Jönköpings Södra IF

Swedish football club

Football club

Jönköpings Södra IF

Full name| Jönköping Södra
Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)| J-Södra
Founded| 9 December 1922; 102 years ago (1922-12-09)
Ground| Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping
Capacity| 7,300
Chairman| (Acting) Mats Brändström
Manager| Patrik Ingelsten
League| Ettan
2024| Ettan Södra (7th of 16)
Website| https://jonkopingssodra.se

Home colours

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Jönköpings Södra IF, also known as J-Södra IF, or J-Södra, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded in 1922, returned to the Swedish second division Superettan in 2018 after relegation from the 2017 Allsvenskan.[1] J-Södra has played a total of twelve Allsvenskan seasons previously, with the most successful finish being runner-up in 1950 and their last spell ending in 2017.[2] The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund.[3] They are currently (2025) playing in Söderettan.

Jsödra is a 51% member-controlled club, due to Swedish law regarding the 50+1% Member-controlled rule.

Their home games are played at Stadsparksvallen with a capacity of 7300. The club's training facility is located in Odensberg in Jönköping, as well at Junevallen and Jordbrovallen.[4]

## History

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A chart showing the progress of Jönköpings Södra through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

Jönköpings Södra IF was founded on 9 December 1922 with Bandy being the first sport where the club fielded a team. Other sports that were played by the club in its early days includes Boxing, Ice hockey, Tennis and Table tennis. In 1923 they played their first football match, which only featured eight players for each side as they did not have access to a big enough pitch to fit more players. Five years later J-Södra finally entered into league play for the first time as well as the district championship.[5]

The club's first major success came during the 44–45 season. It was only their second year ever in the second tier of the Swedish football league system, but J-Södra managed to go through the season winning all 18 league games as well as the promotion playoffs, thus qualifying themselves for the top division Allsvenskan for the first time ever.[6] Even though they were relegated the following season they immediately bounced back up to Allsvenskan again and the golden age of the club began as they established themselves in the top division throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s. With the culmination being the second-place finish in the 1949–50 Allsvenskan behind a dominant Malmö FF.[7]

J-Södra playing at home against IK Sirius in the 2015 Superettan.

After their relegation in 1954 J-södra only managed two short one year appearances in Allsvenskan during the sixties. They instead became established in the second tier until the late 1980s when the club started plummeting down the divisions and eventually bottoming out in 1996 when they finished in 8th place in the fifth tier of Swedish football.[8] In 2003 the club had returned to the third tier and at the start of the season they announced the high-profile signing of former Sweden men's national football team coach Olle Nordin as their new manager. During his reign he helped the club advance to, and establish themselves in, Superettan and he eventually also took over the role of director of sports.[9] The 2014 Superettan season started in chaos as manager Mats Gren abruptly left to work for IFK Göteborg. After feeling unhappy with the list of managers that the board was considering the player squad declared that they wanted inexperienced youth coach Jimmy Thelin as their new manager. The board accepted the players proposal and during his second year in charge Thelin won promotion back to Allsvenskan with the club.[10]

After the relegation from Allsvenskan, the club has established itself as a stable club in the Superettan.

A new board was appointed on 20 June 2023.

After many changes and a rough year the club was relegated to Söderettan, in November 2023.[11]

## Players

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As of 7 January 2025[12]

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

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2  | DF |  SWE | Lukas Eek
7  | MF |  SWE | Isak Ellbring
8  | MF |  SWE | Benjamin Tannus
9  | FW |  SWE | Linus Lyck
10  | MF |  SWE | Dzenis Kozica
11  | FW |  SWE | Anmar Kiwarkis
13  | DF |  SWE | Hugo Lyck
14  | MF |  SWE | Christoffer Hellström
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15  | MF |  SWE | Arvid Eriksson
16  | FW |  SWE | Hampus Israelsson
17  | MF |  SWE | Olle Almström
18  | MF |  SWE | Jonathan Drott
20  | FW |  SWE | Gustav Sahlin
23  | MF |  SWE | Christian Azizsson
24  | MF |  SWE | Milan Sipos
28  | FW |  SWE | Jacob Shamoun
30  | GK |  SWE | Alexander Eriksson
35  | DF |  SWE | Andreas Carlsson
\-  | DF |  SWE | Sebastian Crona
\-  | FW |  SWE | Milian Sipos

### Out on loan

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

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14  | MF |  SWE | Erik Johansson (at Husqvarna until 30 November 2024)
\-  | MF |  SWE | Christian Azizsson (at IK Tord until 31 December 2025)

## Managers

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* 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-)

## Season to season

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

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1999  | Tier 4  | Division 3 | Sydvästra Götaland  | 1st | Promoted
2000 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Östra Götaland  | 7th |
2001 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Östra Götaland  | 6th |
2002 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Östra Götaland  | 5th |
2003 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Östra Götaland  | 1st | Promotion Playoffs
2004 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Östra Götaland  | 3rd |
2005 | Tier 3  | Division 2 | Mellersta Götaland  | 1st | Promotion Playoffs – Promoted
2006*  | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 10th |
2007 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 13th |
2008 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 14th | Relegation Playoffs
2009 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 10th |
2010 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 13th | Relegation Playoffs
2011 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 12th |
2012 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 7th |
2013 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 11th |
2014 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 4th |
2015 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 1st | Promoted
2016 | Tier 1  |  Allsvenskan |  | 12th |
2017 | Tier 1  |  Allsvenskan |  | 14th | Relegation Playoffs - Relegated
2018 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 11th |
2019 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 4th |
2020 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 3rd | Promotion Playoffs
2021 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 11th |
2022 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 12th |
2023 | Tier 2  |  Superettan |  | 15th | Relegated
2024 | Tier 3  |  Ettan | Södra  | 7th |

* League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [14]

## Attendances

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In recent seasons Jönköpings Södra have had the following average attendances:

| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level

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2004  | 1,239  | Div 2 Östra Götaland  | Tier 3
2005  | 1,400  | Div 2 Mellersta Götaland  | Tier 3
2006  | 2,685  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2007  | 2,357  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2008  | 1,830  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2009  | 2,471  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2010  | 2,271  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2011  | 2,347  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2012  | 2,421  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2013  | 1,928  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2014  | 2,424  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2015  | 3,085  | Superettan  | Tier 2
2016  | 4,973  | Allsvenskan  | Tier 1
2017  | 4,301  | Allsvenskan  | Tier 1

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. [15]

## Honours

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* Allsvenskan
* Runners-up: 1949–50
* Superettan
* Winners: 2015

## Footnotes

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## References

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1. ^ Patrik Sjöblom (17 October 2015). "J-Södra klart för allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Jönköpings-Posten. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
2. ^ "Svenska mästare i fotboll 1931–2005 samt seriesegrare i Allsvenskan 1925–1930" (PDF) (in Swedish). Bolletinen. 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
3. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Smålands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
4. ^ "Anläggningar - Jönköpings Södra IF". www.jonkopingssodra.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
5. ^ "Allt började i en liten källarlokal i kvarteret Liljan". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
6. ^ "1944/45: Allsvenskt avancemang och oslagbara rekord". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
7. ^ "1949/50: Säsongen då det stora silvret bärgades". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
8. ^ "1996: Botten är nådd". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
9. ^ "Olle Nordin blev det stora lyftet". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
10. ^ "Valde sin egen tränare – då lyfte hela J-Södra". 15 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
11. ^ "Sparkade alla – åker ändå ur superettan". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
12. ^ "Herrlaget". jonkopingssodra.se. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
13. ^ "J-Södras tränare". Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
14. ^ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Jönköpings Södra IF". Retrieved 9 September 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
15. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2010.

## External links

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* Media related to Jönköpings Södra IF at Wikimedia Commons
* Green Machine – supporter club
* Stadsparksvallen – supporter site
* Södrasajten.se\- Supporter site

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