# IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Sweden national team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
| 1993 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 9th | |
| 1994 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 7th | |
| 1995 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 12th | Relegated |
| 1996 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Mellersta Götaland | 1st | Promoted |
| 1997 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 10th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 1998 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 12th | Relegated |
| 1999 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Sydvästra Götaland | 4th | |
| 2000 | Tier 4 | Division 3 | Sydvästra Götaland | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 8th | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 6th | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Östra Götaland | 6th | |
| 2005 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Södra Götaland | 4th | Promoted |
| 2006* | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 10th | |
| 2007 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 5th | |
| 2008 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 2010 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2011 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 13th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2012 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 14th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2013 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 14th | Relegation Playoffs |
| 2014 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 9th | |
| 2015 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 10th | |
| 2016 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 11th | |
| 2017 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 6th | |
| 2018 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 13th | Relegation Playoffs - Relegated |
| 2019 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 7th | |
| 2020 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Södra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2021 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 1st | Promoted |
| 2022 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 10th | |
| 2023 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 5th | |
| 2024 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 14th | Relegation Playoffs |

## Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:
| Season | Average Attendance | Division / Section | Level |
| 2005 | 278 | Div 2 Södra Götaland | Tier 3 |
| 2006 | 484 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2007 | 378 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2008 | 439 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2009 | 351 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2010 | 874 | Div 1 Södra | Tier 3 |
| 2011 | 1,926 | Superettan | Tier 2 |
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 14 March, 2025
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 | FIN | Hugo Keto |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Johan Rapp |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Axel Björnström |
| 4 | DF | GHA | Rufai Mohammed |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Victor Larsson |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Hugo Andersson |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Carl Johansson |
| 8 | MF | RSA | Luke Le Roux |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Johnbosco Kalu |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Ajdin Zeljkovic |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Wenderson |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Albin Lohikangas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Fred Bozicevic |
| 18 | FW | SWE | Mohammad Alsalkhadi |
| 20 | DF | SWE | Freddy Winsth |
| 21 | MF | NGA | Ishaq Abdulrazak |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Simon Thern |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Emin Grozdanic |
| 26 | MF | SWE | Calle Johansson |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Johan Kenneryd |
| 28 | FW | GHA | Frank Junior Adjei |
| 31 | GK | SWE | David Mikhail |
| 32 | MF | SWE | Kenan Bilalovic |
| 39 | GK | SWE | Viktor Andersson |

### 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 |
| — | DF | BRA | Bernardo Vilar (at Al-Nasr (Kuwait) until 30 June 2025) |

## Achievements
### League

* Division 1 Södra:
** Winners (2): 2010, 2020
* Superettan:
** Winners (1): 2021