Degerfors IF

Degerfors
Full name	Degerfors Idrottsförening
Founded	13 January 1907; 117 years ago
Ground	Stora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity	7,500
Chairman	Fredrik Rakar
Head coach	Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
League	Allsvenskan
2020	Superettan, 2nd
Website	https://degerforsif.se/
Home colours	Away colours

The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit.

Degerfors IF is a Swedish 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 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.^[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

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 September 2021^[3]^[4]

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	ENG	Alfie Whiteman (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
2	DF	SWE	Gustav Granath
3	MF	JOR	Jonathan Tamimi
4	DF	SWE	Sean Sabetkar
5	DF	SWE	Oliver Ekroth
6	MF	SWE	Nicklas Maripuu
7	MF	SWE	Sebastian Ohlsson
8	FW	SWE	Ferhad Ayaz
9	FW	SWE	Johan Bertilsson
10	FW	SWE	Sargon Abraham
11	MF	SWE	Christos Gravius
12	MF	SWE	Erik Lindell
14	FW	SWE	Villiam Dahlström


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	SWE	Jakob Andersson
16	FW	SWE	Victor Edvardsen
17	DF	SWE	Anton Kralj
18	MF	SWE	Axel Lindahl (on loan from Bodø/Glimt)
19	MF	SWE	Abdelrahman Saidi
20	DF	SWE	Christoffer Wiktorsson (captain)
21	MF	SWE	Adam Carlén
22	MF	LBR	Justin Salmon
23	FW	SWE	Adhavan Rajamohan
24	FW	SWE	José Segura Bonilla
25	GK	USA	Jeffrey Gal
26	GK	SWE	Hugo Claesson
40	FW	SRB	Nikola Đurđić \|}

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.	Nation	Player

Retired numbers

12 – Fans of the club

Staff

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg
Technical Director	Patrik Werner
Assistant Manager
Goalkeeping Coach	Jonas De Abreu Skyllkvist
Team Manager	Stig Ekman