
12	FW	Mattias Jonson (vice-captain)
13	DF	Per Johansson
14	DF	Kebba Ceesay
15	GK	Pa Dembo Tourray
16	DF	Markus Johannesson (captain)

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Stefan Batan
18	FW	Mikael Dahlberg
19	FW	Thiago Quirino da Silva
20	MF	Martin Andersson
21	FW	Kristian Junegard
22	MF	Andrej Komac
23	MF	Lance Davids
25	MF	Sebastian Rajalakso
26	MF	Nebojša Marinković
29	MF	Aki Riihilahti
30	GK	Oskar Wahlström

[edit] Out on loan

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Dennis Boskailo (on loan to Falkenbergs FF)
3	DF	Robert Stoltz (on loan to Enköpings SK)
24	MF	Christoffer Karlsson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF)

[edit] Management and boardroom

Management

Manager: Sigurður Jónsson
Individual Coach: Paul Lindholm
Strategic Advisor: Tord Grip
Goalkeeping Coach: Kjell Frisk
Doctor: Mats Hallberg
Chef: Mattias Lönnsäter
Physical Coach: Palmar Hreinsson
Naprapathy: Christian Schumacher
Naprapathy: Joachim Heuer
Naprapathy: Stefan Tanda
Kit Manager: Kjell Lundkvist

Boardroom

Chairman: Bo Lundquist
Chairman of honor: Gunnar Lundqvist
Boardmember of honor: Per Kotschack
Boardmember: Dan Svanell
Boardmember: Martin Selin
Boardmember: Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Boardmember: Petra Wester
Boardmember: Ellinor Persson
Boardmember: Wille Bäckström
Secretary: Stefan Alvén

[edit] Noted players

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

1940s: Sigge Parling (1949), Hasse Jeppson (1948).
1950s: Gösta 'Knivsta' Sandberg (1951), John 'Jompa' Eriksson (1951), Arne Arvidsson (1952), Ronney Pettersson (1958).
1960s: Tommy 'Baloo' Berggren (1968), Sven 'Svenne' Lindman (1965), Hans 'Tjalle' Mild.
1970s: Björn Alkeby (1971), Anders Grönhagen (1976), Vito Knezevic (1977), Gary Williams.
1980s: Teddy Sheringham (1985), Stefan Rehn (1986), Leif 'Leffe' Nilsson (1986), Steve Galloway.
1990s: Chic Charnley (1992), Magnus Pehrsson (1995), Markus Karlsson (1996), Mikael Dorsin (1999).
2000s: Andreas Johansson (2000), Andreas Isaksson (2001), Kim Källström (2002), Johan Elmander (2002), Fredrik Stenman (2003), Tobias Hysén (2004), Matias Concha (2004), Mattias Jonson (2005).

[edit] 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.^[2]

Years^[2]	Manager^[2]	GP	W	D	L	P
2007^[3]	Siggi Jónsson^[3]	26	13	7	6	46
2006	Anders Grönhagen	6	3	1	2	10
2004-2006	Kjell Jonevret	60	32	15	13	111
2004	Zoran Lukic	12	3	4	5	13
1999-2003	Zoran Lukic Sören Åkeby	120	70	18	28	232
1998-1999	Michael Andersson	40	20	6	14	66
1997	Roger Lundin	26	17	6	3	57
1994-1996	Anders Grönhagen	78	37	15	26	126
1993	Bo Petersson	26	13	7	6	46
1992	Thomas Lundin	18	6	5	7	23
1990-1991	Lennart Wass	40	15	13	12	58
1987-1989	Tommy Söderberg	70	34	20	16	88
1985-1986	Björn Westerberg	48	23	9	16	55
1982-1984	Hans Backe	70	38	20	12	96
1980-1981	Arve Mokkelbost	52	13	11	28	37
1979	Gösta Sandberg Lars Arnesson	26	7	8	11	22
1979	Alan Ball, Sr.^[4]	0	0	0	0	0

Years^[2]	Manager^[2]	GP	W	D	L	P
1975-1978	Bengt Persson	104	39	34	31	112
1972-1974	Antonio Durán	74	30	18	26	78
1967-1971	Gösta Sandberg	110	51	30	29	132
1964-1966	Torsten Lindberg	66	35	14	17	84
1960-1963	Walter Probst	85	46	17	22	109
1960	George Raynor	3	0	1	2	1
1959	Birger Sandberg Knut Hallberg	11	7	3	1	17
1957-1959	Lajos Szendrödi	44	20	17	7	57
1955-1957	Kjell Cronqvist	44	21	9	14	51
1954-1955	Frank Soo	22	14	5	3	33
1950-1954	David Astley	88	37	20	31	94
1944-1950	Per Kaufeldt	124	59	15	50	133
1935-1944	Einar Svensson	172	86	33	53	205
1932-1934	Rudolf Kock Samuel Lindqvist	48	22	13	13	57
1929-1932	Samuel Lindqvist	60	44	9	7	97
1923-1929	Bertil Nordenskjöld^[5]	108	51	20	37	122
1922	John Smith Maconnachie^[6]

[edit] Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup		Notes
1998	Div.1	1	26	17	3	6	53	30	54	semi-final
1999	Alls.	14	26	5	9	12	27	41	24
2000	Div.1 (S)	1	30	20	3	7	68	32	63	Last 32
2001	Alls.	2	26	13	8	5	36	24	47	Last 16
2002	Alls.	1	26	16	4	6	53	33	52	Winner	UC	2nd round
2003	Alls.	1	26	19	1	6	62	26	58	Semi-final	CL	2nd qual. round
2004	Alls.	4	26	11	8	7	38	32	41	Winner	CL UC	3rd qual. round 1st round
2005	Alls.	1	26	16	5	5	60	26	53	Winner	UC	2nd qual. round
2006	Alls.	6	26	11	7	8	31	25	40	Last 16	CL	2nd qual. round
2007	Alls.	3	26	13	7	6	39	24	46	Last 32

[edit] 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
Allsvenskan play-off:
- Runners-up (1): 1988
Svenska Serien:
- Runners-up (1): 1911–12
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
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