Degerfors IF

Degerfors
Full nameDegerfors Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)Bruket
Founded13 January 1907 (1907-01-13)
GroundStora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity6,000
ChairmanUlrika Eriksson
Head coachWilliam Lundin
LeagueAllsvenskan
2024Superettan, 1st of 16 (Promoted)
Websitedegerforsif.se

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

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

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
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
2024 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted

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

Players

As of 15 March 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
1 GK  SWE Wille Jakobsson
2 DF  MLI Mamadouba Diaby
4 DF  SWE Leon Hien
5 DF  FIN Juhani Pikkarainen
7 MF  SWE Sebastian Ohlsson (born 1992)
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
16 MF  SWE Sebastian Ohlsson (born 1993)
No. Pos. Nation Player
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 Hjalmar Smedberg
25 GK  SWE Rasmus Forsell
27 FW  GHA Ziyad Salifu
30 DF  POR Bernardo Morgado (captain)

Staff

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager William Lundin
Technical Director Patrik Werner
Goalkeeping Coach Maria Busk Madland
Team Manager Stig Ekman

Source:

Managers

Honours

League

Cups

Footnotes

  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 8 February 2025.
  4. ^ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile