# 2022 IFK Göteborg season

The 2022 season was IFK Göteborg's 117th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 46th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. League play started on 3 April and ended on 6 November.

## Players
### Squad

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 | SUR | Warner Hahn |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Emil Salomonsson |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Carl Johansson |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Eman Markovic |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Eriksson |
| 8 | MF | SYR | Hosam Aiesh |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Marcus Berg (captain) |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Suleiman Abdullahi |
| 11 | FW | EST | Erik Sorga |
| 13 | MF | SWE | Gustav Svensson |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Gustaf Norlin |
| 15 | FW | SWE | Alfons Nygaard |
| 16 | FW | SWE | Linus Carlstrand |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Oscar Wendt (vice-captain) |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Felix Eriksson |
| 19 | MF | SWE | Hussein Carneil |
| 20 | DF | SWE | Johan Bångsbo |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Simon Thern |
| 24 | MF | CIV | Abundance Salaou |
| 26 | DF | NED | Tim van Assema |
| 27 | DF | IRQ | Alai Ghasem |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Lucas Kåhed |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Saidu Salisu (on loan from Kano Pillars) |
| 30 | DF | SWE | Mattias Bjärsmyr (3rd captain) |
| 31 | GK | SWE | Gustav Lillienberg |
| 99 | GK | SWE | Pontus Dahlberg |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Mikael Stahre | Head coach |
| Hannes Stiller | Assistant coach |
| Alexander Tengryd | Assistant coach |
| Stefan Remnér | Goalkeeping coach |
| Roland Kaldéus | Fitness coach |
| Kalle Olsson | Strength and conditioning coach |
| Fredrik Larsson | Physiotherapist |
| Kaj Leuther | Physiotherapist |
| Calle Persson | Physiotherapist |
| Rolf Gustavsson | Equipment manager |
| Håkan Lindahl | Equipment manager |
| Stig Torbjørnsen | Head scout |
| Olle Sultan | Scout |
| Fred Jähnke | Match analyst |

### Other information

| Chairman | Richard Berkling |
| Club director | Håkan Mild |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gamla Ullevi (18,600 / 105x68 m) |
Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Allsvenskan | Matchday 1 | 8th | 3 April 2022 | 6 November 2022 |
| 2021–22 Svenska Cupen | Round 2 | Quarter-finals | 17 August 2021 | 13 March 2022 |
Updated to match played 6 November 2022 Source: Competitions

### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 49 |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 37 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 November 2022. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

### Svenska Cupen
#### 2021–22

    The tournament continued from the 2021 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IFKG | NIF | MAIF | LAN |
| 1 | IFK Göteborg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage | | | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Norrby IF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | | 1–1 | | | |
| 3 | Mjällby AIF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | 0–0 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Landskrona BoIS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | | 1–3 | | |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2022–23

    The tournament continued into the 2023 season.

##### Qualification stage
## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1.

### Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.