# IF Sylvia

IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 19 May 1922, plays in the fourth tier of Swedish football, Division 2. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund.
In the early years, the club was also playing bandy and other sports.
In March 2013, IF Sylvia and IFK Norrköping started a cooperation where Sylvia will act as a nursery for youth player from IFK. Sylvia will also be able to loan players from IFK at short notice.

## Achievements

* Division 1 Södra:
** Winners (1): 2006
** Runners-up (1): 2011
* Division 2 Södra Svealand:
** Winners (1): 2018
* Division 2 Västra Svealand:
** Runners-up (2): 1994, 1997
* Division 3 Östra Svealand:
** Winners (1): 1993

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
| 1993 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Östra Svealand | 1st | Promoted |
| 1994 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 2nd' | Promotion Playoffs |
| 1995 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 4th | |
| 1996 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 5th | |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs – Promoted |
| 1998 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Södra | 3rd | |
| 1999 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Norra | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 9th | |
| 2001 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 7th | |
| 2002 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 13th | |
| 2003 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 16th | Relegated |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 4th | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Svealand | 3rd | Promoted |
| 2006* | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2007 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 16th | Relegated |
| 2008 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Norra | 9th | |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 9th | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 3rd | |
| 2011 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 2nd | Promotion Playoffs |
| 2012 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 2013 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 2014 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Norra | 12th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Svealand | 6th | |
| 2016 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Svealand | 10th | |
| 2017 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Svealand | 6th | |
| 2018 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Svealand | 1st | Promoted |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Norra | 9th | |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Ettan | Norra | 5th | |
| 2021 | Tier 3 | Ettan | Norra | 10th | |
| 2022 | Tier 3 | Ettan | Norra | 10th | |
| 2023 | Tier 3 | Ettan | Norra | 16th | Relegated |
| 2024 | Tier 4 | Division 2 | Södra Svealand | 2nd | |

## Attendances

In recent seasons IF Sylvia have had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
| 2005 | 300 | Div 2 Östra Svealand | Tier 3 |
| 2006 | 233 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2007 | 1,357 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
| 2008 | 221 | Div 1 Norra | Tier 3 |
| 2009 | 241 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2010 | 305 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2011 | 430 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2012 | 254 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2013 | 218 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2014 | 154 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2015 | 163 | Div 2 Södra Svealand | Tier 4 |
| 2016 | 186 | Div 2 Södra Svealand | Tier 4 |
| 2017 | 66 | Div 2 Södra Svealand | Tier 4 |
| 2018 | ? | Div 2 Södra Svealand | Tier 4 |

## Records

* Highest attendance, Idrottsparken: 11,114 vs. IFK Norrköping, 3 May 2007 (Final score, 1–2, in Superettan)

## Current squad

    As of 1 September 2023
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 |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Sebastian Detterman |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Philip Bonde |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Edvin Tellgren (on loan from IFK Norrköping) |
| 5 | MF | SWE | Abdul Aziz |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Ali Kachmar |
| 7 | DF | SWE | Amer Jusic (on loan from Åtvidabergs FF) |
| 8 | DF | SWE | Hugo Lewander |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Eldin Ibrahimbegović |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Amer Ibrahimovic |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Jakob Lindahl |
| 12 | FW | SWE | Daniel Hanna |
| 13 | MF | SWE | Isak Ellbring |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Anton Ståhl |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Pontus Tillmar |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Besfort Kalludra |
| 18 | MF | SWE | David Ström |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Leo Jansson |
| 20 | FW | SWE | Aleksandar Azizovic |
| 22 | DF | SWE | Jonathan Jonsson |
| 23 | FW | SWE | John Bliderus Onoseke-Longadi |
| 24 | MF | SWE | Elvis Lindkvist |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Fritiof Hellichius |
| 30 | GK | SWE | David Andersson (on loan from IFK Norrköping) |

## Management
### Technical staff

As of 4 January 2018
| Name | Role |
| Rickard Johansson | Head coach |
| Daniel Jernberg | Assistant coach |
| Kim Vaattovaara | Assistant coach |
| Håkan Andersson | Physiotherapist |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Östergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
* ↑ Samarbetet med Sylvia‚ svenskafans.com, 21 January 2014
* ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – IF Sylvia". Retrieved 7 September 2010.
* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
* ↑ "IF Sylvias trupp" (in Swedish). IF Sylvia. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
* ↑ Truppen‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018