Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women)

Djurgårdens IF
Full name Djurgården Idrottsförening Fotbollsförening
Nickname(s) Blåränderna (The Blue Stripes)
Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves)
Short name DIF
Founded 2003 (2003) as 'Djurgården/Älvsjö'
Ground Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Ground Capacity 14,417
Chairman Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Manager Yvonne Ekroth
League Damallsvenskan
2015 Elitettan, 2nd (promoted)
Website Club home page

Djurgårdens IF (formerly Djurgården/Älvsjö (2003–2007)) is a football club from Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The team play their home games on Stockholm Olympic Stadium[1] The team colours are white and blue. The club is affiliated to the Stockholms Fotbollförbund.[2]

History

Start

During the 1960s, a women's team representing Djurgårdens IF under the lead of Gösta Sandberg met Öxabäcks IF and won 2–1.[3] In 1984 the team was promoted to Damallsvenskan for the first time.[3]

In 1988, Djurgården reached Damallsvenskan for the first time by finishing first in Division 1 Norra.[4] In the 1989 season, Djurgården finished fourth in Damallsvenskan and played play-off semifinals, which they lost on away goals (1–1) to Jitex BK.[4]

After finishing second in the 1991 Damallsvenskan, Djurgården lost again to Jitex BK in the semi-finals of the play-off.[5] The season after, Djurgården got relegated after finishing 11th in Damallsvenskan.[5] Djurgården again won promotion to Damallsvenskan in the 1996 season.[5]

Djurgården/Älvsjö merger

In 2003, Djurgårdens IF and five-time Swedish champions Älvsjö AIK merged to form Djurgården/Älvsjö, where Djurgården owned 51 percent and Älvsjö AIK 49 percent.[6] The new team consisted of a mix of Djurgården and Älvsjö players, including Swedish footballers Victoria Svensson, Elin Flyborg, Linda Fagerström, Ulrika Björn, and Jane Törnqvist and coached by Thomas Dennerby.[7]

Djurgården/Älvsjö won Damallsvenskan in their first year, and again in 2004.[8] During the 2004–05 season, the team were runners up in the UEFA Women's Cup after having lost the final against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam[9]

From the 2007 season, the team competed as Djurgårdens IF.[3] In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper Bente Nordby.[10]

Elitettan (2012–15)

In the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, Djurgården finished eleventh and was relegated to Elitettan.[11] In the late 2013, Djurgårdens IF Dam joined the men's football department of Djurgårdens IF Fotboll form having been their own department.[12]

In October 2015, Djurgårdens IF secured a promotion place to the 2016 Damallsvenskan.[13]

Stadium

Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Djurgårdens IF play their home games on Stockholm Olympic Stadium.[1] They have also played their matches as Hjorthagens IP, Älvsjö IP, Kristinebergs IP and Östermalms IP.

Current squad

As of 13 February 2016 [14]

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

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir
3 Sweden DF Kim Sundlöv
4 Netherlands MF Sheila van den Bulk
5 Sweden DF Elin Borg
6 Finland MF Annika Kukkonen
7 Germany MF Katrin Schmidt
8 Sweden FW Johanna Wikström
9 Sweden FW Mia Jalkerud
10 Sweden FW Madeleine Stegius
11 Sweden FW Alexandra Höglund
No. Position Player
12 Sweden MF Emilia Appelqvist
13 Sweden DF Petronella Ekroth
14 Sweden FW Hanna Lundqvist
15 Sweden GK Rebecca Rudner
16 Sweden MF Sofia Nilsson
17 Sweden DF Sandra Lindkvist
18 Sweden MF Therese Persson
21 Sweden DF Lisa Moazzeni
22 Serbia GK Susanne Nilsson

Managers

Anders Johansson managed Djurgården in the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Honours

Djurgården/Älvsjö at UEFA-Women's Cup Final 2005 in Potsdam, Germany

Domestic

League

Cup

European

Records

References

  1. 1 2 http://dif.se/2014/12/15/stadion-byggs-om-for-damfotbollen/
  2. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Stockholms Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "DIF damfotbolls historia". difdam.se.
  4. 1 2 "Tabeller 1989 - 1985 - Djurgårdens IF DFF - Fotboll - IdrottOnline Klubb". Djurgårdens IF - Fotboll.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tabeller 1999 - 1990 - Djurgårdens IF DFF - Fotboll - IdrottOnline Klubb". Djurgårdens IF - Fotboll.
  6. ↑ "En omställning som bara Umeå IK har klarat". En blogg om internationell damfotboll.
  7. ↑ "Drömmen om ett starkt lag". DN.SE.
  8. ↑ "Andra raka guldet för Djurgården/Älvsjö". Aftonbladet.
  9. ↑ "Potsdam restore German pride". UEFA.com. 1 July 2006.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA.com.
  11. ↑ "Tyresö vann - Djurgården och AIK ute". unt.se.
  12. ↑ "DIF:s damer går ihop med herrarna". stockholmdirekt.se. 29 November 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/damallsvenskan/djurgarden-uppflyttat---kan-bli-ensamt-stockholmslag-i-damallsvenskan/
  14. ↑ "DIF Fotboll - Damer". dif.se.
  15. ↑ Sveriges Radio. "Damfotboll: tränare utsedd för sammanslaget lag". sverigesradio.se.
  16. 1 2 "Söderman tar över Djurgården/Älvsjö". Expressen.
  17. 1 2 "Benny Persson till Djurgården/Älvsjö". DN.SE.
  18. ↑ "Ny tränare för Djurgårdens damer". svt.se.
  19. ↑ "Hammarbys och Djurgårdens fotbollsdamer får nya tränare". SvD.se.
  20. ↑ "DjurgÃ¥rden tror pÃ¥ sina talanger". Tipselit.
  21. ↑ "Blir tränare i DIF". norrteljetidning.se.
  22. ↑ "DIF Fotboll - Stark försäsong av damernas A-lag". dif.se.
  23. ↑ "I år ska Elin Nilsson och Djurgården ta klivet till allsvenskan". norrteljetidning.se.
  24. ↑ http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/yvonne-ekroth-ar-ny-tranare-for-djurgarden/

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