Degerfors
Full nameDegerfors Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)Bruket
Founded13 January 1907; 117 years ago (1907-01-13)
GroundStora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity7,500
ChairmanFredrik Rakar
Head coachTobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
LeagueSuperettan
2023Allsvenskan 15th (relegation)
WebsiteClub website
Current season
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 professional 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; however, 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

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
2022 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

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2023[3]

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 Norway NOR Sondre Rossbach (on loan from Odd)
2 DF Sweden SWE Gustav Granath
3 DF Sweden SWE Karim Mammar
4 DF Sweden SWE Johan Mårtensson
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 Gustav Lindgren
10 FW Sweden SWE Dijan Vukojević
11 MF Sweden SWE Christos Gravius
13 FW Iraq IRQ Pashang Abdulla
14 MF Sweden SWE Hugo Bolin (on loan from Malmö)
15 DF Luxembourg LUX Seid Korač
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Örqvist
17 FW Sweden SWE Carl Ljungberg
19 FW Sweden SWE Jamie Bichis
20 DF Sweden SWE Elyas Bouzaiene
21 FW Sweden SWE Peter Gwargis (on loan from Malmö)
22 MF Liberia LBR Justin Salmon
23 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Hedén Lindskog
24 MF Sweden SWE De Pievre Ilunga
25 GK Sweden SWE Jonas Olsson
29 DF Sweden SWE Doug Bergqvist
40 FW Serbia SRB Nikola Đurđić
47 MF Serbia SRB Damjan Pavlović (on loan from Rijeka)

Out on loan

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 Filip Järlesand (at Skövde AIK until end of 2023)

Staff

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Sweden Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
Technical Director Sweden Patrik Werner
Assistant Manager
Goalkeeping Coach Sweden Maria Busk Madland
Team Manager Sweden Stig Ekman

Source:[citation needed]

Managers

See also: Category:Degerfors IF managers
Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

Achievements

Stora Valla

League

Cups

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Degerfors IF". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Spelartrupp" (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ^ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile[dead link]

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