IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo
Full name Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded 1912 (1912)
Ground Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Kaj Larsson
Head coach Peter Johansson
Jörgen Petersson
League Superettan
2016 Superettan, 11th

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th
1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th
1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated
1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted
1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs
1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated
1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th
2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promoted
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th
2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th Promoted
2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th
2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th
2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th
2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted
2011 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs
2012 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs
2013 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs
2014 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2015 Tier 2 Superettan 10th

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [1]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level
2005 278 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3
2006 484 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2007 378 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2008 439 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2009 351 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2010 874 Div 1 Södra Tier 3
2011 1926 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 April, 2017[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Filip Eriksson
2 Sweden DF Fredrik Lundgren
3 Sweden DF Johan Andersson
4 Sweden FW Yves Nkuru
5 Sweden DF Albin Seger
6 New Zealand DF Tyler Lissette
7 Sweden MF Otto Eriksson
8 Zimbabwe MF Archford Gutu
9 Sweden FW Pär Cederqvist (captain)
10 Sweden MF Petar Petrović
14 Sweden MF Liridon Silka
15 Sweden FW Melvin Frithzell
16 Sweden MF Oscar Johansson
No. Position Player
17 Sweden MF Felix Wieslander Andersson
18 Sweden MF Simon Nilsson
19 Sweden MF Kavin Trinh
20 Sweden DF Freddy Winst
21 Sweden FW Elvis Dani
22 Sweden MF Ellis Culum
23 Nigeria DF Adebayo Ademilua
24 Sweden FW Viktor Palmquist
25 Sweden DF Viktor Nilsson
27 Sweden DF Oskar Dahlström
30 Sweden GK Tobias Andersson
31 Belarus GK Pilip Vaitsiakhovich

Achievements

League

Footnotes

    References

    1. ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Värnamo". Retrieved 06.09.2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
    2. ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
    3. ↑ "Trupp 2015" (in Swedish). IFK Värnamo. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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