# Degerfors IF

Degerfors IF is a Swedish professional football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan.

## Background

Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939, making use of their new home ground at Stora Valla. Up until 1966, the club regularly appeared in the Allsvenskan; however, in recent decades they have played at the highest level for 5 seasons from 1993 to 1997. Their record attendance is 21,065 spectators when Degerfors IF played IFK Norrköping in 1963.
The club is affiliated to the Värmlands Fotbollförbund.

## Season to season

| Season | Level | Division | Section | Position | Movements |
| 1993 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 12th | |
| 1994 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 8th | |
| 1995 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 9th | |
| 1996 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 9th | |
| 1997 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 13th | Relegated |
| 1998 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Norra | 8th | |
| 1999 | Tier 2 | Division 1 | Norra | 9th | Relegated |
| 2000 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 4th | |
| 2001 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 4th | |
| 2002 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 2nd | |
| 2004 | Tier 3 | Division 2 | Västra Svealand | 1st | Promoted |
| 2005 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 13th | |
| 2006* | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 11th | |
| 2007 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 8th | |
| 2008 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 16th | Relegated |
| 2009 | Tier 3 | Division 1 | Norra | 1st | Promoted |
| 2010 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 10th | |
| 2011 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 5th | |
| 2012 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 12th | |
| 2013 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 4th | |
| 2014 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 7th | |
| 2015 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 9th | |
| 2016 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 12th | |
| 2017 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 8th | |
| 2018 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 7th | |
| 2019 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 5th | |
| 2020 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2021 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 13th | |
| 2022 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 13th | |
| 2023 | Tier 1 | Allsvenskan | | 15th | Relegated |
| 2024 | Tier 2 | Superettan | | 1st | Promoted |

## Players

    As of 15 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 | SWE | Wille Jakobsson |
| 2 | DF | MLI | Mamadouba Diaby |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Leon Hien |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Juhani Pikkarainen |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Ohlsson (born 1992) |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Nahom Girmai |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Adi Fišić |
| 10 | MF | SWE | Marcus Rafferty |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Christos Gravius |
| 12 | DF | SWE | Erik Lindell |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Nasiru Moro |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Ohlsson (born 1993) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | CIV | Luc Kassi |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Teo Grönborg |
| 19 | FW | PLE | Omar Faraj (on loan from Zamalek) |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Elias Barsoum |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Elias Pihlström |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Maill Lundgren |
| 23 | MF | SWE | Alexander Hedén Lindskog |
| 24 | MF | SWE | De Pievre Ilunga |
| 25 | GK | SWE | Rasmus Forsell |
| 27 | FW | GHA | Ziyad Salifu |
| 30 | DF | POR | Bernardo Morgado (captain) |

## Staff
### Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Tobias Solberg & Andreas Holmberg |
| Technical Director | Patrik Werner |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Maria Busk Madland |
| Team Manager | Stig Ekman |
Source:

## Managers

* Arnold Andersson-Tagner (1936–37)
* István Wampetits (1937–44)
* Einar Skeppstedt (1945–47)
* Edmund Crawford (1948–49)
* Karl-Erik Jakobsson (1950)
* Imre Markos (1951–53)
* Gunnar Andersson (1953)
* Karl Neschy (1954–57)
* Olle Åhlund (1957–59)
* Bill Burnikell (1960–61)
* Tore Karlsson (1961)
* Gunnar Nordahl (1961–64)
* Vilmos Varszegi (1965–66)
* Ernst Bohlin (1961–67)
* Tore Karlsson (1968)
* Åke Klintberg (1969)
* Olle Åhlund (1970)
* Tore Karlsson (1971–72)
* Håkan Höglander (1973–74)
* Curt Edenvik (1975)
* Tord Grip (1976)
* Sven-Göran Eriksson (1977–78)
* Lars-Åke Bäckström (1979–80)
* Peter Pallman (1980)
* Janusz Pekowski (1981–82)
* Dave Mosson (1983–85)
* Björn Juhlin (1986–87)
* Lars Henriksson (1988)
* Kenneth Sundkvist (1989)
* Sören Cratz (1990–92)
* Börje Andersson (1993)
* Erik Hamrén (1994)
* Sören Cratz (1995–96)
* Bosse Nilsson (1997)
* Örjan Glans (1998)
* Kenneth Norling (1999–2001)
* Dave Mosson (2002–04)
* Tony Gustavsson (2005–06)
* Mark Selmer (2007)
* Milenko Vukčević (2007)
* Jan Stahre (2008)
* Patrik Werner (2009–2016)
* Stefan Jacobsson (2016–2019)
* Tobias Solberg and Andreas Holmberg (2020–)

## Achievements
### League

* Allsvenskan:
** Runners-up (2): 1940–41, 1963
* Division 1 Norra:
** Winners (1): 2009
* Superettan:
** Winners (1): 2024

### Cups

* Svenska Cupen:
** Winners (1): 1992–93

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Värmlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
* ↑ "GAIS – Lagfacta – Degerfors IF". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
* ↑ "Spelartrupp" (in Swedish). Degerfors IF. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
* ↑ http://www.nwt.se/sport/folj_degerfors/article1116863.ece?service=mobile