Elfsborg
Full name	Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg
Nickname(s)	Di Gule (The Yellow Ones) Eleganterna (The Elegant Ones)
Founded	1904
Ground	Borås Arena, Borås
Capacity	17,800
Chairman	Bosse Johansson
Manager	Magnus Haglund
League	Allsvenskan
2006	Allsvenskan, 1st
Home colours Away colours

IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club, formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag), has won 5 national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and 2 national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, their main rivals are IFK Göteborg and Norrby IF. Image File history File links If_elfsborg. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... BorÃ¥s Arena is a football stadium in BorÃ¥s, Sweden. ... BorÃ¥s is a city in Västergötland in western Sweden, situated at . ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This article is about the football league. ... The 2006 season in Swedish football, starting January 2006 and ending December 2006: // Events 18 January 2005: The Swedish national team plays a friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia against the hosts, causing upset home in Sweden when it is revealed that no women are allowed at the stadium. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin black sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin white sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... IF Elfsborg is a Swedish sports club located in BorÃ¥s, with several sections: IF Elfsborg - football section. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... BorÃ¥s is a city in Västergötland in western Sweden, situated at . ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... The 2006 season in Swedish football, starting January 2006 and ending December 2006: // Events 18 January 2005: The Swedish national team plays a friendly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia against the hosts, causing upset home in Sweden when it is revealed that no women are allowed at the stadium. ... This article is about the football league. ... The IFK Göteborg squad year 1905. ... Norrby IF is a Swedish football club from BorÃ¥s. ...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Abbas Hassan 2 DF Mathias Florén 4 DF Johan Karlsson 5 DF Martin Andersson 6 FW Daniel Alexandersson 7 MF Jari Ilola 8 MF Anders Svensson 9 FW Mathias Svensson 10 MF Samuel Holmén 11 DF Daniel Mobaeck 12 DF Marcus Falk-Olander 14 FW Denni Avdić

No. Position Player 17 FW James Keene 18 FW Fredrik Berglund 19 DF Fredrik Björck 20 MF Emir Bajrami 21 FW Leandre Griffit 22 DF Andreas Augustsson 24 MF Stefan Ishizaki 25 MF Elmin Kurbegović 26 DF Anders Selander 27 MF Daniel Eres 30 GK Johan Wiland — DF Johan Sjöberg (on loan to Fredrikstad FK)

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Achievements

Borås Arena before a game between IF Elfsborg and Örgryte IS in April 17, 2005. It is a modern stadium, built in 2005. Before that, Elfsborg played at Ryavallen.

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (5): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006
• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (5): 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1961, 2006
  • Runners-up (5): 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1965, 1977
• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (2): 2001, 2003
  • Runners-up (3): 1942, 1980–81, 1996–97
• Supercupen:
  • Winners (1): 2007

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Records

• Most appearances, total: 410, Sven Jonasson
• Most goals scored, total: 252, Sven Jonasson
• Away victory, Allsvenskan: 12-2 vs. IFK Eskilstuna, 19 April 1936
• Highest attendance, Ryavallen: 22.654 vs. IFK Norrköping, 1961
• Highest attendance, Borås Arena: 17,070 vs. Kalmar FF, 4 July 2005

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Noted players

• Thomas Ahlström
• Kristoffer Arvhage
• Hasse Berggren
• Fredrik Berglund
• Ove Grahn
• Sven Jonasson
• Jon Jönsson
• Andreas Klarström
• Tobias Linderoth
• Anders Svensson
• Mathias Svensson

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External links

• IF Elfsborg - official site
• Guliganerna - official supporter club site
• Ålgårdsläktaren - supporter site
• BornYellow - history and statistics
• Vi Gule - supporter forum