Degerfors IF

Swedish football club

Football club

Degerfors

Full name| Degerfors Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)| Bruket
Founded| 13 January 1907; 118 years ago (1907-01-13)
Ground| Stora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity| 7,500
Chairman| Fredrik Rakar
Head coach| William Lundin
League| Allsvenskan
2024| Superettan, 1st of 16 (Promoted)
Website| degerforsif.se

Home colours

Away colours

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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

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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

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| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements

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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  |
2023 | Tier 1  |  Allsvenskan  |  | 15th  | Relegated

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2]

## Players

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As of 5 January 2025[3]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  SWE | Wille Jakobsson
2  | DF |  MLI | Mamadouba Diaby
4  | DF |  SWE | Johan Mårtensson
5  | DF |  FIN | Juhani Pikkarainen
7  | MF |  SWE | Sebastian Ohlsson
8  | MF |  SWE | Nahom Girmai
9  | FW |  SWE | Adi Fišić
10  | MF |  SWE | Marcus Rafferty
11  | MF |  SWE | Christos Gravius
12  | DF |  SWE | Erik Lindell
15  | DF |  GHA | Nasiru Moro
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17  | MF |  CIV | Luc Kassi
18  | MF |  SWE | Teo Grönborg
19  | FW |  PLE | Omar Faraj (on loan from Zamalek)
20  | MF |  SWE | Elias Barsoum
21  | MF |  SWE | Elias Pihlström
22  | MF |  SWE | Maill Lundgren
23  | MF |  SWE | Alexander Hedén Lindskog
24  | MF |  SWE | De Pievre Ilunga
25  | GK |  SWE | Rasmus Forsell
30  | DF |  POR | Bernardo Morgado

## Staff

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### Current technical staff

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Position  | Staff

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Manager  |  Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
Technical Director  |  Patrik Werner
Goalkeeping Coach  |  Maria Busk Madland
Team Manager  |  Stig Ekman

Source: [citation needed]

## Managers

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See also: Category:Degerfors IF managers

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

* Arnold Andersson-Tagner (1936–37)
* István Wampetits (1937–44)
* Einar Skeppstedt (1945–47)
* Edmund Crawford (1948–49)
* Karl-Erik Jakobsson (1950)
* Imre Markos (1951–53)
* Gunnar Andersson (1953)
* Karl Neschy (1954–57)
* Olle Åhlund (1957–59)
* Bill Burnikell (1960–61)
* Tore Karlsson (1961)
* Gunnar Nordahl (1961–64)
* Vilmos Varszegi (1965–66)
* Ernst Bohlin (1961–67)
* Tore Karlsson (1968)
* Åke Klintberg (1969)
* Olle Åhlund (1970)
* Tore Karlsson (1971–72)
* Håkan Höglander (1973–74)
* Curt Edenvik (1975)
* Tord Grip (1976)
* Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977–78)
* Lars-Åke Bäckström (1979–80)
* Peter Pallman (1980)
* Janusz Pekowski (1981–82)
* Dave Mosson (1983–85)
* Björn Juhlin (1986–87)
* Lars Henriksson (1988)
* Kenneth Sundkvist (1989)
* Sören Cratz (1990–92)
* Börje Andersson (1993)
* Erik Hamrén (1994)
* Sören Cratz (1995–96)
* Bosse Nilsson (1997)
* Örjan Glans (1998)
* Kenneth Norling (1999–2001)
* Dave Mosson (2002–04)
* Tony Gustavsson (2005–06)
* Mark Selmer (2007)
* Milenko Vukčević (2007)
* Jan Stahre (2008)
* Patrik Werner (2009–2016)[4]
* Stefan Jacobsson (2016–2019)
* Tobias Solberg and  Andreas Holmberg (2020–)

## Achievements

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Stora Valla

### League

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* Allsvenskan:
* Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1963
* Division 1 Norra:
* Winners (1): 2009
* Superettan:
* Winners (1): 2024

### Cups

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* Svenska Cupen:
* Winners (1): 1992–93

## Footnotes

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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. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. ^ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile [dead link‍]

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Degerfors IF.

* Degerfors IF – official site
* Vulkanerna – official supporter club site
* Degerfors IF J – official site for the junior team (archived 13 March 2007)

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Superettan

2024 teams|

* Degerfors IF
* Gefle IF
* GIF Sundsvall
* Helsingborgs IF
* IK Brage
* IK Oddevold
* Landskrona BoIS
* Sandvikens IF
* Skövde AIK
* Trelleborgs FF
* Utsiktens BK
* Varbergs BoIS
* Örebro SK
* Örgryte IS
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* AFC Eskilstuna
* AIK
* Akropolis IF
* Assyriska FF
* BK Forward
* BK Häcken
* Bodens BK
* Bunkeflo IF
* Dalkurd FF
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* Enköpings SK
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* Husqvarna FF
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* IFK Malmö
* IFK Värnamo
* IF Limhamn Bunkeflo
* IF Sylvia
* IK Frej
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* Ljungskile SK
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* Norrby IF
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* Syrianska FC
* Umeå FC
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Players|

* Foreign players

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