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.

Degerfors

Full name	Degerfors Idrottsförening
Nickname(s)	Bruket
Founded	13 January 1907; 118 years ago (1907-01-13)
Ground	Stora Valla, Degerfors
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Ulrika Eriksson
Head coach	Henok Goitom
League	Allsvenskan
2024	Superettan, 1st of 16 (Promoted)
Website	degerforsif.se
Home colours Away colours
Current season

A chart showing the progress of Degerfors IF through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.

The Degerfors team celebrating a 2010 Superettan goal while wearing their traditional red and white home kit.

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.^[1]

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 * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.[2]

Players

As of 29 July 2025^[3]

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 Hjalmar Smedberg 25 GK  SWE Rasmus Forsell 27 FW  GHA Ziyad Salifu 30 DF  POR Bernardo Morgado (captain) — GK  EST Matvei Igonen — FW  SWE Richie Omorowa (on loan from Samsunspor)

Staff

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	William Lundin
Technical Director	Patrik Werner
Goalkeeping Coach	Maria Busk Madland
Team Manager	Stig Ekman

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Managers

See also: Category:Degerfors IF managers

Degerfors 42–43 Allsvenskan squad with Gunnar Nordahl.

• 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)^[4]
• Stefan Jacobsson (2016–2019)
• Tobias Solberg and Andreas Holmberg (2020–2023)
• William Lundin (2024–)

Honours

Stora Valla

League

• Allsvenskan:
  • Runners-up: 1940–41, 1963

• Superettan:
  • Winners: 2024

• Division 1 Norra:
  • Winners: 2009

Cups

• Svenska Cupen:
  • Winners: 1992–93