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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	March 12, 1891 1899 (football department)
Ground	Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm (Capacity: 14,417)
Chairman	Tommy Jacobson
Manager	Lennart Wass Carlos Banda
League	Allsvenskan
2009	Allsvenskan, 14th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Stockholms Stadion

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, commonly known as Djurgården (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjʉː(r)ɡɔɳ] or [ˈjʉːrˌɡoːɖɛn]), is a Swedish football club based at Stadion in Östermalm. 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.

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.

The club did not qualify for the first season of Allsvenskan, and only reached that league twice between 1924 and 1944, being directly 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.

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

Records

• Victory, Allsvenskan: 9-1 vs. Hammarby IF, 13 August 1990
• Loss, Allsvenskan: 1-11 vs. IFK Norrköping, 14 October 1945
• Highest attendance, Råsunda: 48,894 vs. IFK Göteborg, 11 October 1959
• Highest attendance, Stockholms Stadion: 21,995 vs. AIK, 16 August 1946
• Most appearances, Allsvenskan: 312, Sven Lindman 1965–1980
• Most goals scored, Allsvenskan: 70, Gösta 'Knivsta' Sandberg 1951–1966

Fans

Djurgården's supporter club is called Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves). The supporters club was founded in 1981 as Blue Saints and changed name in 1997 because the old name was perceived to be associated with violence by the media and some supporters.

Rivals

Djurgården's main rivals are AIK and Hammarby.

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.

Current squad

As of 21 January 2010.^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Joona Toivio 3 DF Yosif Ayuba 4 DF Patrik Haginge 5 DF Petter Gustafsson 6 DF Jani Lyyski 7 FW Kennedy Igboananike 8 MF Prince Ikpe Ekong 9 FW Johan Oremo 10 FW Christer Youssef 11 MF Daniel Sjölund 12 FW Mattias Jonson 14 DF Kebba Ceesay 15 GK Pa Dembo Touray 16 MF Kasper Hämäläinen

No. Position Player 17 FW Boyd Mwila 19 FW Hrvoje Milić 20 MF Martin Andersson 21 MF Joel Perovuo 22 MF Philip Hellquist 23 FW Charles Simba 25 FW Sebastian Rajalakso 26 DF André Calisir 27 DF Adam Outinen 28 MF Trimi Makolli 29 DF Danilo Kuzmanović 30 GK Christoffer Matwiejew 35 GK Tommi Vaiho

For recent transfers, see List of Swedish football transfers winter 2009–10.

Management and boardroom

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, Malcolm Macdonald (1979)
• 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).

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 2010- Lennart Wass Carlos Banda 2009 Andrée Jeglertz Steve Galloway 18 5 3 10 18 2009[3] Andrée Jeglertz Zoran Lukic 12 3 2 7 11 2007-2008[3] Siggi Jónsson[3] 56 22 16 18 82 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

Years[2] Manager[2] GP W D L P 1979 Alan Ball, Sr.[4] 0 0 0 0 0 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 Szendrődi 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]

Recent history

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Notes	Top scorer AS	Manager
1998	1st Division	1	26	17	3	6	53	30	54	semi-final				Dahlström (16)	Andersson
1999	Allsvenskan	14	26	5	9	12	27	41	24					Touma (8)	Andersson Åkeby & Lukić
2000	Superettan	1	30	20	3	7	68	32	63	Last 32				Wowoah (12)	Åkeby & Lukić
2001	Allsvenskan	2	26	13	8	5	36	24	47	Last 16				Kusi-Asare (7)	Åkeby & Lukić
2002	Allsvenskan	1	26	16	4	6	53	33	52	Winner		UC	2nd round	Källström (12)	Åkeby & Lukić
2003	Allsvenskan	1	26	19	1	6	62	26	58	Semi-final		CL	2nd qual. round	Källström (14)	Åkeby & Lukić
2004	Allsvenskan	4	26	11	8	7	38	32	41	Winner		CL UC	3rd qual. round 1st round	Johansson (11)	Lukić Jonevret
2005	Allsvenskan	1	26	16	5	5	60	26	53	Winner		UC	2nd qual. round	Kusi-Asare (12)	Jonevret
2006	Allsvenskan	6	26	11	7	8	31	25	40	Last 16		CL	2nd qual. round	Kusi-Asare Jonson (6)	Jonevret Grönhagen
2007	Allsvenskan	3	26	13	7	6	39	24	46	Last 32				Quirino (8)	Jónsson & Lindholm
2008	Allsvenskan	12	30	9	9	12	30	41	36	Last 32		UC	2nd qual. round	Rajalakso (7)	Jónsson & Lindholm
2009	Allsvenskan	14	30	8	5	17	24	49	29	Last 16				5 players (3)	Lukić & Jeglertz Galloway

Top DIF goalscorers

Season	League	Player	Goals
2009	Allsvenskan	S. Rajalakso, C. Youssef, H. Milić, P. Haginge, D. Sjölund	3
2008	Allsvenskan	Sebastian Rajalakso	7
2007	Allsvenskan	Thiago Quirino	8
2006	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare and Mattias Jonson	6
2005	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare	12
2004	Allsvenskan	Andreas Johansson	11
2003	Allsvenskan	Kim Källström	14
2002	Allsvenskan	Kim Källström	12
2001	Allsvenskan	Jones Kusi-Asare	7
2000	Superettan	Samuel Wowoah	12
1999	Allsvenskan	Sharbel Touma	8

References

• Gänger, Hasse (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 1899-2006. Stockholm: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. ISBN 978-91-633-0992-2. 

Notes

External links

Official websites

• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - official site
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - at the UEFA official site
• Djurgårdens IF Fotboll - at the Allsvenskan official site

Supporter websites

• Järnkaminerna Stockholm - official supporter club site
• Forum 1891 - supporter site
• Djurgårdens Supporters Club - supporter site