IFK Norrköping facts for kids
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| Full name | Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping | |||
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| Nickname(s) | IFK Kamraterna (Comrades) Snoka Peking (Beijing) Vita-Blå (White and Blue) |
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| Founded | 29 May 1897 | |||
| Stadium | PlatinumCars Arena, Norrköping (Östgötaporten, Nya Parken, Idrottsparken) | |||
| Stadium capacity |
16,000 | |||
| Chairman | Sakarias Mårdh | |||
| Manager | Martin Falk | |||
| League | Allsvenskan | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan, 11th of 16 | |||
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IFK Norrköping is a professional football club from Norrköping, Sweden. The club is also known as IFK or Norrköping. They play their home games at PlatinumCars Arena. The team's colors are white and blue.
IFK Norrköping was started on May 29, 1897. They have won many titles over the years. This includes thirteen national championship titles. They also have six national cup titles.
The club plays in the top Swedish league, called Allsvenskan. They first won this league in 1943. The 1940s were a very successful time for the club. They won five Swedish championships and two cup titles. Famous players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm played for them then.
In 2015, IFK Norrköping won the Allsvenskan again. This was their first win since 1989. This victory also earned them a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualification rounds.
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Club History and Major Wins
IFK Norrköping has a long and proud history. They won the first division eleven times in just 20 years. Their last win in that period was in 1963. They won their twelfth championship in 1989.
On October 31, 2015, IFK Norrköping won their thirteenth championship. They beat the defending champions Malmö FF 2–0 in Malmö. This happened in the very last game of the 2015 Allsvenskan season. A week later, on November 8, they won the Supercupen. They beat Swedish cup winners IFK Göteborg 3–0.
Meet the Players
First-team Squad
Here are the players currently on the first team:
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Players on Loan
Some players are currently playing for other teams on loan:
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Special Player Numbers
- 12 – This number is retired to honor the club's fans.
Guldbollen Winners from IFK Norrköping
The Guldbollen is an award for the best Swedish football player. Many IFK Norrköping players have won it:
- 1947:
Gunnar Nordahl - 1949: Knut Nordahl
- 1953: Bengt "Julle" Gustavsson
- 1957: Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson
- 1960: Torbjörn Jonsson
- 1961: Bengt "Zamora" Nyholm
- 1963: Harry Bild
- 1966: Ove Kindvall
- 1968: Björn Nordqvist
- 1990: Tomas Brolin
- 1992: Jan Eriksson
Top Scorers in the League
Many IFK Norrköping players have been top goal scorers in their leagues.
Allsvenskan Top Scorers
- Gunnar Nordahl in 1944–45 (27 goals), 1945–46 (25 goals), and 1947–48 (18 goals)
- Harry Bild in 1956–57 (19 goals)
- Henry "Putte" Källgren in 1957–58 (27 goals)
- Ove Kindvall in 1966 (20 goals)
- Jan Hellström in 1989 (16 goals)
- Niclas Kindvall in 1994 (23 goals)
- Imad Khalili in 2013 (15 goals)
- Emir Kujović in 2015 (21 goals)
- Kalle Holmberg in 2017 (14 goals)
- Christoffer Nyman in 2020 (18 goals)
Samuel Adegbenro in 2021 (17 goals)
Superettan Top Scorers
- Stefan Pettersson in 1983 (17 goals)
Bruno Santos in 2005 (17 goals)
Garðar Gunnlaugsson in 2007 (18 goals)
Club Management
The club has a team of people who manage the players and the club's operations. The head coach is Martin Falk.
Club Achievements and Trophies
IFK Norrköping has won many important titles.
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League Titles
- Swedish Champions
- Winners (13): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1989, 2015
- Allsvenskan (Top Swedish League)
- Winners (12): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 2015
- Runners-up (10): 1952–53, 1957–58, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2018
- Superettan (Second Swedish League)
- Winners (1): 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2010
Cup Titles
- Svenska Cupen (Swedish Cup)
- Winners (6): 1943, 1945, 1968–69, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94
- Runners-up (5): 1944, 1953, 1967, 1971–72, 2016–17
- Svenska Supercupen (Swedish Super Cup)
- Winners (1): 2015
IFK Norrköping in European Competitions
IFK Norrköping has played in many European tournaments. These include the UEFA Champions League (formerly European Cup) and the UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup). They have faced teams from all over Europe.
Here are some of their appearances:
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1956–57 | European Cup | 1R |  Florentina |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1957–58 | European Cup | 1R |  Red Star Belgrade |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 1962–63 | European Cup | PR |  Partizani Tirana |
2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 1R |  Benfica |
1–1 | 1–5 | 2–6 | ||
| 1963–64 | European Cup | PR |  Standard Liége |
2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1R | Milan |
1–1 | 2–5 | 3–6 | ||
| 1968–69 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Crusaders |
4–1 | 2–2 | 6–3 |
| 2R |  Lyn |
3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 1969–70 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Sliema Wanderers |
5–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 |
| 2R |  Schalke 04 |
0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1972–73 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  UTA Arad |
2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2R | Inter Milan |
0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 1978–79 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Hibernian |
0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| 1982–83 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Southampton |
0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2R | Roma |
1–0 | 0–1 (2–4 p) |
1–1 | ||
| 1988–89 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Sampdoria |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup | 1R | 1. FC Köln |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| 1991–92 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Jeunesse Esch |
4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| 2R |  Monaco |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||
| 1992–93 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Torino |
1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1R | KV Mechelen |
0–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
1–2 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QR |  Viktoria Žižkov |
3–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR |  GÍ |
2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 1R | Slovan Liberec |
2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Rosenborg |
3–2 | 1–3 | 4–5 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Prishtina |
5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2Q |  Trakai |
2–1 | 1–2 (3–5 p) |
3–3 | ||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  St Patrick's Athletic |
2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2Q |  Liepāja |
2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3Q |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
Club Records
- Most Games Played (in Allsvenskan or Division I):
- Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson played 321 games from 1949 to 1965.
- Most League Goals Scored (in Allsvenskan or Division I):
- Henry "Putte" Källgren scored 126 goals from 1951 to 1960.
- Highest Attendance at a Game:
- 32,234 people watched a game against Malmö FF on June 7, 1956.
- Biggest Victory (in Allsvenskan or Division I):
- They won 11–1 against Djurgårdens IF on October 14, 1945.
- Biggest Defeat (in Allsvenskan or Division I):
- They lost 0–11 against Örgryte IS on April 6, 1928, and against Helsingborgs IF on September 22, 1929.
Other Sports at IFK Norrköping
Besides men's football, IFK Norrköping also has other sports teams. These include a women's football team, which started in 2009. They also have teams for orienteering, bowling, and bandy. The bandy team even played in Sweden's top division in 1937.
The club also used to have an ice hockey team. This team played in the top Swedish division in the 1950s. Later, in 1967, their ice hockey team joined with a local rival's team. This new team eventually became known as IK Vita Hästen.
See also
In Spanish: IFK Norrköping para niños
