IFK Norrköping

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IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrkoping logo.svg
Full nameIdrottsföreningen
Kamraterna Norrköping
Nickname(s)Peking (Beijing)
Snoka
Kamraterna (The comrades)
VitaBlå (WhiteBlue)
Founded29 May 1897; 124 years ago (1897-05-29)
StadiumPlatinumCars Arena, Norrköping (Östgötaporten, Nya Parken, Idrottsparken)
Capacity17,234
ChairmanSakarias Mårdh
ManagerRikard Norling
LeagueAllsvenskan
2021Allsvenskan, 7th
WebsiteClub website
A chart showing the progress of IFK Norrköping through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
Nya Parken
IFK Norrköping supporter group Peking Fanz.

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Östgötaporten.[1] The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are white and blue. Formed on 29 May 1897, the club have won thirteen national championship titles and six national cup titles.

The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943.[2] IFK Norrköping were most successful during the 1940s, when they won five Swedish championships and two Svenska Cupen titles under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler and with players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm.

IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan, their first win since 1989, which also gave them a spot in the second qualification round of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.

History[]

IFK Norrköping dominated Swedish football in the post war era and won the first division 11 times in 20 years, culminating in the league triumph of 1963. It took the club another 26 years before adding championship title number 12 to the trophy cabinet.

On 31 October 2015, IFK Norrköping won their 13th championship title after defeating the defending champions Malmö FF with 2–0 away in Swedbank Stadion in Malmö in the last round of 2015 Allsvenskan. This was the second time in a row they had to wait 26 years between titles.[3] On 8 November IFK Norrköping won supercupen against Swedish cup winners IFK Göteborg. The result was 3–0 after a dominating performance from the reigning Swedish champions.

Rivalries[]

The club used to have a fierce rivalry with IK Sleipner, also from Norrköping, before Sleipner's fall from the higher divisions. Another historic rivalry is that against Åtvidabergs FF, also from the province of Östergötland, which was especially tense in the 1970s and early 2010s. This rivalry has lost importance since Åtvidaberg were relegated from Allsvenskan. IFK Norrköping also maintains a rivalry with Malmö FF; the fixtures between the clubs is sometimes known as "The Working Class Derby"[citation needed]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 9 December 2021[4]

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 Sweden SWE Oscar Jansson
3 DF Israel ISR Yahav Gurfinkel
4 DF Denmark DEN Marco Lund
5 FW Sweden SWE Christoffer Nyman
6 DF Sweden SWE Linus Wahlqvist
7 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Fransson
8 MF Nigeria NGA Ishaq Abdulrazak
9 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Adegbenro
10 MF Sweden SWE Jonathan Levi
11 DF Sweden SWE Christopher Telo
14 DF Albania ALB Egzon Binaku
15 FW Sweden SWE Carl Björk
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Sweden SWE Viktor Agardius
17 DF Sweden SWE Theodore Rask
18 MF Iceland ISL Ari Freyr Skúlason
21 DF Sweden SWE Dino Salihovic
23 MF Sweden SWE Maic Sema
24 GK Sweden SWE Wille Jakobsson
25 FW Sweden SWE Emanuel Chabo
26 MF Sweden SWE Kristoffer Khazeni
27 MF Iceland ISL Jóhannes Kristinn Bjarnason
28 DF Iceland ISL Oliver Stefánsson
29 GK Sweden SWE Julius Lindgren
31 DF Sweden SWE Edvin Tellgren

Out on loan[]

As of 17 August 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Iceland ISL Finnur Tómas Pálmason (on loan to KR until the end of 2021 season)
17 DF Sweden SWE Theodore Rask (at IF Sylvia)[A]
19 FW Sweden SWE Lucas Lima (on loan to Östers IF until the end of 2021 season)
21 DF Sweden SWE Dino Salihovic (at IF Sylvia)[A]
20 DF Honduras HON Kevin Álvarez (on loan to Real España until December 31, 2021)
22 MF Sweden SWE Manasse Kusu (on loan to Östers IF until the end of 2021 season)
24 GK Sweden SWE Wille Jakobsson (at IF Sylvia)[A]
30 GK Sweden SWE Felix Jakobsson (on loan to Jönköpings Södra until the end of 2021 season)
- FW Sweden SWE Liam Olausson (at IF Sylvia)[A][B]

Retired numbers[]

  • 12 – Fans of the club

Winners of Guldbollen[]

Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (right) playing in a 1964 game against Malmö FF.

League top scorers[]

Allsvenskan[]

Superettan (Division II 1924/1925–1986 and Division I 1987–1999)[]

Management[]

Technical staff[]

As of 10 January 2021[5]

Name Role
Sweden Rikard Norling Head coach
Sweden Kim Hellberg Assistant coach
Sweden Mathias Florén Assistant coach
Sweden Marcus Falk-Olander Fitness coach
Sweden Maths Elfvendal Goalkeeping coach
Sweden Tony Martinsson Youth academy director[6]
Sweden Nicolas Santi Aguilar Physiotherapist
Sweden Peter Rockborn Club doctor
Sweden Peter Cratz Club doctor
Sweden Bengt Janzon Club doctor
Sweden Daniel Ekwall Mental coach
Sweden Lennart Linder Equipment manager
Sweden Håkan Wetell Human Resource

Honours[]

League[]

1963: Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands
  • Swedish Champions[C]
    • Winners (13): 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1989, 2015
  • Allsvenskan:
  • Superettan:
    • Winners (1): 2007
    • Runners-up (1): 2010
  • Mästerskapsserien:
    • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992

Cups[]

IFK Norrköping in Europe[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1956–57 European Cup 1R Italy Florentina 0–1 1–1 1–2
1957–58 European Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–2 3–4
1962–63 European Cup PR Albania Partizani Tirana 2–0 1–1 3–1
1R Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–5 2–6
1963–64 European Cup PR Belgium Standard Liége 2–0 0–1 2–1
1R Italy Milan 1–1 2–5 3–6
1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–1 2–2 6–3
2R Norway Lyn 3–2 0–2 3–4
1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–1 0–1 5–2
2R West Germany Schalke 04 0–0 0–1 0–1
1972–73 UEFA Cup 1R Romania Flamura Roşie Arad 2–0 2–1 4–1
2R Italy Inter Milan 0–2 2–2 2–4
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R Scotland Hibernian 0–0 2–3 2–3
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R England Southampton 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
2R Italy Roma 1–0 0–1
(2–4 p) 		1–1
1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Italy Sampdoria 2–1 0–2 2–3
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1R Germany 1. FC Köln 0–0 1–3 1–3
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 4–0 2–1 6–1
2R France Monaco 1–2 0–1 1–3
1992–93 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Torino 1–0 0–3 1–3
1993–94 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium KV Mechelen 0–1 1–1
(aet) 		1–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov 3–3 0–1 3–4
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Faroe Islands GÍ 2–1 2–0 4–1
1R Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 2–2 1–2 3–4
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Norway Rosenborg 3–2 1–3 4–5
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kosovo Prishtina 5–0 1–0 6–0
2Q Lithuania Trakai 2–1 1–2
(3–5 p) 		3–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 2–0 4–1
2Q Latvia Liepāja 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 1–3 2–4

Records[]

  • Most played games (Allsvenskan or Division I):
Sweden Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, 321 games (1949–65)
  • Most league goals (Allsvenskan or Division I):
Sweden Henry "Putte" Källgren, 126 goals (1951–60)
  • Most spectators:
32 234 against Malmö FF, 7 June 1956
  • Biggest victory (Allsvenskan or Division I):
11–1 against Djurgårdens IF, 14 October 1945.
  • Biggest defeat (Allsvenskan or Division I):
0 – 11 against Örgryte IS, 6 April 1928 and Helsingborgs IF, 22 September 1929
  • Most expensive player:
Midfielder Sweden Alexander Fransson, from Switzerland FC Basel for approximately 10 million SEK, 2018.
  • Most expensive sale:
Left Winger Montenegro Sead Hakšabanović, to Russia Rubin Kazan for approximately 65 million SEK, 2021.
The previous record sale was Iceland Arnór Sigurdsson, to Russia CSKA Moscow for approximately 40 million SEK, 2016.

Managerial history[]

List of IFK Norrköping managers 1905– [8] [9] [10]

Affiliate clubs[]

Other sections[]

IFK Norrköping also maintains departments for women's football, set up in 2009, orienteering, bowling and bandy. The bandy team played in Sweden's highest division in 1937.

Part of the club was also an ice hockey team which played in the seasons 1950/51 and 1955/56 in the highest Swedish division. The ice hockey teams of IFK and local rivals IK Sleipner were joined in 1967 to form IF IFK/IKS, known from 1973 forward as IK Vita Hästen ("Ice Hockey Club White Horse") which evolved into today's HC Vita Hästen.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d IFK Norrköping have a cooperation with IF Sylvia and might temporarily loan out players eligible for games for both clubs during the season.
  2. ^ Player with an apprenticeship contract.
  3. ^ The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Östergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/ifknorrkoping/article21682097.ab[bare URL]
  4. ^ "IFK Norrköpings trupp" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ Truppen‚ ifknorrkoping.se, 4 January 2018
  6. ^ Tony Martinsson‚ ifknorrkopingungdom.se, 4 January 2018
  7. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" [Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  8. ^ IFK Norrköping tränare 1921–2003 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine‚ gruvstugan.com, 6 January 2018
  9. ^ IFK Norrköpings historia – Tränare/Lagledare‚ tomasjunglander.se, 7 January 2018
  10. ^ IFK Norrköpings historia – lagbild 1905‚ tomasjunglander.se, 7 January 2018
  11. ^ Samarbetet med Sylvia‚ svenskafans.com, 21 January 2014
  12. ^ Officiellt: Husqvarna FF lånar Julius Lindgren‚ svenskafans.com, 24 August 2017

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