# List of IFK Göteborg chairmen

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg, commonly known as IFK Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. IFK Göteborg is a member-owned association, and the club's annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. Each club member has one vote. The general meeting approves the accounts, votes to elect the chairman and other board members, and decides on incoming motions. The most recently elected chairman is Magnus Nilsson.
The following is a list of chairmen of IFK Göteborg and the club's major titles from the founding of the club in 1904 to the present day. From its inception until 31 December 2017, all sections were part of the same sports club, but starting on 1 January 2018, the sections became separate organisations, under a parent alliance organisation called "IFK Göteborg". The previous organisation number was taken over by the new football organisation. The list includes chairmen of the club up to and including 2017, and chairmen of the football organisation from 2018 on, and does not include chairmen of individual sections or the alliance organisation. A separate board and chairman for football existed at times, for example in 1931 when Carl Linde was its chairman, while Knut Albrechtsson headed the club board.
As of the start of the 2025 season, 22 men have held the club chairmanship, of whom only one, Herbert Johansson, have held the job for multiple spells. Counting each of his two periods separately, there have been 23 chairmen. The most successful IFK Göteborg chairman in terms of trophies won is Gunnar Larsson, under whose stewardship the side won the Swedish championships ten times, Svenska Cupen three times, and the UEFA Cup twice. Nils Grönwall is the club's longest-serving chairman, having held the post for 22 years, from 1947 to 1968.

## Key
### Table headers

* From and To – If no exact date is given, the main years when the chairman held his position are displayed.
* Championship titles – Swedish championship title winning seasons while each man was chairman of IFK Göteborg. This column is sorted by number of titles won.
* Other titles – Other notable title the club won while the chairman held his position. The cell is sorted by number of titles won.
* Ref – Reference for the chairman.

## Chairmen

    As of 27 February 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | From | To | Championship titles | Other titles |
| 1st | Arthur Wingren | Swedish | 4 October 1904 | 1905 | – | – |
| 2nd | Carl Fredrik Andersson | Swedish | 1906 | 1906 | – | – |
| 3rd | P. A. Sjöholm | Swedish | 1907 | 1910 | 1908 1910 | – |
| 4th | Carl Helgesson | Swedish | 1911 | 1914 | – | 1912–13 Svenska Serien 1913–14 Svenska Serien |
| 5th | Herbert Johansson | Swedish | 1915 | 1919 | 1918 | 1914–15 Svenska Serien 1915–16 Svenska Serien 1916–17 Svenska Serien |
| 6th | Carl "Ceve" Linde | Swedish | 1920 | 1920 | – | – |
| 7th | Knut Albrechtsson | Swedish | 1921 | 1931 | – | – |
| 8th | Julius Rothenberg | Swedish | 1932 | 1934 | – | – |
| 9th | Herbert Johansson | Swedish | 1935 | 1946 | 1934–35 1941–42 | 1938–39 Division 2 |
| 10th | Nils Grönwall | Swedish | 1947 | 1968 | 1957–58 | 1950–51 Division 2 |
| 11th | Erik Johannesson | Swedish | 1969 | 1971 | 1969 | – |
| 12th | Bertil Westblad | Swedish | 1972 | 1981 | – | 1978–79 Svenska Cupen 1976 Division 2 |
| 13th | Gunnar Larsson | Swedish | 1982 | 2000 | 1982 1983 1984 1987 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 | 1981–82 UEFA Cup 1986–87 UEFA Cup 1981–82 Svenska Cupen 1982–83 Svenska Cupen 1991 Svenska Cupen |
| 14th | Kurt Eliasson | Swedish | 2001 | 2002 | – | – |
| 15th | Bengt Halse | Swedish | 2003 | 2005 | – | – |
| 16th | Stig Lundström | Swedish | 2006 | 9 March 2009 | 2007 | 2008 Svenska Cupen 2008 Svenska Supercupen |
| 17th | Kent Olsson | Swedish | 9 March 2009 | 4 March 2013 | – | – |
| 18th | Bertil Rignäs | Swedish | 4 March 2013 | 6 March 2014 | – | 2012–13 Svenska Cupen |
| 19th | Karl Jartun | Swedish | 6 March 2014 | 7 March 2016 | – | 2014–15 Svenska Cupen |
| 20th | Frank Andersson | Swedish | 7 March 2016 | 5 March 2018 | – | – |
| 21st | Mats Engström | Swedish | 5 March 2018 | 15 March 2021 | – | 2019–20 Svenska Cupen |
| 22nd | Richard Berkling | Swedish | 15 March 2021 | 27 February 2025 | – | – |
| 23rd | Magnus Nilsson | Swedish | 27 February 2025 | | – | – |

## Citations

* 1 2 IFK Göteborg – Stadgar för IFK Göteborg Fotboll.
* ↑ Bernmar, Skånberg & Öberg 1979, p. 98.
* ↑ Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 181.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 IFK Göteborg – Ordföranden.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ifkdb.se – IFK Göteborgs 21 ordförande.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 357.
* ↑ Josephson & Jönsson 2004, pp. 357–358.
* 1 2 3 Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 358.
* ↑ Josephson & Jönsson 2004, pp. 358–359.
* 1 2 3 Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 359.
* 1 2 3 4 Josephson & Jönsson 2014, p. 53.
* ↑ Matteoni 2009.
* ↑ Larsson 2013.
* ↑ Svendsen 2014.
* ↑ Grill 2016.
* ↑ Trollér 2018.
* ↑ IFK Göteborg 2021.