Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening

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Djurgårdens IF
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Basic data
Surname Djurgårdens Idrottsförening
Seat Östermalm , Stockholm
founding 1891
president Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Website dif.se
First soccer team
Head coach Kim Bergstrand , Thomas Lagerlöf
Venue Tele2 Arena
Places 33,000
league Allsvenskan
2019 1st place
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Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening is a Swedish football club that is a member of the alliance club Djurgårdens IF ( Djurgårdens Idrottsförening ), one of the most successful Swedish sports clubs . Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, usually abbreviated to DIF, was founded on March 12, 1891 in Stockholm . After economic problems of the club since the mid-1980s at the latest, the club changed into an alliance club in 1991, the previous departments became independent.

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 .

history

Early years

Djurgårdens IF had existed since 1891, but a football team was not formed in the club until 1899. This was founded by Teodor Andersson, who had come to Stockholm from Gothenburg, where he had been active at GAIS . The newly established team quickly established itself among the top Swedish teams. In 1900 and 1901 the semi-finals of the Rosenska Cup were reached before the team reached the final of the competition in 1902, which however was lost to Gefle IF . On May 6 of the same year, DIF was one of the founding members of Svenska Bollspelsförbundet , a forerunner of Svenska Fotbollförbundet .

In 1904 Djurgårdens IF reached the final of the Svenska Mästerskapet for the first time , which at the time was still played in cup mode. There, however, the team had to admit defeat 1: 2 to the series winner Örgryte IS , who won the sixth championship in the ninth competition. In the other finals in 1906, 1909 and 1910, the team from Stockholm drew the short straw against Gothenburg clubs - twice they lost to ÖIS , once to IFK Göteborg . In 1907 the club won the Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden for the first time, the Stockholm championship. In the following years, a rivalry developed with the nearby AIK .

First successes (1912-1924)

After Djurgårdens IF had already left the pitch four times in the championship final as a loser, the team moved into the final again in 1912. In front of 7,000 spectators on October 13th in the newly built Stockholm Olympic Stadium against Örgryte IS. As the game ended in a 0-0 draw, the return leg took place on November 10th at Valhalla IP in Gothenburg . After both teams were able to score two goals each, the game was also a draw after 90 minutes. The Stockholm players refused to allow an extension, returned to the dressing rooms to the boos of the audience and traveled home. Thereupon the referee named ÖIS the Swedish champion, but DIF protested that the game had not taken place on a neutral pitch as required by the rules. After a vote within the association, there was a third final, which took place in Råsunda. Although the Gothenburg started offensive, DIF scored more goals and with a 3-1 win the first Swedish championship was won. In the following year, the revenge in the final was lost 3-2.

1915 moved Djurgårdens IF for the seventh time in the final of the championship and again the opponent was called Örgryte IS. In front of 10,000 spectators, the Gothenburg team was outclassed 4: 1 and won the Von Rosens Cup for the second time . The title defense failed: Although the final was reached again, arch rivals AIK were able to prevail with a 3-1 victory. However, in 1917 Karl Gustafsson's team managed to take revenge when DIF reached the final for the third time in a row. The result was again 3: 1, but this time in favor of DIF .

After a final defeat in 1919 against GAIS, the game ended with a 1: 4 defeat, Djurgårdens IF made it into the final again in 1920. The team, peppered with Swedish national players such as Gustaffson, Sten Söderberg and Ragnar Wicksell , won their fourth championship title with a 1-0 win over IK Sleipner .

Between first and third division (1924–1945)

season space league
1924/25 3/11 Div 2 Östsvenska
1925/26 3/11 Div 2 Östsvenska
1926/27 1/10 Div 2 Östsvenska
1927/28 11/12 Allsvenskan
1928/29 9/10 Div 2 Östsvenskan
1929/30 1/12 Div 3 Östsvenska
1930/31 1/11 Div 3 Östsvenskan
1931/32 1/10 Div 3 Östsvenskan
1932/33 3/10 Div 2 Östra
1933/34 2/10 Div 2 Östra
1934/35 4/10 Div 2 Östra
1935/36 1/10 Div 2 Östra
1936/37 11/12 Allsvenskan
1937/38 2/10 Div 2 Norra
1938/39 3/10 Div 2 Norra
1939/40 2/10 Div 2 Norra
1940/41 2/10 Div 2 Norra
1941/42 5/10 Div 2 Norra
1942/43 6/10 Div 2 Norra
1943/44 3/10 Div 2 Norra
1944/45 1/10 Div 2 Norra

The first wedding of Djurgårdens IF ended after winning the fourth championship title. The club was initially unable to build on the successes. In 1924, the team even missed qualification for the newly created Allsvenskan and initially only had to compete in second class. The club had hired a full-time coach for the first time in 1922, with the Scot John Smith Maconnachie .

In Division 2 Östsvenska Djurgårdens IF played for promotion straight away, but had strong competitors in Westermalms IF and Sundbybergs IK , which relegated DIF to third place in the first two years. It was only in the third year that they won the relay and in the subsequent promotion games IK City was defeated 1-0 at home after a 2-1 away win. This was the first time the club played in the Swedish elite series.

The 1927/28 season, however, was unlucky for the newcomer. Four victories of the season and six draws meant 14 points in the end - four fewer than IFK Eskilstuna had in the last non-relegation place. Thus, the club had to accept the direct relegation to the second division after only one season. But the team could not gain a foothold in Division 2 either and once again had to march through to third-class Division 3 with only 14 plus points, where they were accompanied by local rivals IFK Stockholm . With the crash, the club's interest in football decreased, and boxing and ice hockey became the club's new pride.

Djurgårdens IF spent three years in Division 3 Östsvenska . Although the team was each season winner, initially the team failed in the promotion games at IK Brage and Skärgårdens IF . Only when the second division was increased in 1932 and therefore no promotion games were necessary, the return to the second division succeeded. The club immediately established itself at the top of the table and in 1934 they became runner-up behind IK Sleipner. Two years later, under the new coach Einar Svensson, the relay win and thus qualification for the promotion games, where the club met Hallstahammars SK . After a 3-0 defeat in the first game, they achieved a 3-0 win in the second leg. In the decisive game that had become necessary, DIF prevailed with a 2-1 victory and thus managed to return to the Allsvenskan. But also the second season in the Swedish House of Lords ended on a relegation zone.

In Division 2, the team from Djurgårdens IF played directly for promotion. There were several second and third places in the second division, the relay win and thus the qualification for the promotion games was sometimes only just missed. Only in the season 1944/45 the first place in the table was occupied and then the club sat in the promotion games against Åtvidabergs FF and rose for the third time in the Allsvenskan.

Establishment in first class (1945–1954)

season space league
1945/46 10/12 Allsvenskan
1946/47 9/12 Allsvenskan
1947/48 11/12 Allsvenskan
1948/49 1/10 Div 2 Nordöstra
1949/50 8/12 Allsvenskan
1950/51 6/12 Allsvenskan
1951/52 7/12 Allsvenskan
1952/53 3/12 Allsvenskan
1953/54 6/12 Allsvenskan

As a promoted Djurgårdens IF played against the immediate relegation. The club suffered the highest defeat in the club's history with a 1:11 defeat against IFK Norrköping on October 14, 1945. Nevertheless, the class could be held with one point ahead of fellow promoted Jönköpings Södra IF . A record was also set for the number of spectators: 22,108 fans watched the game against local rivals AIK - the highest number of spectators in the Olympic Stadium. In the following two years, the team also played against relegation. After this could initially be averted, DIF again occupied only one place of relegation in 1948 and rose again to Division 2.

The team from Djurgårdens IF, however, succeeded directly in the relay win and thus the direct return to the Allsvenskan. As a table eight, she managed to stay in the league. In the following two years, the team around Arne Arvidsson , Sigge Parling and Gösta Sandberg also took places in the lower midfield. In 1951 they were also just about to win their first title since the championship in 1920, when the final in the Svenska Cup was reached. In the Råsundastadion in Solna, however, the team lost 2-1 to league rivals Malmö FF in front of 20,267 spectators . 1953 in the league for the first time a place in the front area could be occupied, the club ended the season as third in the table.

Back on the road to success (1955–1971)

season space league
1954/55 1/12 Allsvenskan
1955/56 3/12 Allsvenskan
1956/57 5/12 Allsvenskan
1957/58 3/12 Allsvenskan
1959 1/12 Allsvenskan
1960 11/12 Allsvenskan
1961 1/12 Div 2 Svealand
1962 2/12 Allsvenskan
1963 6/12 Allsvenskan
1964 1/12 Allsvenskan
1965 8/12 Allsvenskan
1966 1/12 Allsvenskan
1967 2/12 Allsvenskan
1968 4/12 Allsvenskan
1969 3/12 Allsvenskan
1970 3/12 Allsvenskan
1971 4/12 Allsvenskan

After a 35-year dry spell, the club's fifth championship title was won in the 1954/55 season. Djurgårdens IF dominated the league with 33 plus points and thus four points ahead of runner-up Halmstads BK . The 1-0 away win at AIK in Råsundastadion was followed by 40,458 fans. The team thus qualified for the first ever European Cup .

In the following season the team from Djurgårdens IF could only partially build on the success. In a mixed season, Helsingborgs IF was defeated 5-0 on the one hand , only to lose 4-0 to Malmö FF a short time later , and so the club was only eight points behind champions IFK Norrköping third in the table. In the 1955/56 European Cup , after a 0-0 draw in the first leg and a 4-1 win at Gwardia Warsaw, they made it to the quarter-finals of the competition. There the team met the Scottish representative Hibernian Edinburgh . Since it was already winter in Sweden, the first leg - actually home game for the club from Sweden - was also played in Scotland without further ado. At Firhill Stadium , Partick Thistle's stadium , the Swedes lost 3-1 and as the second leg was also lost 0-1, the trip to Europe was over after four games.

After a fifth place in 1957 and a third place in 1958, the team was back on the podium in 1959 and celebrated its sixth championship title. This was hard fought because before the last matchday, alongside Djurgården IF, IFK Göteborg and IFK Norrköping had a chance of the title and there was a direct duel between DIF and Gothenburg, who were in first place in the table. IFK Norrköping won their game with Malmö FF by a clear 4-0, but DIF beat their direct rivals 1-0 with a penalty. Especially it stood Hans Mild , Sven "Tumba" Johansson and Gösta Sandberg out that next to the football titles in the same year also won the title with the hockey team.

The triumph was followed by a sudden crash. In the season after the championship only 18 plus points and because of the goal difference against Helsingborgs IF by one goal, the season was ended on a relegation zone. In Division 2 Svealand , however, the direct re-promotion was made perfect in a head-to-head race with local rivals IFK Stockholm with the same points at the end.

As a newcomer, Djurgården IF knew how to surprise and with 51 goals scored the best storm in the league. Even with 19 goals conceded, they had the top score on par with IFK Norrköping, but were only runner- up behind the club from Östergötland . Two years later, the championship battle was again fiercely contested, with Malmö FF two points ahead of DIF and Örgryte IS before the last matchday . However, MFF lost their game 3: 0 against IFK Norrköping and DIF led 3: 1 against IFK Göteborg until stoppage time - MFF and DIF would have been tied on points and goals. In the final minute, however, Leif Eriksson was fouled in the Gothenburg penalty area, Bernt Andersson converted the penalty to make it 4-1 and thus scored his club for the seventh championship title.

In the European Cup of National Champions 1965/66 it was over in the first round against Levski Sofia : After the first home win in the European Cup in the first leg in a 2-1 victory, the team was outclassed in the second leg with 0: 6. Things went badly in the league too and after finishing eighth, the 1966 season was already under a bad star for Djurgården IF before the start of the season. The third division IK Sirius absolutely wanted to join the Allsvenskan and therefore attracted numerous players from the first division. The signed players also included five regular players from DIF . Nevertheless, coach Torsten Lindberg led the club to its eighth championship title. After the season he was nevertheless relieved and replaced by long-time player Gösta Sandberg. Under the new coach, the title defense was missed as runner-up. In the European Cup they lost again in the first round, Górnik Zabrze won both games. In the following years, the team played with the front in the league, but could no longer intervene in the award of the championship title.

Years in the midfield (1972–1981)

season space league
1972 7/12 Allsvenskan
1973 3/14 Allsvenskan
1974 8/14 Allsvenskan
1975 3/14 Allsvenskan
1976 11/14 Allsvenskan
1977 10/14 Allsvenskan
1978 5/14 Allsvenskan
1979 10/14 Allsvenskan
1980 12/14 Allsvenskan
1981 14/14 Allsvenskan

After Djurgårdens IF remained untitled for five years, Antonio Durán was lured from Malmö FF to Stockholm in 1972 . This had led the MFF to the championship title in each of the previous two years. However, he could not build on the successes at his previous club, the best placement with his new employer was third place in the 1973 season.

After three seasons Durán's involvement with DIF was over and he was replaced by Bengt Persson , who looked after the club between 1975 and 1978. In the first season he was able to lead the club to third place in the table, but without the chance to intervene in the championship race. In addition, the club reached the cup final for the second time in its club history, but lost again. Malmö FF won the title with a 1-0 win in front of 6,913 spectators. After two seasons in the back of the table, he was able to lead the club to fifth place in the table. With Tommy Berggren , the club also provided the Allsvenskan top scorer. Despite a few highlights like the 7-0 win over Landskrona BoIS or the 4-0 win over arch rivals AIK, Persson had to leave the club after four years.

The Englishman Alan Ball was presented as the successor . However, he did not get along with the team and after a short period of reflection, Gösta Sandberg was presented as his successor. Towards the end of the season, he was also supported by the later Swedish national coach Lars Arnesson . With four points from the last three games, the league could be managed with two points ahead of local rivals AIK, who ended the season on a relegation zone. In the same year, the supporters of the club united and founded the fan club Järnkaminerna , the club's largest fan organization.

In the 1980 season, the team found itself again in a relegation battle. In the end, the club occupied the last non- relegation place with four points ahead of the relegation places occupied by Landskrona BoIS and Mjällby AIF . A year later, the descent could no longer be avoided, with only 16 plus points the last place was occupied.

Between second division and championship finals (1982–1999)

season space league
1982 1/14 Div 2 Norra
1983 2/14 Div 2 Norra
1984 3/14 Div 2 Norra
1985 1/14 Div 2 Norra
1986 14/14 Allsvenskan
1987 1/14 Div 2 Norra
1988 4/14 Allsvenskan
1989 6/14 Allsvenskan
1990 5/14 Allsvenskan
1991 5/14 Allsvenskan
1992 7/14 Allsvenskan
1993 3/14 Div 2 Norra
1994 1/14 Div 2 Norra
1995 6/14 Allsvenskan
1996 13/14 Allsvenskan
1997 2/14 Div 2 Norra
1998 1/14 Div 2 Norra
1999 14/14 Allsvenskan

In Division 2 Norra there was a three-way battle for the two relegation places with Gefle IF and Sandvikens IF . Again there was a direct duel on the last match day, DIF had to compete at Sandvikens IF. With a 1-1 draw, the Stockholm team was able to claim first place and thus qualify for the promotion games. There the team met arch rivals AIK of all places. The first leg was lost 1: 2 in the home Olympic Stadium, in a hard-fought second leg it was only enough to a 2: 2 draw.

In the second season in the second division, the runner-up behind IFK Norrköping was safely occupied and thus once again qualified for the promotion games. This time the team met Kalmar FF and won the first leg 1-0 in front of 6,283 spectators in the Olympic Stadium. In the second leg, however, the competitor prevailed and prevented the return to the elite series with a 3-1 win.

In the 1984 season, Djurgårdens IF missed the relegation games with one point behind the tied clubs Örebro SK and Åtvidabergs FF . In the following season, the team managed with the support of the Englishman Teddy Sheringham , who was awarded to Sweden, the season victory. In the promotion games, the team met GAIS. After the first leg had already ended goalless, both teams failed to score in the second leg either, so the penalty shoot-out had to decide. The Stockholm club prevailed in a dramatic penalty duel.

The first division season was disappointing, however. Only 15 plus points meant the direct relegation as bottom of the table. However, the following second division season could be made all the more successful. As the second division champions in the Norra season , the team returned directly to the Allsvenskan.

In the following years Djurgårdens IF seemed to be able to re-establish itself in the Swedish House of Lords. Tommy Söderberg , who had taken over the team in the second division, led the team in the first season after being promoted to third place at the end of regular time and thus into the championship finals. There they met IFK Göteborg and after a 2-0 home win, a 0-1 defeat in the second leg was enough to reach the final. The first leg against Malmö FF at Råsundastadion remained goalless in temperatures below freezing. But the second leg was all the more scoring: MFF was already leading 5-1 at halftime and in the end celebrated the 14th championship title in the club's history with a 7-3 win. Martin Dahlin alone was able to score four goals in this game.

In the league could not build on the success in the following years, the team from Djurgårdens IF landed regularly in the midfield of the league. In 1989 she reached the cup final for the third time after 1951 and 1975 - for the third time the opponent was Malmö FF, who also prevailed for the third time. The first success in the Svenska Cup was only achieved in May 1990 , when BK Häcken was defeated 3-0 in the cup final . Another highlight of the season was the game against Hammarby IF on August 13th of the year: The 9-1 win represents the highest league win in DIF club history . Nevertheless, at the end of the season it was only enough for fifth place in the league Championship finals as was missed last year.

After economic problems that arose from the mid-1980s at the latest, the club members of Djurgårdens IF decided at their general meeting in 1990 to rededicate the main club to an alliance club in order to avoid bankruptcy with activities in the following year, with the former departments as independent clubs under the umbrella of the alliance were outsourced. The team of the newly created "Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening" qualified in fifth place for the championship finals, which are now made up of six teams and are held in league mode. She also finished in fifth place. In the following season, she only reached seventh place in the table and had to compete in the Kvalsvenskan , the relegation round. While arch-rivals AIK won their ninth championship title, the team was only fifth in the Kvalsvenskan . So the team had to compete against Degerfors IF in the relegation. Ulf Ottosson put Degerfors IF in the lead, but the Stockholmers were able to turn the game around and traveled to the second leg with a 3-1 win behind them. Again Ottosson and Henrik Berger met for the 2-0 success of Degerfors IF. Thus, the club prevailed according to the away goals rule and Djurgårdens IF rose again to the second division.

Bo Petersson was the new coach, Djurgårdens IF, however, missed as third in the table of the second-rate Division 1 Norra the direct promotion . In the following season, the former player Anders Grönhagen took over the coaching position at the Stockholm second division club. With a completely renewed team, the undisputed second division championship in 1994 was won with 61 points from 26 games and thus managed to return to the Allsvenskan. The first season of the first division ended with a sixth place, the attack by a hooligan was especially remembered . The Djurgårdens supporter, known as Terror-Tommy , attacked the referee Anders Frisk in the game against Halmstads BK , in which he ran onto the field and hit the referee in the back with a karate kick. In the 1996 season, the team had to accept relegation as the penultimate. The club's board came up with some sensational decisions, such as a game in front of empty stands.

After a large part of the team had to be sold due to financial problems, Djurgårdens IF was considered an outsider in the promotion race in the second division season in 1997. However, behind local rivals Hammarby IF, the runner-up was 14 points ahead of third-placed Umeå FC . In the promotion games against the first division side Östers IF , however, after a 1-1 draw on home ground with a 2-0 defeat in the second leg, they lost out. In the following season you delivered a three-way battle for promotion with Umeå FC and Västerås SK . At the end of the season, DIF was able to prevail and, as the champion of his season, managed to return to the Allsvenskan.

After a good start to the 1999 season, the team initially seemed to be able to establish itself in the Allsvenskan. In early summer, however, they broke in and approached the bottom of the table. A change of coach in July only helped for a short time and at the end of the season, with the last place in the table, the renewed crash into the second division was certain.

New upswing and title wins (since 2000)

season space league
2000 1/14 Superettan
2001 2/14 Allsvenskan
2002 1/14 Allsvenskan
2003 1/14 Allsvenskan
2004 4/14 Allsvenskan
2005 1/14 Allsvenskan
2006 6/14 Allsvenskan
2007 3/14 Allsvenskan
2008 12/16 Allsvenskan
2009 14/16 Allsvenskan
2010 10/16 Allsvenskan
2011 11/16 Allsvenskan
2012 9/16 Allsvenskan
2013 7/16 Allsvenskan
2014 7/16 Allsvenskan
2015 6/16 Allsvenskan
2016 9/16 Allsvenskan
2017 3/16 Allsvenskan
2018 7/16 Allsvenskan
2019 1/16 Allsvenskan

The coaching duo Zoran Lukić and Sören Åkeby , who could no longer avoid relegation, were entrusted with building up the second division. As champions of the newly created single-track Superettan , the team managed to get promoted again directly, winning 20 of the 30 season games. In the first division, too , the team, studded with talents such as Jones Kusi-Asare , Louay Chanko , Andreas Isaksson and Abgar Barsom , caused a sensation. In the end, the promoted team behind Hammarby IF won the runner-up title. In the following season, the club strengthened with another talent: Kim Källström . Although Johan Elmander left the club in the summer, a double from the championship and the cup was won for the first time in the club's history. The league was dominated by six points ahead of runner-up Malmö FF and in the cup final a 1-0 win over arch-rivals AIK was enough to double success.

In the 2003 season, the Allsvenskan was dominated again. This time the competition was outclassed by seven points. After the end of the season Åkeby left the club and went to Denmark. The long-time DIF player Stefan Rehn took over the position of assistant coach as his successor .

After two successful years, Djurgårdens IF was unable to continue the lucky streak in the 2004 season. At the end of the season, only fourth place was taken. Kjell Jonevret therefore replaced Lukic as coach. The poor performance was due not least to the fact that the talent of the players who had led the club to the titles was also recognized abroad and the club therefore had to cope with numerous well-known departures such as Källström. However, with players like Tobias Hysén , Fredrik Stenman , Babis Stefanidis and Søren Larsen , the next generation has already been integrated into the team. Nevertheless, a 3-1 win over IFK Göteborg was the third cup victory in the club's history.

In the 2005 season Djurgårdens IF won the double for the second time in the club's history, winning their fifth and sixth titles within four years. However, the club could not build on the successes of previous years in the following season. In the Champions League , the team failed in the second round at the Slovak representative MFK Ružomberok and in the league they played in the front midfield. Therefore there was a change of coach on September 29, 2006, Anders Grönhagen returned until the end of the season and replaced Jonevret, who was promoted to sports director.

In November 2006 a new coach for the 2007 season was introduced. The Icelander Sigurður Jónsson took over the team together with the former youth coach Paul Lindholm . This led the club to third place in the Allsvenskan, so the club is qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup .

In May 2018 Djurgårdens IF won the first title since the double in 2005. In the final of the Svenska Cup , Malmö FF was clearly defeated 3-0 in front of almost 30,000 spectators in the sold-out Tele 2 Arena .

In the 2019 season, DIF became Swedish champions again for the first time in 14 years . After a very exciting season, the championship was not decided until the last match day. In the last round Djurgårdens made a guest appearance at IFK Norrköpping and needed one point for the title. Malmö FF and city rivals Hammarby were only 3 points behind in 2nd and 3rd place with the clearly better goal difference. Already after 14 minutes DIF were 2-0 behind, but by catching up, the capitalists managed to score 2-2 and they took the title. It is also worth mentioning that around 10,000 fans from Stockholm came to this match in Norrköpping and created a home-game atmosphere.

Fans

The largest fan association is "Järnkaminerna", the oldest is Djurgården Supporter Club. Järnkaminerna was founded as Blue Saints in the late 1970s.

Since the move to the unpopular Tele 2 Arena , DIF's hardcore fans have been based in the south stand, but there are also some fan clubs in the adjacent sectors of the west stand, which also take part in support from there. The fan curve in general is called "Sofialäktaren" like in the old Olympic stadium.

The leading Ultra group is called "Ultra Chaos Stockholm" and was founded of 2003. A special feature of the DIF fan scene is that it has voluntarily refrained from using drums for years. This is unique among the big scenes in Europe. Officially, "you don't need drums, because the main focus is on the volume of the support as well as the choreographies and pyro shows".

Friendships

The fans of Djurgårdens IF maintain a friendship with the active fan scene of VfL Osnabrück .

Rivalries

There is a particularly passionate rivalry between DIF and the Stockholm-based teams AIK and Hammarby , especially since they shared the stadium with the latter. The city derbies are usually very well attended and known for their unique atmosphere. In addition, there is a rivalry, especially with IFK Gothenburg and Malmö FF .

Stages

Traneberg's IP was home to DIF between 1911 and 1935 .

Djurgårdens IF first played on a pitch in Idrottsparken , where the Stockholm Olympic Stadium is now. The clay court was played until 1906 when the club moved to the Östermalms IP . The team stayed here for only four years and signed a 25-year contract with the City of Stockholm in 1910 for the use of the Traneberg IP . This was the first time that the club had its own home ground for football matches. However, the contract was not renewed by the city and DIF was homeless for a short time.

The Olympic Stadium officially became the club's home in 1936.

However, when local rivals AIK, who had previously played in the Olympic Stadium, left it and moved to the newly built Råsundastadion , Djurgårdens IF moved into the Olympic Stadium as a new home arena. In order to get back to the roots, almost every home game was played in the Olympic Stadium for the next few decades. In the wake of an increased crowd in the 1950s and 1960s, which was mainly due to the success of the national team at the world championships in 1950 and especially in 1958 in their own country , the stadium reached its capacity limits. Therefore DIF followed the rival AIK and for a while also played its home games in the national stadium in Råsunda. However, after the number of spectators gradually declined again, the team returned to the traditional stadium. Only at local derbies did the club move to the larger arena. In 1993, the second division season was held in the Kristineberg IP stadium, as the Olympic stadium was being renovated.

Since August 2013 the club has been playing together with Hammarby IF in the much more modern Tele2 Arena , which can accommodate up to 33,000 people.

Trainer

player

The history of Djurgårdens IF has been shaped by a large number of players. There were a number of national players in the club's ranks, especially players from the Swedish national team. There are also some players who have been with the club for a long time or who are held in high regard by the club's supporters for their exceptional performance.

  • Karl-Erik Andersson , 1955 champion with DIF , eleven international matches for Sweden
  • Johan Arneng , champion with DIF in 2002 and 2003 , two caps for Sweden
  • Arne Arvidsson , 13 seasons with DIF , 27 caps for Sweden
  • Tommy Berggren , Allsvenskan top scorer in 1978 , three international matches
  • Claes Cronqvist , 1966 champion with DIF , 16 caps for Sweden
  • Mikael Dorsin , champion with DIF in 2002 and 2003 , ten caps for Sweden
  • Birger Eklund , 1955 and 1959 champion with DIF , two international matches for Sweden
  • John Eriksson , 1955 and 1959 champion with DIF , ten caps for Sweden
  • Leif Eriksson , 1964 and 1966 champions with DIF , 49 caps for Sweden
  • Götrik Frykman , champion with DIF in 1912 and 1915 , six caps for Sweden, board member and member of the selection committee of the Swedish national team
  • Anders Grönhagen , player and coach at DIF , 18 caps for Sweden
  • Olle Hellström , 1964 champion with DIF , six caps for Sweden
  • Einar Hemming , 1917 and 1920 champion with DIF , six international matches for Sweden
  • Andreas Isaksson , 2002 and 2003 champion with DIF , 103 caps for Sweden
  • Hasse Jeppson , 1951 top scorer for the Allsvenskan, twelve caps for Sweden
  • Gottfrid Johansson , 1915, 1917 and 1920 champion with DIF , three international matches for Sweden
  • Kim Källström , 2002 and 2003 champion with DIF , 98 caps for Sweden
  • Jan Karlsson , 1966 champion with DIF , 28 caps for Sweden
  • Carl Karlstrand , 1915 champion with DIF , eight international matches for Sweden
  • Vito Knezevic , twelve seasons with DIF
  • Toni Kuivasto , 2003 and 2005 champion with DIF , 69 caps for Finland
  • Sven Lindman , 1966 champion with DIF , 16 seasons with the club, 312 games in the Allsvenskan, 21 international matches for Sweden
  • Hans Mild , 1959 and 1964 champion with DIF , 1964 Swedish footballer of the year , coach of the club, 31 international matches for Sweden
  • Bertil Nordenskjöld , 1912, 1915, 1917 and 1920 champion with DIF , eight international matches for Sweden
  • Sigvard Parling , 1955 and 1959 champion with DIF , 39 caps for Sweden
  • Ronney Pettersson , 1966 DIF champion , 17 caps for Sweden
  • Niclas Rasck , 2002, 2003 and 2005 master with DIF
  • Stefan Rehn , nine years of age, assistant coach 2003 to 2006 (two championship titles, two cup wins)
  • Frithiof Rudén , champion with DIF in 1915 and 1917 , five caps for Sweden
  • Gösta Sandberg , 1955, 1959, 1964 and 1966 championship with DIF , 1955 Swedish footballer of the year, coach of the club, 52 caps for Sweden
  • Teddy Sheringham , 1985 promotion with DIF , 1999, 2000 and 2001 English champion and 1999 Champions League winner with Manchester United, 1993 top scorer in the Premier League, 51 caps for England
  • Leif Skiöld , 1964 champion with DIF , 1961 top scorer for Allsvenskan, four international matches for Sweden
  • Sten Söderberg , 1915, 1917 and 1920 champion with DIF , nine international matches for Sweden
  • Babis Stefanidis , 2002 and 2003 master with DIF
  • Fredrik Stenman , 2003 and 2005 champion with DIF , two caps for Sweden
  • Harry Sundberg , 1920 champion with DIF , 13 caps for Sweden
  • Pa Dembo Tourray , 2003 and 2005 champion with DIF , 25 caps for Gambia
  • Ragnar Wicksell , 1912, 1915, 1917 and 1920 champion with DIF , 33 caps for Sweden

Previous successes

See also

Web links

Commons : Djurgårdens IF Fotboll  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Djurgårdens historia - år för år . ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on expressen.se (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.expressen.se
  2. ^ Jimmy Lindahl: Hundra år sedan Svenska Bollspelsförbundet bildades . (PDF; 26 kB) accessed on February 26, 2008
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g DIF Fotbolls historia 1891–1949 ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  4. ↑ a b c d e Klubb Fakta DIF Fotboll ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2010 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Entry on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  5. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 3 (3rd level) 1931/32 (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  6. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 2 (2nd level) 1933/34 (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  7. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 2 (2nd level) 1935/36 (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  8. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 2 (2nd level) 1944/45 (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  9. ↑ a b c d Svenska Cupens final 1941– - statistics on svenskfotboll.se (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  10. ↑ a b DIF Fotbolls historia 1950–1959 ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  11. ↑ Ray Hepburn: Football: HISTORY MAKERS . In: Sunday Mirror (accessed February 26, 2008)
  12. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 2 (2nd level) 1961 (accessed February 26, 2008)
  13. ↑ a b DIF Fotbolls historia 1960–1969 ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  14. ↑ a b c DIF Fotbolls historia 1970–1979 ( Memento of the original from June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  15. ↑ a b DIF Fotbolls historia 1980–1989 ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  16. ↑ a b c d e f DIF Fotbolls historia 1990–1999 ( Memento from December 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - history on the official association website (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  17. ^ Robert Laul, Henrik Lundgren: Terror-Tommys Spark och Madsen Snack - Två av flera attacker mot domarna i svensk fotboll . In: Aftonbladet , Infobox for the article Du borde byta jobb (accessed on February 26, 2008)
  18. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 1 (2nd level) 1997 (accessed on 26 February 2008)
  19. ↑ Swedish Fotballpage - Division 1 (2nd level) 2000 (accessed February 26, 2008)
  20. ↑ a b DIF Fotbolls historia 2000– ( Memento of the original dated June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - History on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se
  21. ↑ Anders Grönhagen ny headcoach  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Entry on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.dif.se  
  22. ↑ Siggi Jónsson ny tränare i Djurgården ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Entry on the official club website (accessed on February 26, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dif.se