Degerfors IF

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Degerfors
Degerfors IF logo.svg
Full nameDegerfors Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)Bruket
Founded13 January 1907;118 years ago (1907-01-13)
Ground Stora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity6,000
ChairmanUlrika Eriksson
Head coach Henok Goitom
League Allsvenskan
2024 Superettan, 1st of 16 (Promoted)
Website degerforsif.se
Soccerball current event.svg Current season
A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions. Degerfors IF League Performance.png
A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit. DegerforsIF.jpg
The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit.

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.

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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

SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements
1993 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th
1994 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th
1995 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1996 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th
1997 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13thRelegated
1998 Tier 2Division 1Norra8th
1999 Tier 2Division 1Norra9thRelegated
2000 Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand4th
2001 Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand4th
2002 Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand3rd
2003 Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand2nd
2004 Tier 3Division 2Västra Svealand1stPromoted
2005 Tier 2Superettan13th
2006*Tier 2Superettan11th
2007 Tier 2Superettan8th
2008 Tier 2Superettan16thRelegated
2009 Tier 3Division 1Norra1stPromoted
2010 Tier 2 Superettan10th
2011 Tier 2 Superettan5th
2012 Tier 2 Superettan12th
2013 Tier 2 Superettan4th
2014 Tier 2 Superettan7th
2015 Tier 2 Superettan9th
2016 Tier 2 Superettan12th
2017 Tier 2 Superettan8th
2018 Tier 2 Superettan7th
2019 Tier 2 Superettan5th
2020 Tier 2 Superettan2ndPromoted
2021 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th
2022 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 13th
2023 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 15thRelegated
2024 Tier 2 Superettan1stPromoted

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

Players

As of 6 August 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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Wille Jakobsson
2 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Mamadouba Diaby
4 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Leon Hien
5 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Juhani Pikkarainen
6 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Daniel Sundgren
7 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Sebastian Ohlsson (born 1992)
8 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Nahom Netabay (captain)
9 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Adi Fišić
10 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Marcus Rafferty
11 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Christos Gravius
12 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Erik Lindell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Nasiru Moro
16 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Sebastian Ohlsson
19 FW Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Richie Omorowa (on loan from Samsunspor)
20 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Elias Barsoum
22 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Maill Lundgren
23 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Alexander Hedén Lindskog
24 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Hjalmar Smedberg
25 GK Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Rasmus Forsell
26 GK Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Matvei Igonen
27 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ziyad Salifu
30 DF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Bernardo Morgado

Out on loan

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.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Teo Grönborg(at Umeå until 30 November 2025)

Staff

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Manager Flag of Sweden.svg William Lundin
Technical Director Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Werner
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Busk Madland
Team Manager Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Ekman

Source: [ citation needed ]

Managers

Degerfors 42-43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl. DegerforsIF1943.jpg
Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

Honours

Stora Valla Stora Valla sommaren 2005.JPG
Stora Valla

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 [ dead link ]