Degerfors IF

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

Degerfors
Full nameDegerfors Idrottsförening
Founded13 January 1907 (1907-01-13)
GroundStora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity12,500
ChairmanSuzanne Hellström
Head coachStefan Jacobsson
LeagueSuperettan
2019Superettan, 5th
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.

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.[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

* 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 18 February 2019[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  SWE Ismael Diawara
2 DF  SWE Gustav Granath
3 DF  ENG Kevin Wright
4 DF  SWE Daniel Janevski
5 DF  SWE Oliver Ekroth
6 MF  SWE Marcus Astvald
7 MF  SWE Nikola Ladan
8 MF  SWE Alan Asaad
9 FW  SWE Erik Björndahl
11 MF  SWE Christos Gravius (on loan from AIK)
13 MF  SWE Filip Stankovic
14 MF  SWE Andreas Jernarp
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  SWE Axel Lindahl
16 FW  SWE Viktor Götesson
17 MF  SWE Andreas Jansson
18 MF  SWE Erik Grandelius
19 MF  NGA Daniel Joel Okon
20 DF  SWE Christoffer Wiktorsson (captain)
21 MF  SWE Rasmus Alm
22 MF  SWE Oliver Nilsson
23 MF  SWE Emil Portén
24 FW  SWE José Segura Bonilla
25 GK  CRO Dario Miskic
26 GK  SWE Hugo Claesson

Out on loan
As of 18 February 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  SWE Josef Ibrahim (at BK Forward until 1 December 2019)

Retired numbers

12 – Fans of the club

Staff

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Manager Stefan Jacobsson
Technical Director Patrik Werner
Assistant Manager Tobias Solberg
Assistant Manager Andreas Holmberg
Goalkeeping Coach Jonas De Abreu Skyllkvist
Team Manager Stig Ekman

Source:

Managers

Achievements
Stora Valla

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

Cups

Footnotes
  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
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