GAIS–IFK Göteborg rivalry

The fixture between football clubs GAIS and IFK Göteborg is a local derby in Gothenburg, Sweden and a fierce rivalry. The derby is sometimes called Göteborgsklassikern (transl. The Gothenburg Classic) or Arbetarderbyt (transl. The Worker's Derby). It is also commonly known by the collective term Göteborgsderby (transl. Gothenburg derby) which is also used for other fixtures between Gothenburg clubs. GAIS started playing football in 1897 and IFK Göteborg was founded in 1904, meeting each other for the very first time in 1905. GAIS had its glory period from the late 1910s to the early 1930s, while IFK have been the dominant team for the rest of the derby's existence, winning 18 Swedish championships as well as two UEFA Cup titles. The record attendance for second tier football in Sweden, and all club football outside Allsvenskan, was set at a derby in 1976.^[1]

GAIS–IFK Göteborg rivalry

GAIS and IFK Göteborg in a friendly match in 1937
Location	Gothenburg
Teams	GAIS IFK Göteborg
First meeting	10 September 1905 Göteborgsserien, klass 1 IFK Göteborg 11–0 GAIS
Latest meeting	28 April 2025 Allsvenskan IFK Göteborg 1–1 GAIS
Statistics
Meetings total	Competitive: 130
Most wins	Competitive: IFK Göteborg (61)
Largest victory	10 September 1905 Göteborgsserien, klass 1 IFK Göteborg 11–0 GAIS

Rivalry culture

The rivalry between GAIS and IFK Göteborg is the biggest in Gothenburg. The latest incident between the two teams occurred in February 2019. Around 13 seconds into the second half, supporters of IFK Göteborg made a pyroshow containing fireworks who injured the GAIS goalkeeper, Marko Johansson.^[2][3]

Honours

As of 27 February 2023

Honour	GAIS	IFK Göteborg
Swedish Championship	4	18
Allsvenskan	4	13
Allsvenskan play-offs	0	5
Mästerskapsserien	0	1
Svenska Serien	1	5
Fyrkantserien	0	2
Svenska Cupen	1	8
Svenska Supercupen	0	1
Svenska Mästerskapet	2	3
UEFA Cup	0	2

Matches

As of 30 September 2024

Sources: ^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Competition	Matches	Wins		Draws
		GAIS	IFK Göteborg
Allsvenskan	102	30	45	27
Svenska Serien	9	1	6	2
Division 2	6	1	3	2
Göteborgsserien, klass 1	2	0	2	0
Svenska Cupen	5	3	1	1
Svenska Mästerskapet	6	2	4	0
Total	129	37	61	31

League

GAIS at home Date Venue Attendance Score Competition 15 October 1905[A] Balders Hage[B] – 1–10 Göteborgsserien, klass 1 19 May 1916 Walhalla IP 2,000 0–2 Svenska Serien 2 June 1920 Gamla Ullevi 5,700 1–5 Svenska Serien 25 August 1922 Gamla Ullevi – 0–0[C] Svenska Serien 2 May 1923 Gamla Ullevi 3,000 0–2 Svenska Serien 9 September 1923 Gamla Ullevi 4,000 4–0 Svenska Serien 5 June 1925 Gamla Ullevi 8,768 3–4 Allsvenskan 21 August 1925 Gamla Ullevi 6,661 1–0 Allsvenskan 20 August 1926 Gamla Ullevi 9,020 1–1 Allsvenskan 11 May 1928 Gamla Ullevi 6,006 1–2 Allsvenskan 3 May 1929 Gamla Ullevi 10,510 0–0 Allsvenskan 9 August 1929 Gamla Ullevi 5,514 1–1 Allsvenskan 8 May 1931 Slottsskogsvallen 10,147 0–2 Allsvenskan 27 May 1932 Gamla Ullevi 7,216 2–0 Allsvenskan 19 August 1932 Gamla Ullevi 7,701 2–2 Allsvenskan 4 August 1933 Gamla Ullevi 8,205 0–1 Allsvenskan 10 August 1934 Gamla Ullevi 11,454 2–5 Allsvenskan 2 August 1935 Gamla Ullevi 8,356 0–5 Allsvenskan 21 May 1937 Gamla Ullevi 7,211 2–1 Allsvenskan 11 August 1937[D] Gamla Ullevi 5,080 1–4 Allsvenskan 12 August 1938 Gamla Ullevi 6,245 1–1 Division 2 15 August 1941 Gamla Ullevi 9,260 0–3 Allsvenskan 21 May 1943 Gamla Ullevi 11,885 0–1 Allsvenskan 13 August 1943 Gamla Ullevi 9,468 2–5 Allsvenskan 18 August 1944 Gamla Ullevi 9,754 0–2 Allsvenskan 8 August 1945 Gamla Ullevi 10,963 1–3 Allsvenskan 23 May 1947 Gamla Ullevi 10,028 0–0 Allsvenskan 15 August 1947 Gamla Ullevi 19,504 2–0 Allsvenskan 20 May 1949 Gamla Ullevi 19,529 0–0 Allsvenskan 12 August 1949 Gamla Ullevi 17,829 0–0 Allsvenskan 10 August 1951 Gamla Ullevi 21,188[E] 2–2 Allsvenskan 22 August 1952 Gamla Ullevi 25,326 2–4 Allsvenskan 14 May 1954 Gamla Ullevi 30,615 1–1 Allsvenskan 20 August 1954 Gamla Ullevi 21,462 1–0 Allsvenskan 15 August 1956 Gamla Ullevi 26,322 1–2 Allsvenskan 9 May 1958 Gamla Ullevi 30,934[F] 1–2 Allsvenskan 14 May 1959 Ullevi 32,485 0–5 Allsvenskan 17 June 1964 Ullevi 10,456 0–1 Allsvenskan 13 October 1966 Ullevi 13,365[G] 1–5 Allsvenskan 21 September 1967 Ullevi 18,500[H] 1–4 Allsvenskan 30 May 1968 Ullevi 17,104[I] 3–0 Allsvenskan 2 September 1969 Ullevi 39,370 1–1 Allsvenskan 13 May 1970 Ullevi 16,934 4–1 Allsvenskan 10 June 1971 Ullevi 27,672 3–1 Division 2 20 May 1976 Ullevi 50,690 1–3 Division 2 18 May 1988 Ullevi 18,286 0–1 Allsvenskan 30 August 1989 Ullevi 13,465 2–1 Allsvenskan 17 May 1990 Ullevi 14,144 0–1 Allsvenskan 16 May 1991 Ullevi 9,083 1–0 Allsvenskan 2 July 1992 Gamla Ullevi 6,538 3–0 Allsvenskan 22 May 2000 Ullevi 31,225 1–1 Allsvenskan 2 May 2006 Ullevi 26,793 1–2 Allsvenskan 25 September 2007 Ullevi 30,956 0–1 Allsvenskan 17 April 2008 Ullevi 27,238 0–0 Allsvenskan 21 May 2009 Gamla Ullevi 13,442 0–1 Allsvenskan 10 May 2010 Gamla Ullevi 15,305 0–0 Allsvenskan 17 October 2011 Gamla Ullevi 15,530 1–0 Allsvenskan 21 May 2012 Gamla Ullevi 16,921 1–1 Allsvenskan 6 May 2024 Gamla Ullevi 16,646 2–1 Allsvenskan

IFK Göteborg at home Date Venue Attendance Score Competition 10 September 1905 Idrottsplatsen – 11–0 Göteborgsserien, klass 1 26 September 1915 Walhalla IP 1,508 2–1 Svenska Serien 26 May 1921 Gamla Ullevi 7,206 1–0 Svenska Serien 10 May 1922 Gamla Ullevi 3,489 1–1 Svenska Serien 16 May 1924 Gamla Ullevi – 3–1 Svenska Serien 8 August 1924 Gamla Ullevi 3,600 1–3 Allsvenskan 30 April 1926 Slottsskogsvallen 6,161 1–1 Allsvenskan 3 June 1927 Gamla Ullevi 10,221 3–4 Allsvenskan 17 August 1927 Slottsskogsvallen 5,394 1–2 Allsvenskan 24 August 1928 Gamla Ullevi 8,363 3–2 Allsvenskan 2 May 1930 Gamla Ullevi 16,990 4–0 Allsvenskan 20 August 1930[J] Gamla Ullevi 5,664 0–5 Allsvenskan 7 August 1931 Slottsskogsvallen 6,250 1–2 Allsvenskan 5 May 1933 Gamla Ullevi 13,267 3–1 Allsvenskan 27 April 1934 Gamla Ullevi 11,542 1–2 Allsvenskan 10 May 1935 Gamla Ullevi 14,272 4–0 Allsvenskan 29 May 1936 Gamla Ullevi 2,943 3–0 Allsvenskan 6 September 1936 Gamla Ullevi 8,750 0–3 Allsvenskan 13 May 1938 Gamla Ullevi 6,971[K] 0–0 Allsvenskan 5 May 1939 Gamla Ullevi 16,239 0–0 Division 2 22 May 1942 Gamla Ullevi 13,701 1–3 Allsvenskan 14 August 1942 Gamla Ullevi 9,389 2–2 Allsvenskan 26 May 1944 Gamla Ullevi 6,827 6–1 Allsvenskan 18 May 1945 Gamla Ullevi 6,157 0–1 Allsvenskan 17 May 1946 Gamla Ullevi 17,018 1–3 Allsvenskan 16 August 1946 Gamla Ullevi 13,301 2–2 Allsvenskan 14 May 1948 Gamla Ullevi 20,313 2–2 Allsvenskan 22 August 1948 Gamla Ullevi 16,034 1–2 Allsvenskan 26 May 1950 Gamla Ullevi 28,320 1–2 Allsvenskan 16 May 1952 Gamla Ullevi 27,506 0–0 Allsvenskan 22 May 1953 Gamla Ullevi 25,922 2–1 Allsvenskan 21 August 1953 Gamla Ullevi 21,565 1–2 Allsvenskan 27 May 1955 Gamla Ullevi 31,897[L] 1–1 Allsvenskan 24 May 1957 Gamla Ullevi 19,595[M] 2–4 Allsvenskan 21 August 1957 Gamla Ullevi 25,865[N] 4–2 Allsvenskan 15 August 1958 Ullevi 23,103[O] 2–1 Allsvenskan 18 September 1959 Ullevi 13,610 3–2 Allsvenskan 27 August 1964 Ullevi 19,607 1–2 Allsvenskan 12 June 1966 Ullevi 19,019[P] 1–0 Allsvenskan 11 May 1967 Ullevi 21,941 1–2 Allsvenskan 20 October 1968 Ullevi 19,395 0–0 Allsvenskan 4 June 1969 Ullevi 43,130 2–0 Allsvenskan 9 September 1970 Ullevi 12,095 4–1 Allsvenskan 12 August 1971 Ullevi 10,505 2–1 Division 2 19 August 1976 Ullevi 32,883 3–0 Division 2 22 October 1988 Ullevi 12,310 2–0 Allsvenskan 11 May 1989 Ullevi 12,180 2–2 Allsvenskan 27 August 1990 Ullevi 16,547 0–0 Allsvenskan 30 May 1991 Ullevi 14,110 1–2 Allsvenskan 14 May 1992 Gamla Ullevi 12,602 2–1 Allsvenskan 19 September 2000 Ullevi 22,011 3–2 Allsvenskan 25 September 2006 Ullevi 20,118 0–0 Allsvenskan 28 May 2007 Ullevi 30,406 1–0 Allsvenskan 1 September 2008 Ullevi 29,801 0–1 Allsvenskan 5 October 2009 Gamla Ullevi 17,947 2–1 Allsvenskan 13 September 2010 Gamla Ullevi 17,112 2–1 Allsvenskan 9 May 2011 Gamla Ullevi 17,888 2–1 Allsvenskan 24 September 2012 Gamla Ullevi 13,268[Q] 0–0 Allsvenskan 30 September 2024 Gamla Ullevi 18,051 2–0 Allsvenskan

Cup

Date	Venue	Attendance	Matches			Competition
			Team 1	Score	Team 2
10 July 1946	Gamla Ullevi	4,891	GAIS	2–2 (3–2 aet)	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Cupen (round 2)
27 August 1986	Ullevi	6,040	GAIS	3–1	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Cupen (round 6)
27 August 1998	Ullevi	3,769	GAIS	1–3	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Cupen (round 4)
25 February 2019	Bravida Arena	6,500	IFK Göteborg	0–3 (awarded)	GAIS	Svenska Cupen (group stage)
26 February 2023	Bravida Arena	5,375	GAIS	2–1	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Cupen (group stage)

Other competitions

Date	Venue	Attendance	Matches			Competition
			Team 1	Score	Team 2
8 August 1915	Walhalla IP	1,200	GAIS	3–2	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
11 August 1916	Walhalla IP	1,700	IFK Göteborg	4–0	GAIS	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
12 August 1917	Gamla Ullevi	3,106	IFK Göteborg	2–0	GAIS	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
21 August 1918	Walhalla IP	2,300	GAIS	3–5	IFK Göteborg	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
13 August 1919	Gamla Ullevi	–	IFK Göteborg	0–3	GAIS	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
19 September 1920	Walhalla IP	–	IFK Göteborg	2–1	GAIS	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
12 August 1923	–	–	IFK Göteborg	w/o[R]	GAIS	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)

Records

As of 18 September 2017

Sources: ^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Biggest wins

Margin	Match			Date	Competition
	Team 1	Score	Team 2
11	IFK Göteborg	11–0	GAIS	10 September 1905	Göteborgsserien, klass 1
9	GAIS	1–10	IFK Göteborg	15 October 1905[A]	Göteborgsserien, klass 1
5	IFK Göteborg	0–5	GAIS	20 August 1930[J]	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	0–5	IFK Göteborg	2 August 1935	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	6–1	GAIS	26 May 1944	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	0–5	IFK Göteborg	14 May 1959	Allsvenskan
4	IFK Göteborg	4–0	GAIS	11 August 1916	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
	GAIS	1–5	IFK Göteborg	2 June 1920	Svenska Serien
	GAIS	4–0	IFK Göteborg	9 September 1923	Svenska Serien
	IFK Göteborg	4–0	GAIS	2 May 1930	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	4–0	GAIS	10 May 1935	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	1–5	IFK Göteborg	13 October 1966	Allsvenskan

Highest scoring matches

Goals	Match			Date	Competition
	Team 1	Score	Team 2
11	IFK Göteborg	11–0	GAIS	10 September 1905	Göteborgsserien, klass 1
	GAIS	1–10	IFK Göteborg	15 October 1905[A]	Göteborgsserien, klass 1
8	GAIS	3–5	IFK Göteborg	21 August 1918	Svenska Mästerskapet (round 1)
7	GAIS	3–4	IFK Göteborg	5 June 1925	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	3–4	GAIS	3 June 1927	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	2–5	IFK Göteborg	10 August 1934	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	2–5	IFK Göteborg	13 August 1943	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	6–1	GAIS	26 May 1944	Allsvenskan
6	GAIS	1–5	IFK Göteborg	2 June 1920	Svenska Serien
	GAIS	2–4	IFK Göteborg	22 August 1952	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	2–4	GAIS	24 May 1957	Allsvenskan
	IFK Göteborg	4–2	GAIS	21 August 1957	Allsvenskan
	GAIS	1–5	IFK Göteborg	13 October 1966	Allsvenskan

Longest win streak

Streak	Date		Team
	First match	Last match
6	21 August 1957	17 June 1964	IFK Göteborg
5	26 September 1915	21 August 1918	IFK Göteborg
4	10 August 1934	29 May 1936	IFK Göteborg
	21 May 1943	18 August 1944	IFK Göteborg
3	2 June 1920	26 May 1921	IFK Göteborg
	12 August 1971	19 August 1976	IFK Göteborg
	26 February 2019	6 May 2024	GAIS

Longest unbeaten streak

Streak	Date		Team
	First match	Last match
12	17 May 1946	16 May 1952	GAIS
8	1 April 1998	17 April 2008	IFK Göteborg
6	2 June 1920	2 May 1923	IFK Göteborg[S]
	21 August 1957	17 June 1964	IFK Göteborg
	17 October 2011	6 May 2024	GAIS
5	26 September 1915	21 August 1918	IFK Göteborg
	21 August 1925	17 August 1927	GAIS
	11 May 1928	2 May 1930	IFK Göteborg
	11 August 1937	15 August 1941	IFK Göteborg
	14 August 1942	18 August 1944	IFK Göteborg
	21 May 2009	9 May 2011	IFK Göteborg

Highest attendances

Attendance	Date	Venue	Home team	Competition
50,690[T]	20 May 1976	Ullevi	GAIS	Division 2
43,130	4 June 1969	Ullevi	IFK Göteborg	Allsvenskan
39,370	2 September 1969	Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan
32,883	19 August 1976	Ullevi	IFK Göteborg	Division 2
32,485	14 May 1959	Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan
31,897[L]	27 May 1955	Gamla Ullevi	IFK Göteborg	Allsvenskan
31,225	22 May 2000	Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan
30,956	25 September 2007	Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan
30,934[F]	9 May 1958	Gamla Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan
30,615	14 May 1954	Gamla Ullevi	GAIS	Allsvenskan

Shared player and manager history

Played for both

Played for one, managed one

Played for both, managed one

Played for one, managed both

Played for both, managed both

Managed both

Notes

1. Also reported as 22 October 1905.^[9]
2. Also reported as Idrottsplatsen.^[9]
3. The referee blew the final whistle 8 minutes before full time due to darkness, the match result was subsequently annulled by the Swedish Football Association and the match was replayed on 2 May 1923.^[10]
4. Also reported as 12 August 1937.^[11]
5. Also reported as 21,128.^[12]
6. Also reported as 32,039.^[13]
7. Also reported as 14,446.^[14]
8. Also reported as 19,848.^[15]
9. Also reported as 17,194.^[16]
10. Also reported as 21 August 1930.^[17]
11. Also reported as 6,957.^[11]
12. Also reported as 31,987.^[18]
13. Also reported as 20,680.^[19]
14. Also reported as 27,175.^[13]
15. Also reported as 24,234.^[13]
16. Also reported as 20,136.^[14]
17. Also reported as 13,628.^[20]
18. Both IFK Göteborg and GAIS withdrew from the tournament.^[21]
19. The streak includes a match annulled by the Swedish Football Association.^[10]
20. Attendance record for Division 2 and club football in Sweden outside Allsvenskan.^[1]