Degerfors IF

Degerfors

Full name	Degerfors Idrottsförening
Founded	1907
Ground	Stora Valla, Degerfors, Sweden
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Jan-Ove Beckman
Manager	Patrik Werner
League	Superettan
2012	Superettan, 12th
Home colours Away colours

A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

Stora Valla

Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan.

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 but 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.

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

Current squad

As of 13 January 2012 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	GHA	William Amamoo
2	DF	SWE	Jonas Olsson
3	DF	SWE	Christoffer Eriksson
4	DF	SWE	Johan Kristiansson
6	MF	SWE	Eric Jernberg
7	DF	SWE	Niklas Klingberg
8	DF	SWE	Andreas Holmberg
9	FW	SWE	Alexander Andersson
10	FW	SWE	Christoffer Brandeborn
11	MF	SWE	Tobias Solberg (captain)
13	DF	SWE	Alexander Hjärpe
15	MF	SWE	Erik Nilsson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	MDA	Gheorghe Andronic
17	DF	SWE	Robert Medvegy
18	DF	SWE	Pontus Jakobsson
19	MF	SWE	Jesper Karlsson
20	FW	LBR	Amadaiya Rennie
21	DF	SWE	Daniel Sundgren
22	GK	USA	Brian Edwards
23	FW	SWE	Ferhad Ayaz
24	MF	SWE	Daniel Henriksson
25	FW	SWE	Peter Samuelsson (on loan from Örebro SK)
—	GK	SWE	Jonas Bohlin
—	DF	SWE	Adam Nilsson
—	DF	SWE	Emil Hedsén

Available youth players

As of 29 June 2012 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
26	GK	SWE	Petter Hedström

Out on loan

As of 30 March 2012 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
5	DF	SWE	Andreas Gunnarsson (at Karlstad BK until the end of the 2012 season)

For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012 and transfers summer 2012.

Notable players

• Daniel Mendes
• Mano Garcia
• Milenko Vukčević
• Duško Radinović
• Slobodan Pavković
• Andreas Andersson
• Jan Aronsson
• Leif Aronsson
• Ralf Edström
• Sven-Göran Eriksson

• Tord Grip
• Lars Heineman
• Emil Johansson
• Olof Mellberg
• Bertil Nordahl
• Gunnar Nordahl
• Thomas Nordahl
• Ulf Ottosson
• Marino Rahmberg
• Ola Toivonen
• Jimmy Andersson

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

Managers

See also: Category:Degerfors IF managers

• Arnold Andersson-Tagner (1936–37)
• István Wampetits (1937–44)
• Einar Skeppstedt (1945–47)
• Edmund Crawford (1948–49)
• Karl-Erik Jakobsson (1950)
• Imre Markos (1951–53)
• Gunnar Andersson (1953)
• Karl Neschy (1954–57)
• Olle Åhlund (1957–59)
• Bill Burnikell (1960–61)
• Tore Karlsson (1961)
• Gunnar Nordahl (1961–64)
• Vilmos Varszegi (1965–66)
• Ernst Bohlin (1961–67)
• Tore Karlsson (1968)
• Åke Klintberg (1969)
• Olle Åhlund (1970)
• Tore Karlsson (1971–72)
• Håkan Höglander (1973–74)
• Curt Edenvik (1975)
• Tord Grip (1976)
• Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977–78)
• Lars-Åke Bäckström (1979–80)
• Peter Pallman (1980)
• Janusz Pekowski (1981–82)
• Dave Mosson (1983–85)
• Björn Juhlin (1986–87)
• Lars Henriksson (1988)
• Kenneth Sundkvist (1989)
• Sören Cratz (1990–92)
• Börje Andersson (1993)
• Erik Hamrén (1994)
• Sören Cratz (1995–96)
• Bosse Nilsson (1997)
• Örjan Glans (1998)
• Kenneth Norling (1999–2001)
• Dave Mosson (2002–04)
• Tony Gustavsson (2005–06)
• Mark Selmer (2007)
• Milenko Vukcevic (2007)
• Jan Stahre (2008)
• Patrik Werner (2009-)

Achievements

League

• Allsvenskan:
  • Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1963
• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners (1): 2009

Cups

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (1): 1992–93

External links

• Degerfors IF - official site
• Vulkanerna - official supporter club site
• Degerfors IF J - official site for the junior team