# 2008 Djurgårdens IF season

Djurgården will in the 2008 season compete in the Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and UEFA Cup
Djurgården started the season with 9 matches without a defeat. With many injuries on key players, such as old Swedish international Mattias Jonson, Finnish legend Aki Riihilahti and new Finnish star Daniel Sjölund, and bad playing Djurgården ended 12th, their worst season since 1999. The new 20-year-old from Enköpings SK, Sebastian Rajalakso scored most goals.

## Squad

As of July 2, 2008.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | SWE | Philip Hellqvist |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Patrik Haginge |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Toni Kuivasto (vice-captain) |
| 7 | MF | NGA | Prince Ikpe Ekong |
| 8 | DF | GER | Jan Tauer |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Jones Kusi-Asare |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Enrico Cardoso Nazaré |
| 11 | FW | FIN | Daniel Sjölund |
| 12 | FW | SWE | Mattias Jonson (vice-captain) |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Kebba Ceesay |
| 15 | GK | GAM | Pa Dembo Touray |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Markus Johannesson (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | SWE | Mikael Dahlberg |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Thiago Quirino da Silva |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Martin Andersson |
| 21 | FW | SWE | Kristian Junegard |
| 22 | MF | SVN | Andrej Komac |
| 23 | MF | RSA | Lance Davids |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Peter Magnusson |
| 25 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Rajalakso |
| 27 | FW | SWE | Johan Oremo |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Kristoffer Näfver (on loan from Örebro SK) |
| 29 | MF | FIN | Aki Riihilahti |
| 30 | GK | SWE | Oskar Wahlström |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Dennis Boskailo (on loan to Falkenbergs FF) |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Robert Stoltz (on loan to Enköpings SK) |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Per Johansson (on loan to Örebro SK) |
| 24 | MF | SWE | Christoffer Karlsson (on loan to Åtvidabergs FF) |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Stefan Batan (on loan to Assyriska FF) |

## Transfers
### Players in

| Date | No. | Player | From | Comments |
| 2008-01-01 | 25 | Sebastian Rajalakso | Enköpings SK | |
| 2008-01-01 | 20 | Martin Andersson | Enköpings SK | |
| 2008-01-01 | 13 | Per Johansson | BK Forward | Back from loan |
| 2008-03-31 | 26 | Nebojša Marinković | FK Partizan | Loan |
| 2008-06-17 | 4 | Patrik Haginge | Örebro SK | |
| 2008-06-27 | 7 | Prince Ikpe Ekong | GAIS | |
| 2008-07-01 | 24 | Peter Magnusson | Vasalund | |
| 2008-07-03 | 27 | Johan Oremo | Gefle IF | |
| 2008-07-29 | 28 | Kristoffer Näfver | Örebro SK | Loan |

### Players out

| Date | No. | Player | To | Comments |
| 2007-11-30 | 7 | Johan Arneng | Aalesunds FK | |
| 2007-01-01 | 27 | Feliciano Magro | IFK Norrköping | |
| 2008-01-08 | 20 | Patrick Amoah | Ciudad de Lorquí | |
| 2008-01-01 | 25 | Eldin Kozica | | End of contract |
| 2008-02-08 | 4 | Dennis Boskailo | Falkenbergs FF | Loan |
| 2008-02-25 | 3 | Robert Stoltz | Enköpings SK | Loan |
| 2008-02-26 | 35 | Tommi Vaiho | IK Frej | Loan |
| 2008-06-13 | 5 | Sölvi Ottesen | SønderjyskE | |
| 2008-07-02 | 26 | Nebojša Marinković | FK Partizan | End of Loan |
| 2008-07-29 | 13 | Per Johansson | Örebro SK | Loan |
| 2008-07-31 | 17 | Stefan Batan | Assyriska FF | Loan |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Sigurður Jónsson |
| Assistant manager | Paul Lindholm |
| Goalkeeping coach | Kjell Frisk |
| Fitness coach | Palmar Hreinsson |
Last updated: 26 July Source: Djurgårdens IF

### Kit

Supplier: Adidas Sponsor(s): ICA
| Home 2008 | Away 2008 |
Source:

### Other information

| Chairman | Bo Lundquist |
| Sport director | Bo Andersson |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stockholm Stadion (14 417 / 105x70 m) |
Updated to match played 26 July Source: Djurgårdens IF and Stockholm Stadion

## Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Svenska Cupen | 2008–09 UEFA Cup | 2008–09 UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | | SWE | Philip Hellquist | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | SWE | Robert Stoltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | SWE | Patrik Haginge | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | ISL | Sölvi Ottesen | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | FIN | Toni Kuivasto | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | NGA | Prince Ikpe Ekong | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | | GER | Jan Tauer | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | | SWE | Jones Kusi-Asare | 35 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | | BRA | Enrico Cardoso Nazaré | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | | FIN | Daniel Sjölund | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | SWE | Mattias Jonson | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | SWE | Per Johansson | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | GAM | Kebba Ceesay | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | GAM | Pa Dembo Touray | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | | SWE | Markus Johannesson | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | SWE | Stefan Batan | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | | SWE | Mikael Dahlberg | 31 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | | BRA | Thiago Quirino da Silva | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | | SWE | Martin Andersson | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | SVN | Andrej Komac | 31 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | | RSA | Lance Davids | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | | SWE | Peter Magnusson | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | | SWE | Sebastian Rajalakso | 29 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | | SRB | Nebojsa Marinkovic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | | SWE | Johan Oremo | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | | SWE | Kristoffer Näfver | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | | FIN | Aki Riihilahti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | SWE | Oskar Wahlström | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Robbin Sellin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | SWE | August Bergman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | SWE | Tobias Forsberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | GAM | Yanbuka Ceesay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals
## Competitions
### Allsvenskan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 40 | |
| 11 | GAIS | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 36 | |
| 13 | Gefle IF | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 14 | Ljungskile SK (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 24 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |

#### Matches

Results for Djurgårdens IF for season 2008.
NOTE: scores are written DIF first
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | TV | Djurgården scorers | Attendance |
| 2008-03-30 | Idrottsparken | Norrköping | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | Dahlberg, Rajalakso | 15 651 |
| 2008-04-05 | Stadion | Malmö | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | TV4 | Rajalakso | 13 379 |
| 2008-04-09 | Strömvallen | Gefle | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Rajalakso, Kusi-Asare | 4 328 |
| 2008-04-13 | Stadion | Halmstad | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Rajalakso, Ottesen | 8 947 |
| 2008-04-16 | Behrn Arena | Örebro | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | TV4 Sport | Rajalakso | 10 195 |
| 2008-04-21 | Stadion | GAIS | 0–0 | Allsvenskan | PPV | | 9 237 |
| 2008-04-24 | Råsunda | AIK | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | Quirino | 34 173 |
| 2008-04-28 | Stadion | Ljungskile | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Jonson, Ottesen | 8 915 |
| 2008-05-04 | Norrporten Arena | Sundsvall | 0–0 | Allsvenskan | PPV | | 5 047 |
| 2008-05-07 | Råsunda (H) | Hammarby | 0–2 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | | 20 346 |
| 2008-05-10 | Fredriksskans | Kalmar | 1–5 | Allsvenskan | TV4 | Kusi-Asare | 7 668 |
| 2008-07-02 | Stadion | Elfsborg | 0–2 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | | 10 241 |
| 2008-07-06 | Vångavallen | Trelleborg | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Jonson | 4 128 |
| 2008-07-12 | Råsunda (H) | Göteborg | 1–2 | Allsvenskan | TV4 | Tauer | 10 713 |
| 2008-07-21 | Olympia | Helsingborg | 0–2 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | | 12 737 |
| 2008-07-27 | Råsunda (H) | Helsingborg | 1–2 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Oremo | 10 114 |
| 2008-08-10 | Malmö Stadion | Malmö | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Kusi-Asare, Sjölund | 10 052 |
| 2008-08-17 | Stadion | Gefle | 2–0 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Kusi-Asare, Enrico | 6 712 |
| 2008-08-24 | Örjans Vall | Halmstad | 2–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Dahlberg, Komac | 5 621 |
| 2008-09-01 | Stadion | Örebro | 0–0 | Allsvenskan | PPV | | 8 140 |
| 2008-09-15 | Ullevi | GAIS | 1–2 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Oremo | 3 060 |
| 2008-09-24 | Råsunda (H) | AIK | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | Oremo | 22 312 |
| 2008-09-28 | Starke Arvid | Ljungskile | 1–0 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Kusi-Asare | 2 725 |
| 2008-10-02 | Stadion | Norrköping | 1–1 | Allsvenskan | TV4 Sport | Enrico | 5 332 |
| 2008-10-05 | Stadion | Sundsvall | 3–1 | Allsvenskan | PPV | Komac, Rajalakso, Quirino | 5 012 |
| 2008-10-20 | Råsunda | Hammarby | 0–3 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | | 12 483 |
| 2008-10-25 | Stadion | Kalmar | 0–1 | Allsvenskan | TV4 | | 7 823 |
| 2008-10-29 | Borås Arena | Elfsborg | 0–1 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | | 8 319 |
| 2008-11-01 | Ullevi | Göteborg | 1–3 | Allsvenskan | Canal + | Kusi-Asare | 8 070 |
| 2008-11-09 | Stadion | Trelleborg | 1–3 | Allsvenskan | None | Rajalakso | 5 300 |

### Svenska Cupen

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | TV | Djurgården scorers | Attendance |
| 2008-05-01 | Stadsparksvallen | Råslätt | 9–0 | Svenska Cupen | None | Quirino(2), Kusi-Asare, Ottesen, Marinković, Bergman, Sellin, Forsberg | 1 281 |
| 2008-05-17 | Strömvallen | Sirius | 2–4 | Svenska Cupen | TV4 | Hellqvist, Komac | |

### UEFA Cup

| Game | Date | Tournament | Round | Ground | Opponent | Score$^1$ | TV | Report |
| 1 | 17 July | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | HR | Flora | 0 – 0 | – | Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Attendance 5 386 Referee Luc Wilmes |
| 2 | 31 July | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round | A | Flora | 2 – 2 | – | Report Report link Kick off 17:45 EET Attendance 2 199 Referee Lasha Silagava Flora Djurgårdens IF 81' Post 82' Post 23' Enrico 55' Ekong |
| 3 | 14 August | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | HR | Rosenborg | 2 – 1 | Viasat Sport | Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Attendance 6 947 Referee Douglas McDonald Djurgårdens IF Rosenborg 38' Oremo 90' Enrico 75' Sapara |
| 4 | 28 August | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | A | Rosenborg | 0 – 5 | TV2 Zebra | Report Report link Kick off 19:00 CEST Referee Sascha Kever Rosenborg Djurgårdens IF 43' Iversen 58' Konan pen' (67) Iversen Skjelbred pen' (86) Iversen |

### Friendlies

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | Time | Djurgården scorers | Attendance |
| 2008-02-09 | Stadshagen | BP | 2–0 | Friendly | 13:00 | Enrico, Dahlberg | 2 000 |
| 2008-02-16 | Södertälje | FC Copenhagen | 1–4 | Friendly | 13:00 | Kusi-Asare | 1 345 |
| 2008-02-23 | Behrn Arena | Örebro | 2–1 | Friendly | 15:00 | Dahlberg, Batan | 2 114 |
| 2008-02-27 | Årsta IP | Sirius | 1–2 | Friendly | 16:00 | Rajalakso | 725 |
| 2008-03-01 | Strömvallen | Gefle | 3–2 | Friendly | 13:30 | Dahlberg (2), Kusi-Asare | 498 |
| 2008-03-09 | Stadshagen | Enköping | 3–0 | Friendly | 13:00 | Kusi-Asare, Y Ceesay, Hellqvist | |
| 2008-03-12 | Browns Club | GAIS | 2–2 | Friendly | 17:00 | Kusi-Asare, Almerares | |
| 2008-03-19 | Alcochete | AIK | 0–2 | Friendly | 17:00 | | |
| 2008-03-24 | Stadshagen | Mariehamn | 1–0 | Friendly | 15:00 | Kusi-Asare | 750 |
| 2008-06-13 | Wiklöf Holding Arena | Mariehamn | 2–3 | Friendly | 19:00 | Johannesson, Kusi-Asare | |
| 2008-06-13 | Ratina Stadion | Tampere United | 1–0 | Friendly | 17:30 | Hellqvist | |
| 2008-06-27 | Borgvallen, Hummelsta! | Örebro | 0–3 | Friendly | | | |
| 2008-10-15 | Kristinebergs IP | IK Frej | 1–0 | Friendly | 18:30 | Quirino | |

## Djurgården League Top Goalscorers/Assist in the Allsvenskan 2008 Season

Updated 10 November 2008
| Name | Matches | Goals |
| Sebastian Rajalakso | 27 | 7 |
| Jones Kusi-Asare | 29 | 6 |
| Johan Oremo | 14 | 3 |
| Mattias Jonson | 13 | 2 |
| Thiago Quirino da Silva | 22 | 2 |
| Sölvi Ottesen | 9 | 2 |
| Andrej Komac | 26 | 2 |
| Enrico Cardoso Nazaré | 22 | 2 |
| Mikael Dahlberg | 27 | 2 |
| Daniel Sjölund | 10 | 1 |
| Jan Tauer | 22 | 1 |
| Name | Matches | Assists |
| Enrico Cardoso Nazaré | 22 | 4 |
| Jan Tauer | 22 | 3 |
| Mikael Dahlberg | 27 | 3 |
| Patrik Haginge | 16 | 3 |
| Martin Andersson | 13 | 2 |
| Jones Kusi-Asare | 29 | 2 |
| Andrej Komac | 26 | 2 |
| Johan Oremo | 14 | 1 |
| Sölvi Ottesen | 9 | 1 |
| Daniel Sjölund | 10 | 1 |
| Markus Johannesson | 26 | 1 |

## Djurgården League Top Goalscorers/Assist in the UEFA Cup 2008–09

| Name | Matches | Goals |
| Enrico Cardoso Nazaré | 4 | 2 |
| Johan Oremo | 4 | 1 |
| Prince Ikpe Ekong | 4 | 1 |
| Name | Matches | Assists |
| Prince Ikpe Ekong | 4 | 2 |
| Mikael Dahlberg | 4 | 2 |