Degerfors IF

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Degerfors
Degerfors IF logo.svg
Full nameDegerfors Idrottsförening
Founded13 January 1907; 115 years ago (1907-01-13)
GroundStora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity7,500
ChairmanFredrik Rakar
Head coachTobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
LeagueAllsvenskan
202113th
WebsiteClub website
A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
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[edit]

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.[1]

Season to season[edit]

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. [2]

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 8 March 2022[3][4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Alfie Whiteman (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
2 DF Sweden SWE Gustav Granath
3 DF Uganda UGA Ronald Mukiibi
4 DF Sweden SWE Sean Sabetkar
5 DF United States USA Joe Gyau
6 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Wallin
7 MF Sweden SWE Sebastian Ohlsson
8 MF Costa Rica CRC Diego Campos
9 FW Sweden SWE Johan Bertilsson
10 FW Sweden SWE Dijan Vukojević
11 MF Sweden SWE Christos Gravius
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Sweden SWE Erik Lindell
14 FW North Macedonia MKD Daniel Krezic
15 MF Sweden SWE Jakob Andersson
16 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Örqvist
17 DF Sweden SWE Anton Kralj
19 MF Sweden SWE Abdelrahman Saidi
21 MF Sweden SWE Adam Carlén
22 MF Liberia LBR Justin Salmon
23 FW Sweden SWE Adhavan Rajamohan
25 GK United States USA Jeffrey Gal
40 FW Serbia SRB Nikola Đurđić

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK Sweden SWE Hugo Claesson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF until the end of the season)

Retired numbers[edit]

12 – Fans of the club

Staff[edit]

Current technical staff[edit]

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:[citation needed]

Managers[edit]

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

Achievements[edit]

League[edit]

Cups[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Degerfors IF". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ^ "A-lag" (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ^ Transfers 2016
  5. ^ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile[dead link]

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