Djurgårdens IF
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| Surname | Djurgårdens Idrottsförening |
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| Founded | 1891 |
| Place of foundation | Stockholm |
| Association headquarters | Östermalm , Stockholm |
| Chairman | Tommy Jacobson |
| Homepage | www.dif.se |
Djurgårdens IF ( Djurgårdens Idrottsförening ) is one of the most successful Swedish sports clubs . Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, usually abbreviated to DIF, was founded on March 12, 1891 in Stockholm .
The reason for the establishment was a gymnastics and athletics competition, in which one could only participate as a member of a club. The club is particularly successful in football and ice hockey . Other sections of the society are alpine slalom , American Football , Bandy , disability football , bowling , boxing , women's football , golf , handball , cycling , wrestling , table tennis and floorball .
Departments
- Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening , football
- Djurgården hockey , ice hockey
- Djurgården Damfotboll , women's football
- Djurgårdens IF Alpint - alpine slalom
- Djurgårdens IF Amerikansk fotboll - American football
- Djurgårdens IF Bandy - Bandy
- Djurgårdens IF Bordtennisförening - table tennis
- Djurgårdens IF Boule - Boule
- Djurgårdens IF Bowling - bowling
- Djurgårdens IF Boxningsförening - Boxing
- Djurgårdens IF Brottningsförening - wrestling
- Djurgårdens IF Friidrott - athletics
- Djurgårdens IF Fäktförening - fencing
- Djurgårdens IF Golfförening - Golf
- Djurgårdens IF Handboll - handball
- Djurgårdens IF Handikappfotboll - Disabled football
- Djurgårdens IF Innebandy - floorball
- Djurgårdens IF Konståkningsförening - figure skating
- Djurgårdens IF Orienteringsförening - orienteering
Soccer
→ Main article: Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening
Women's soccer
→ Main article: Djurgården Damfotboll
The footballers from Djurgårdens IF made it to Damallsvenskan in 1996 . In 2000, the first title was won when they won the cup . In 2003 the women's football department merged with Älvsjö AIK and from then on played as Djurgårdens IF / Älvsjö. The championship was won in the very first season. In 2005 the team even reached the final of the UEFA Women's Cup , but lost to the 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam . In February 2007, Älvsjö AIK dissolved the merger. Since then, the team has continued to play as Djurgården Damfotboll. In the same year, the club signed Ariane Hingst for the first time, a German player.
ice Hockey
→ Main article: Djurgården Hockey
In 1922 an ice hockey section was set up in the club. There were only 6 players on the team, but that was not unusual at the time. In the following years, the section increased in personnel and in 1926 they won the Swedish championship for the first time. After many players had ended their careers in 1934, the ice hockey section was closed until further notice. A new team was not formed until four years later. After 1950 one of the most successful phases of the club began. Of the eight championship titles won by 1970, six were fought in direct succession between 1958 and 1963. During this time, eight to nine players belonged to the Swedish national team .
The start of the newly established Elitserien was completely unsuccessful and Djurgården was relegated to Allsvenskan in 1976. A year later the team was first class again and even made it to the final, where they lost to MoDo AIK . In addition to the championship titles of 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1991, there were also seasons in which you could barely prevent participation in the qualifying games that decided on staying in the top division. The most successful game year 1990/91 was when the team won the European Cup . A year later you could defend this title with a 7: 3 in the final against the Düsseldorfer EG , although you only came second in the state championship.
Bandy
The Djurgårdens IF bandy team has played in seven finals for the Swedish championship in its history . The club was able to become Swedish champions twice: 1908 and 1912.
Boxing
Djurgårdens IF is one of Sweden's oldest boxing clubs. Since the beginning of the Swedish championships in 1917, the club has won 75 titles, 13 of them in featherweight, 12 in heavyweight and 10 in lightweight.
Known boxers
American football
The American football department has been in the game since 2005, after two second places and one third place in Division I, in 2008 they were promoted to the Super Series , the highest Swedish American football league. In addition to the men's team, DIF also has youth teams in the Pee-Wee, U-15, U-17 and U-19 division.
