Jönköpings Södra IF facts for kids
 |
||||
| Full name | Jönköping Södra Idrottsförening |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | J-Södra | |||
| Founded | 9 December 1922 | |||
| Ground | Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping | |||
| Capacity | 7,300 | |||
| Chairman | Henning Albertsson | |||
| Manager | Patrik Ingelsten | |||
| League | Ettan | |||
| 2024 | Ettan Södra (7th of 16) | |||
|
||||
Jönköpings Södra IF, often called J-Södra, is a Swedish football team. They are based in the city of Jönköping. The club started in 1922.
J-Södra has played in Sweden's top football league, Allsvenskan, twelve times. Their best result was finishing second in 1950. They were last in Allsvenskan in 2017. As of July 2025, they play in Ettan Södra, which is the third tier of Swedish football. The team plays its home games at Stadsparksvallen. This stadium can hold 7,300 fans.
The club is mostly owned by its members. This is because of a Swedish rule called the "50+1% Member-controlled rule." This rule helps fans have a say in how their club is run.
Contents
Club History and Achievements
Jönköpings Södra IF was founded on December 9, 1922. At first, the club played other sports like Bandy, Boxing, Ice hockey, Tennis, and Table tennis. Their first football match was in 1923. They only had eight players per side because the pitch was too small. Five years later, J-Södra joined a league and started playing for championships.
The team's first big success came in the 1944–45 season. It was only their second year in the second division. But J-Södra won all 18 league games! They also won the promotion playoffs. This meant they moved up to the top league, Allsvenskan, for the first time.
Even though they went down to a lower league the next year, they quickly came back up. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a "golden age" for the club. They stayed in the top division. Their best moment was finishing second in the 1949–50 Allsvenskan season. They were right behind the strong team Malmö FF.
After 1954, J-Södra only had two short stays in Allsvenskan during the 1960s. They mostly played in the second division. In the late 1980s, the club started to drop down the leagues. By 1996, they were in the fifth tier of Swedish football.
In 2003, the club had returned to the third division. They signed Olle Nordin, a famous former coach for the Sweden men's national football team. He helped the club move up to Superettan, the second division. He also became their sports director.
In 2014, their manager Mats Gren left suddenly. The players wanted their youth coach, Jimmy Thelin, to be the new manager. The club's board agreed. In his second year, Thelin led the team back to Allsvenskan.
After being relegated from Allsvenskan in 2017, the club played steadily in Superettan. However, after a difficult year with many changes, the club was relegated to Ettan Södra in November 2023.
Current Players
Here are the players currently on the Jönköpings Södra IF team:
|
|
Players on Loan
Some players are currently playing for other teams to gain experience:
|
Club Managers
Many different managers have led Jönköpings Södra IF over the years. Here is a list of some of them:
Gunnar Gren (1941–42)- Birger Möller (1942–43)
- Sölve Flisberg (1944)
Eigil Nielsen (1945)
Otto Cinadler (1945)- Knut Holmgren (1946–48)
- Gerhard Thorsell (1949–51)
- Josef Stroh (1951–53)
- Gerhard Thorsell (1953–59)
- Olle Eriksson (1960)
Vilém Lugr (1961–62)- Per-Olof Johansson (1963–64)
- Josef Stroh (1965)
- Per-Olof Johansson (1966–67)
- Stig Sundqvist (1968–71)
- Jan Karlsson (1972)
- Stig Sundqvist (1973)
- Ingvar Svensson (1974–76)
- Max Möller (1977)
- Bo Axberg (1978–80)
- Weine Wallinder (1981)
- Sonny Nordqvist (1981–83)
- Roger Johansson (1984–85)
- Sven Andersson (1986)
- Max Möller (1987–88)
- Bo Axberg (1989–91)
- Sonny Nordqvist (1992)
- Bo Andersson (1992–93)
- Ola Henriksson (1993–94)
- Jan Karlsson (1995)
- Jörgen Augustsson (1996)
- Sonny Nordqvist (1997)
Giles Stille (1998–99)- Per-Åke Knutsson (2000–01)
- Peter Churchill (2002)
- Thomas Ek (2002)
- Olle Nordin (2003–07)
- Thomas Ek (2008)
- Olle Nordin (2008–09)
- Andreas Jankevics (2010)
- Hans Lindbom (2010–11)
- Mats Gren (2012–13)
- Jimmy Thelin (2014–17)
- Jörgen Wålemark (2018)
- Stefan Jörgensen (2018)
- Andreas Brännström (2018–2020)
- Patric Jildefalk (2021–2022)
Oscar Garcia Rodriguez (2022)- Niclas Tagesson (2022)
- Andrés García (2023)
- Charbel Abraham (2023)
- Niclas Tagesson (2023)
- Patrik Ingelsten (2024-)
Team Honours
Jönköpings Södra IF has won some important titles:
- Allsvenskan (Sweden's top league)
- Runners-up: 1949–50 (finished second place)
- Superettan (Sweden's second league)
- Winners: 2015 (won the league)
See also
In Spanish: Jönköpings Södra IF para niños
