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Degerfors
Degerfors IF logo.svg
Full name Degerfors Idrottsförening
Founded 13 January 1907; 117 years ago (1907-01-13)
Ground Stora Valla, Degerfors
Ground Capacity 7,500
Chairman Fredrik Rakar
Head coach Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
League Allsvenskan
2022 13th
Degerfors IF League Performance
A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
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The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit.

Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan.

Background

Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 making use of their new home ground at Stora Valla. Up until 1966 the club regularly appeared in the Allsvenskan but in recent decades they have played at the highest level for 5 seasons from 1993 to 1997. Their record attendance is 21,065 spectators when Degerfors IF played IFK Norrköping in 1963.

The club is affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements
1993 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th
1994 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th
1995 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1996 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1997 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th Relegated
1998 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 8th
1999 Tier 2 Division 1 Norra 9th Relegated
2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th
2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 4th
2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 3rd
2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 2nd
2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Västra Svealand 1st Promoted
2005 Tier 2 Superettan 13th
2006* Tier 2 Superettan 11th
2007 Tier 2 Superettan 8th
2008 Tier 2 Superettan 16th Relegated
2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Norra 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 2 Superettan 10th
2011 Tier 2 Superettan 5th
2012 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2013 Tier 2 Superettan 4th
2014 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2015 Tier 2 Superettan 9th
2016 Tier 2 Superettan 12th
2017 Tier 2 Superettan 8th
2018 Tier 2 Superettan 7th
2019 Tier 2 Superettan 5th
2020 Tier 2 Superettan 2nd Promoted
2021 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th

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

Players

First-team squad

No. Position Player
2 Sweden DF Gustav Granath
3 Uganda DF Ronald Mukiibi
4 Sweden DF Sean Sabetkar
5 United States DF Joe Gyau
6 Sweden DF Oscar Wallin
7 Sweden MF Sebastian Ohlsson
8 Costa Rica MF Diego Campos
9 Sweden FW Johan Bertilsson
10 Sweden FW Dijan Vukojević
11 Sweden MF Christos Gravius
12 Sweden MF Erik Lindell
14 North Macedonia FW Daniel Krezic
No. Position Player
15 Sweden DF Gustaf Lagerbielke (on loan from IF Elfsborg)
16 Sweden MF Rasmus Örqvist
17 Sweden DF Anton Kralj
19 Sweden FW Omar Faraj (on loan from Levante)
20 Sweden DF Elyas Bouzaiene
21 Sweden MF Adam Carlén
22 Liberia MF Justin Salmon
23 Sweden FW Adhavan Rajamohan
25 United States GK Jeffrey Gal
40 Serbia FW Nikola Đurđić
Sweden FW Albin Mörfelt

Out on loan

No. Position Player
26 Sweden GK Filip Järlesand (on loan to Strömtorps IK until the end of the season)
30 Sweden GK Hugo Claesson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF until the end of the season)

Retired numbers

12 – Fans of the club

Staff

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Sweden Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
Technical Director Sweden Patrik Werner
Assistant Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Sweden Jonas De Abreu Skyllkvist
Team Manager Sweden Stig Ekman

Source:

Managers

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Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.
  • Sweden Arnold Andersson-Tagner (1936–37)
  • Hungary István Wampetits (1937–44)
  • Sweden Einar Skeppstedt (1945–47)
  • England Edmund Crawford (1948–49)
  • Sweden Karl-Erik Jakobsson (1950)
  • Hungary Imre Markos (1951–53)
  • Sweden Gunnar Andersson (1953)
  • Austria Karl Neschy (1954–57)
  • Sweden Olle Åhlund (1957–59)
  • England Bill Burnikell (1960–61)
  • Sweden Tore Karlsson (1961)
  • Sweden Gunnar Nordahl (1961–64)
  • Hungary Vilmos Varszegi (1965–66)
  • Sweden Ernst Bohlin (1961–67)
  • Sweden Tore Karlsson (1968)
  • Sweden Åke Klintberg (1969)
  • Sweden Olle Åhlund (1970)
  • Sweden Tore Karlsson (1971–72)
  • Sweden Håkan Höglander (1973–74)
  • Sweden Curt Edenvik (1975)
  • Sweden Tord Grip (1976)
  • Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977–78)
  • Sweden Lars-Åke Bäckström (1979–80)
  • Sweden Peter Pallman (1980)
  • Poland Janusz Pekowski (1981–82)
  • Scotland Dave Mosson (1983–85)
  • Sweden Björn Juhlin (1986–87)
  • Sweden Lars Henriksson (1988)
  • Sweden Kenneth Sundkvist (1989)
  • Sweden Sören Cratz (1990–92)
  • Sweden Börje Andersson (1993)
  • Sweden Erik Hamrén (1994)
  • Sweden Sören Cratz (1995–96)
  • Sweden Bosse Nilsson (1997)
  • Sweden Örjan Glans (1998)
  • Sweden Kenneth Norling (1999–2001)
  • Scotland Dave Mosson (2002–04)
  • Sweden Tony Gustavsson (2005–06)
  • Sweden Mark Selmer (2007)
  • Montenegro Milenko Vukčević (2007)
  • Sweden Jan Stahre (2008)
  • Sweden Patrik Werner (2009–2016)
  • Sweden Stefan Jacobsson (2016–2019)
  • Sweden Tobias Solberg and Sweden Andreas Holmberg (2020–)

Achievements

Stora Valla sommaren 2005
Stora Valla

League

  • Allsvenskan:
    • Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1963
  • Division 1 Norra:
    • Winners (1): 2009

Cups

  • Svenska Cupen:
    • Winners (1): 1992–93

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Degerfors IF para niños

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