IFK Göteborg

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg
Nickname	Blåvitt (Blue-white) Änglarna (The Angels) Kamraterna (The Comrades)
Founded	1904
Ground	Gamla Ullevi & Ullevi, Göteborg
Capacity	16,500 & 43,200
Chairman	Bengt Halse
Manager	Arne Erlandsen
League	Allsvenskan
2004	Allsvenskan, 3rd
Home colours 　 Away colours

IFK Göteborg is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club is often refered to as only IFK, although this can be confusing as there are many other clubs in Sweden with that abbreviation as prefix. The club, formed 4 October 1904, has won 17 national championship titles, 4 national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups. Download high resolution version (408x621, 93 KB)IFK Göteborgs badge. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gamla Ullevi Stadium Old Ullevi, or Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Ullevi Stadium Ullevi Stadium, or Nya Ullevi literally New Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Gothenburg ( Swedish: Göteborg  listen? ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... The 2004 season in Swedish football: League tables Allsvenskan 1. ... left arm 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... body of kit template - modified to include white stripes File links The following pages link to this file: FC Den Bosch West Bromwich Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. PSV Eindhoven Athletic Bilbao Southampton F.C. Atlético de Madrid Tromsø I.L. Real Sociedad Udinese Calcio Futebol... 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... shorts 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... 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... soccer jersey left arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... soccer jersey right arm with white shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Oldham Athletic A.F.C. IFK Göteborg Malmö FF Template talk:Football kit Assyriska Helsingborgs IF Åtvidabergs FF User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... shorts 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... 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... IFK Göteborg is a Swedish sports club with several sections: IFK Göteborg - football section. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg  listen ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... The four-pointed star regularly used by member clubs Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (english: Sporting Society Comrades), usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in Sweden. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ...

IFK Göteborg, Malmö FF, and AIK are often considered to be the three biggest and most classic Swedish football clubs with 42 championship titles in total. IFK Göteborg is also the only Swedish team to have won a European cup competition, the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, where they have played the majority of the seasons during their existence. The last time they played in a lower league was in 1976. Malmö FF is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. They have also got a womens team named Malmö FF Dam. ... AIK is a Swedish sports club based in Solna, north of Stockholm. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

Main article: History of IFK Göteborg This article is about the history of the football section of IFK Göteborg. ...

IFK Göteborg was founded on 4 October 1904, becoming the 39th IFK association. A committee for football was created at the historical first meeting. The first match ever played ended in a 4-1 victory against a club from the local area, IK Viking. The foundation of IFK Göteborg was important for the development of football in the city, as until that point, Örgryte IS, the largest of the area clubs, had dominated the scene. IFK Göteborg represented some needed competition. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The four-pointed star regularly used by member clubs Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (english: Sporting Society Comrades), usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in Sweden. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Örgryte IS is a Swedish football club, based in Göteborg. ...

IFK Göteborg, became the first Swedish team in four years to beat Örgryte is in 1907. IFK won the Swedish Championships for the first time in 1908 by winning the cup tournament Svenska Mästerskapet, and three players from the club were selected to play for Sweden. IFK played international teams for the first time the same year, meeting the Danish clubs Østerbro BK and Boldklubben af 1893. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. ...

In 1910 the team played its first game ever using their blue and white striped jerseys. The team played 1-1 in a game in 1912 against what became the Swedish Olympic team, and the newspapers in Stockholm nominated IFK Göteborg as "the best Swedish football club ever". IFK Göteborg won Svenska Serien for the fifth time in a row 1917. The club gained its first official coach in 1921, Alexander Brody from Hungary. The first Swedish official national league, Allsvenskan, was started in the autumn 1924, the same year as the legendary Filip "Svarte-Filip" Johansson made his debut for IFK Göteborg. The club finished second, but "Svarte-Filip" scored 39 goals in 22 games and won the top-scoring league. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Stockholm City Hall Stockholm  listen is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ... Svenska Serien was the 1st level Swedish football league played 1910-1917 and 1920-1924. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

IFK finally won its first Allsvenskan title in the spring of 1935 after eight silver and bronze medals since the league start. Swedish football was no longer dominated by teams from Gothenburg in the later half of the thirties, and IFK Göteborg was relegated in 1937/38, although the team was promoted back to Allsvenskan the next season. Back in the highest division, IFK finished second as it was decided to finish the league, even after the breakout of World War II. 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg  listen ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

IFK Göteborg as Swedish Champions in 1958.

The 1940s were a sad time for the supporters of the club and the decade was ended by IFK being relegated from Allsvenskan for the second time. The only light in the dark was Gunnar Gren, being the top scorer in 1946/47. He was also awarded Guldbollen as the best player in Sweden, and won an Olympic Games gold medal with the Swedish team in 1948. IFK was promoted to Allsvenskan after one season in Division 2. IFK competed in a European cup (the European Champion Clubs' Cup) for the first time in 1958, being eliminated in the second round. The still unbeaten Allsvenskan record attendance of 52,194 was set when IFK played ÖIS on Nya Ullevi in 1959. IFK Göteborg, 1958. ... IFK Göteborg, 1958. ... Football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with almost 230,000 licensed players. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guldbollen, (eng. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Division 2 is the third level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 72 Swedish football teams. ... Champions League Logo European Champion Clubs Cup The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ullevi Stadium Ullevi Stadium, or Nya Ullevi literally New Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The team suprisingly won Allsvenskan in 1969 after a mediocre decade. What happened next became the darkest year in the history as the team was relegated the year after, in 1970. After three seasons in the second league, IFK had bought 34 players, but still hadn't managed to win Division 2. IFK was finally promoted to Allsvenskan in 1976. In 1978, IFK hired the coach Sven-Göran Eriksson to make IFK Göteborg a top team once again. He introduced the 4-4-2 system with "pressure and support", a system that was going to give IFK great success later on. The 70s ended with a second place in Allsvenskan and the first gold medal in Svenska Cupen. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Division 2 is the third level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 72 Swedish football teams. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Sven-Göran Eriksson  listen (born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... The Svenska Cupen (the Swedish Cup) is the main Swedish football Cup, which is qualifiyng for the UEFA Cup. ...

After reinforcing the team with several good players, IFK finished second in the league and reached the quarter-finals in the UEFA Cup. 1982 became a turbulent season, as the whole board was replaced, and the club almost going bankrupt, having to loan money from the supporter club to be able to go to Valencia and play the quarter-final in the UEFA Cup. After the troublesome start, IFK won everything they could win that year, including Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen, and the UEFA Cup, defeating Hamburger SV in the finals. UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Hamburger Sportverein (short HSV or Hamburger SV) are the principal football club in Hamburg, Germany. ...

IFK managed to field a strong team for a couple of years and won gold in both the league in 1983 and 1984 and the cup in 1983. In 1986, the team advanced to the semi-finals in the European Cup but was defeated after penalties against FC Barcelona. A new team of talents won both the UEFA Cup and Allsvenskan once again in 1987, after beating Dundee United in the finals. The new junior coach Roger Gustafsson took over the team in 1990, he was very successful and won Allsvenskan five times with IFK between 1990 and 1995. As IFK won Allsvenskan in 1993 they qualified for international play. IFK advanced to the group stage of the Champions League then facing FC Barcelona, Manchester United and Galatasaray. No one really believed that IFK would survive the group and enter the quarter-final stage, but IFK Göteborg won the group, but was eliminated by Bayern Munich after 0-0 in Munich and 2-2 at home. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish football (soccer) club from the city of Dundee. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ... Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ...

The last years before the new millennium was a disaster, with "only" a silver in 1997 and an eight place in 1998, after buying several expensive players without success. IFK changed coach in the middle of a season two years in a row, when the club never before had done that even once. The last year of the decade ended with a sixth place. The new millenium has offered varied results, almost being relegated in 2002, but also being involved in the top fight in both 2001 and 2004. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Colours and badge

The traditional colours of all IFK associations are blue and white, and IFK Göteborg is no exception. The first dress used was a blue jersey with a single horizontal white stripe and the regular four-pointed star in white on the chest, used by most IFK clubs. The next few years white and/or blue jerseys without stripes was used. In 1910, the first game was played in the blue and white vertically striped jersey and blue shorts. This dress has been in use as the home kit ever since, without any exceptions. A blue and white logotype of the main sponsor ICA, a grocery store chain, has figured on the dress front since 1982, and has almost become part of the dress. No other major sponsors are seen on the dress which, together with the long time use, has made the dress a classic in Swedish football. The traditional away kit is red and white, in different styles, even though other colour combinations, for example orange and white, have been used, mainly in the 1990s and 2000s. The 2005 away kit once again uses red and white. The four-pointed star regularly used by member clubs Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (english: Sporting Society Comrades), usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in Sweden. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... ICA (Inköps-Centralen Aktiebolag) is a Swedish corporate group in the retail business. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The badge of IFK Göteborg has its origins in the coat-of-arms of the city of Gothenburg which in turn is based on several other heraldic arms. The lion on a field of silver and blue is the heraldic arms of the Folkungaätt, holding the Three Crowns of Sweden, both symbols being used in the Coat of Arms of Sweden. This arm was granted to the city by Gustavus Adolphus. The coat-of-arms of Gothenburg sees the lion facing the sinister (heraldic right) side which often is interpreted as a fleeing lion, the normal being a lion facing the dexter (left) side, but IFK chose to have the lion facing dexter on the club badge. Adding the three letters IFK on top and the badge used since it first appearance in 1919 is complete. A modern coat of arms is derived from the mediæval practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg  listen ) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Heraldry is the science and art of describing of coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ... In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites: The noble (royal) clan of Folkungar, named Folkungaätten (ätt means clan), who in effect introduced inheritance of the throne during the 12th century. ... The Lesser Coat of Arms of the Realm of Sweden Three Crowns, or Tre Kronor, is a national emblem of Sweden. ... The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm, or Stora Riksvapnet, and the Lesser Coat of Arms of the Realm, or Lilla Riksvapnet, are the official coats of arms of Sweden. ... Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632 O.S.) (widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and in Protestant propaganda as Lion of the North) was the king of Sweden. ... The four-pointed star regularly used by member clubs Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna (english: Sporting Society Comrades), usually abbreviated IFK is a central organisation for a large number of sports clubs in Sweden. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Stadium

Gamla Ullevi seen from south-east.

IFK Göteborg's main home stadium is Gamla Ullevi where the majority of the games have been played since 1992 when the club moved back there from Ullevi which had been the home stadium since it was built in 1958. Games attracting large crowd, for example derbies against the rivals Örgryte IS, or international games are still played at the larger Ullevi arena. There are plans for a new arena that will be built on the same spot as Gamla Ullevi, which will be torn down. The new arena, currently nameless, is to be finished in 2007-2008. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Gamla Ullevi Stadium Old Ullevi, or Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Gamla Ullevi Stadium Old Ullevi, or Gamla Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ullevi Stadium Ullevi Stadium, or Nya Ullevi literally New Ullevi, is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Örgryte IS is a Swedish football club, based in Göteborg. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar There will be a United States Presidential Election this year; it will be the election of the fourty-fourth president of the United States. ...

Current squad

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Noted players

Listed according to when they debuted for IFK Göteborg (year in parentheses):

• 1910s-1920s: Erik Börjesson (1907), Herbert 'Murren' Karlsson (1917), Gunnar Rydberg (1921), Anders Rydberg (1923), Filip 'Svarte-Filip' Johansson (1924), Ernst Andersson (1927)
• 1930s-1940s: Arne Nyberg (1932), Holger 'Proppen' Bengtsson (1938), Gunnar Gren (1940), Rune 'Killing' Emanuelsson (1941)
• 1950s-1960s: Bengt 'Fölet' Berndtsson (1950), Bertil 'Bebben' Johansson (1954), Nils 'Tidan' Johansson (1955)
• 1970s: Ove Kindvall (1975), Björn Nordqvist (1975), Torbjörn Nilsson (1975), Ralf Edström (1977), Glenn Holm (1977), Tommy Holmgren (1977), Tord Holmgren (1977), Dan Corneliusson (1978), Glenn Hysén (1978), Glenn Strömberg (1979)
• 1980s: Stig Fredriksson (1980), Thomas Wernerson (1981), Johnny Ekström (1983), Roland Nilsson (1983), Stefan Petterson (1984), Klas Ingesson (1987), Mikael Nilsson (1987), Håkan Mild (1988), Kennet Andersson (1989), Pontus Kåmark (1989), Thomas Ravelli (1989)
• 1990s: Stefan Rehn (1990), Joachim Björklund (1992), Jesper Blomqvist (1993), Magnus Erlingmark (1993), Niclas Alexandersson (1996), Andreas Andersson (1996)
• 2000s: Peter Ijeh (2004)

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Noted managers

Listed according to when they became managers for IFK Göteborg (year in parentheses):

• 1910s-1940s: Jozef Nagy (1945)
• 1950s-1980s: Bertil 'Bebben' Johansson (1967), Sven-Göran Eriksson (1979)
• 1990s-2000s: Roger Gustafsson (1990), Bosse Johansson (2003)

Events and trends Technology Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper Harry Brearley invents stainless steel Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster Science Einsteins theory of general relativity Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the V1 flying bomb and the first ballistic missile, the... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Sven-Göran Eriksson  listen (born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ...

Achievements

• Swedish Champions:
  • Winners (17): 1908, 1910, 1918, 1934-35, 1941-42, 1957-58, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

• Allsvenskan:
  • Winners (12): 1934-35, 1941-42, 1957-58, 1969, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Runners-up (9): 1924-25, 1926-27, 1929-30, 1939-49, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1997

• Mästerskapsserien:
  • Winners (1): 1991

• Allsvenskan play-off:
  • Winners (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990
  • Runners-up (1): 1985

• Svenska Serien:
  • Winners (5): 1912-13, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1915-16, 1916-17

• Fyrkantsserien:
  • Winners (2): 1918, 1919

• Svenska Mästerskapet:
  • Winners (3): 1908, 1910, 1918

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners (4): 1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1991
  • Runners-up (3): 1985-86, 1998-99, 2004

• UEFA Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1981-82, 1986-87

• Royal League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2004-05

Football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with almost 230,000 licensed players. ... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... Mästerskapsserien was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions. ... Allsvenskan is the highest football league in Sweden, made up of 14 teams. ... Svenska Serien was the 1st level Swedish football league played 1910-1917 and 1920-1924. ... Fyrkantsserien (also Serien Stockholm-Göteborg) was an interim Swedish football league played 1918 and 1919 as Svenska Serien wasnt played. ... Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. ... The Svenska Cupen (the Swedish Cup) is the main Swedish football Cup, which is qualifiyng for the UEFA Cup. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... The Royal League is an annual Scandinavian football tournament, starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. ...

External links

• IFK Göteborg (http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/) - official site
• Supporterklubben Änglarna (http://www.anglarna.se/) - official supporter club site
• Alltid Blåvitt (http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/ifkgoteborg/) - supporter site
• Brown Bombers (http://www.angelz.net/) - ultras site
• Ultra Bulldogs (http://www.bulldogs97.com/) - ultras site
• YL/WCA (http://www.younglionsgbg.cjb.net/) - ultras site

References

Print

• IFK Göteborg 1904-2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. (2004). Wettergrens bokhandel (distributor). ISBN 91-631-4659-2

Online

• Jönsson, Ingemar (2003). IFK Göteborg (http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/). Retrieved Jun. 7, 2005.