# 2011 IFK Göteborg season

The 2011 season was IFK Göteborg's 106th in existence, their 79th season in Allsvenskan and their 35th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished seventh for the second time in a row and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the semi-finals.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Marcus Sandberg |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Karl Svensson |
| 3 | DF | ISL | Logi Valgarðsson |
| 4 | FW | SWE | Andreas Drugge |
| 5 | MF | SWE | Philip Haglund |
| 6 | DF | SWE | Adam Johansson (captain) |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Tobias Hysén |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Thomas Olsson |
| 8 | DF | SWE | Emil Salomonsson |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Stefan Selaković (vice captain) |
| 10 | DF | ISL | Ragnar Sigurðsson |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Robin Söder |
| 14 | DF | ISL | Hjálmar Jónsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | SWE | Jakob Johansson |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Erik Lund |
| 18 | FW | SWE | Pär Ericsson |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Hannes Stiller |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Alexander Faltsetas |
| 21 | FW | SWE | Nicklas Bärkroth |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Tobias Sana |
| 23 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Eriksson |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Mikael Dyrestam |
| 25 | GK | SWE | Erik Dahlin |
| 27 | MF | SWE | Joel Allansson |
| 28 | MF | ISL | Elmar Bjarnason |
| 29 | MF | SWE | Kamal Mustafa |

#### Youth players with first-team appearances

Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | SWE | David Moberg Karlsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Lawal Ismail |

### Players in and out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | GK | David Asmar | 20 | Assyriska BK | Loan return | Winter | 2010 | — | fotbolltransfers.com |
| 5 | DF | Tuomo Turunen | 23 | Trelleborgs FF | Loan return | Winter | 2012 | — | fotbolltransfers.com |
| 29 | MF | Kamal Mustafa | 19 | Youth system | Promoted | Winter | 2011 | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 4 | FW | Andreas Drugge | 27 | Trelleborgs FF | Bosman | Winter | 2013 | Free | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 3 | DF | Logi Valgarðsson | 22 | FH | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | Undisclosed | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 27 | MF | Joel Allansson | 18 | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2015 | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 5 | MF | Philip Haglund | 24 | Heerenveen | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 8 | DF | Emil Salomonsson | 22 | Halmstads BK | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | ifkgoteborg.se |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 3 | DF | Nicklas Carlsson | 31 | IF Brommapojkarna | End of contract | Winter | Free | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 4 | DF | Petter Björlund | 21 | Utsiktens BK | End of contract | Winter | Free | ifkgoteborg.se |
| — | GK | David Asmar | 20 | Assyriska BK | End of contract | Winter | Free | fotbolltransfers.com |
| 5 | DF | Tuomo Turunen | 23 | Trelleborgs FF | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 10 | DF | Ragnar Sigurðsson | 25 | Copenhagen | Transfer | Summer | (~ 7.0M SEK) | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 21 | FW | Nicklas Bärkroth | 19 | IF Brommapojkarna | Loan | Summer | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 18 | FW | Pär Ericsson | 23 | Mjällby AIF | Loan | Summer | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 8 | MF | Thomas Olsson | 35 | Åtvidabergs FF | Loan | Summer | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Faltsetas | 24 | IK Brage | Loan | Summer | — | ifkgoteborg.se |
| 23 | MF | Sebastian Eriksson | 22 | Cagliari | Loan | Summer | — | ifkgoteborg.se |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| Number | Position | Name | 2011 Allsvenskan | 2011 Allsvenskan | 2011 Svenska Cupen | 2011 Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
| Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Marcus Sandberg | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Karl Svensson | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Logi Valgarðsson | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Andreas Drugge | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Philip Haglund | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Adam Johansson | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Tobias Hysén | 29 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 18 |
| 8 | DF | Emil Salomonsson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Stefan Selaković | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Robin Söder | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | David Moberg Karlsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Hjálmar Jónsson | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jakob Johansson | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Erik Lund | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Hannes Stiller | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 9 |
| 20 | FW | Lawal Ismail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Tobias Sana | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Mikael Dyrestam | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Erik Dahlin | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Joel Allansson | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Elmar Bjarnason | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Kamal Mustafa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left the club during the season |||||||||
| 8 | MF | Thomas Olsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | Ragnar Sigurðsson | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | FW | Pär Ericsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alexander Faltsetas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Nicklas Bärkroth | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | Sebastian Eriksson | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 |

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Karl Svensson | 4 | 1 | | | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Logi Valgarðsson | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | Philip Haglund | 3 | | | | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | Adam Johansson | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | Tobias Hysén | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Stefan Selaković | 4 | | 1 | | 5 | |
| 10 | DF | Ragnar Sigurðsson | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Robin Söder | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | |
| 14 | DF | Hjálmar Jónsson | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | |
| 15 | MF | Jakob Johansson | 6 | | | | 6 | |
| 16 | DF | Erik Lund | 7 | | | | 7 | |
| 19 | FW | Hannes Stiller | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | Tobias Sana | 4 | | | | 4 | |
| 23 | MF | Sebastian Eriksson | 4 | | | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Mikael Dyrestam | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Joel Allansson | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | Elmar Bjarnason | 9 | | 1 | | 10 | |
Source: ifkgoteborg.se Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Jonas Olsson | Head coach |
| Stefan Rehn | Assistant coach |
| Teddy Olausson | Assistant coach / U21 head coach |
| Jonas Hellberg | Fitness coach |
| Stefan Remnér | Goalkeeping coach |
| Fredrik Larsson | Physiotherapist |
| Jon Karlsson | Club doctor |
| Leif Swärd | Club doctor |
| Vahid Hamidy | Club doctor |
| Johan Örtendahl | Mental coach |
| Bertil Lundqvist | Equipment manager |
| Eijlert Björkman | U19 head coach |
| Jens Wålemark | U19 assistant coach |
| Roger Gustafsson | Head coach youth academy |
| Olle Sultan | Head scout |

### Other information

| Chairman | Kent Olsson |
| Club director | Seppo Vaihela |
| Director of sports | Håkan Mild |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Gamla Ullevi (18,900 / 105x68 m) |
Source: IFK Göteborg and Gamla Ullevi

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Allsvenskan | N/A | 7th | 4 April 2011 | 23 October 2011 |
| Svenska Cupen | Round 3 | Semi-finals | 12 May 2011 | 14 September 2011 |
Source: Competitions

### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | GAIS | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 51 | |
| 6 | BK Häcken | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 49 | |
| 7 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 44 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Gefle IF | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 41 | |
* ↑ AIK qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as they received the qualifying spot reserved for the winner of 2011 Svenska Cupen, as cup winner Helsingborg were already qualified to the UEFA Champions League through winning Allsvenskan. Kalmar FF, Svenska Cupen runners-up 2011, qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

### Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.