Vänersborgs IF

Vänersborgs IF
Full nameVänersborgs Idrottsförening
GroundVänersvallen
Vänersborg
Sweden
Head coachAndy Kilner
LeagueEttan Södra
2019Division 2 Norra Götaland, 9th

Vänersborgs IF is a Swedish football club located in Vänersborg.[1] The club was founded in 1906. The current men's football team head coach is Andy Kilner.

Background

The club was founded in 1906. In the 1940s, it became the first team from Västergötland which made a national impact in bandy,[2] but has since given up this sport.

Vänersborgs IF currently (2021) plays in Division 1 Södra which is the third tier of Swedish football.[3] They play their home matches at Vänersvallen in Vänersborg; the football ground has a capacity of around 2000 people.[1]

The club is affiliated to Västergötlands Fotbollförbund.[4]

Current squad

As of 8 August 2023[5]

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 Ali Hasan
2 DF  USA Alex Mapp
5 DF  SWE Milos Andelkovic
6 MF  SWE Alexander Karlsson
7 FW  SWE Ylli Podrimcaku
8 MF  SWE David Björnsson
9 FW  SWE Isaac Shears
10 MF  SWE Kim Dickson
11 MF  SWE Oskar Jansson
12 MF  SWE Eskil Thor
13 MF  SWE Eric Kjellsson
14 DF  ESP Pol Hérnandez
15 DF  IRL Declan Watters
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  SWE Viktor Nilsen
17 MF  SWE Youssef Fayad
18 FW  SWE Valon Gashi
19 DF  SWE William Snällström
20 MF  USA Colin Biros
21 DF  SWE Filip Sterner
22 FW  SWE Yahye Abdi
23 FW  SWE Julius Thulin
24 MF  SWE Wilmer Hagemann
25 MF  SWE Elias Karlsson
26 DF  SWE Ali Al-Habobi
27 GK  GEO Besarion Kodalaev

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Vänersborgs IF". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ^ Eric Sköld (ed.): Boken om bandy, Uppsala: Bygd och Folk Förlag (1948), pp. 457f (in Swedish)
  3. ^ "Norra Götaland - Division 2 – Fotbollsserier 2017". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar 2013 – Vänersborgs IF". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Truppen" (in Swedish). Svenskalag. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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