IFK Värnamo

IFK Värnamo is a Swedish professional football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Sweden national team when they finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

IFK Värnamo

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Värnamo
Founded	1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Ground	Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Fredrik Lingeskog
Head coach	Arne Sandstø
League	Allsvenskan
2024	Allsvenskan, 14th
Website	ifkvarnamo.se
Home colours Away colours

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1993 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 9th 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 7th 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1996 Tier 4 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 10th Relegation Playoffs 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 12th Relegated 1999 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 4th 2000 Tier 4 Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland 2nd Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 8th 2002 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 3rd 2003 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th Promoted 2006* Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 10th 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 5th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2009 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2010 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2011 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs 2012 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2013 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegation Playoffs 2014 Tier 2 Superettan 9th 2015 Tier 2 Superettan 10th 2016 Tier 2 Superettan 11th 2017 Tier 2 Superettan 6th 2018 Tier 2 Superettan 13th Relegation Playoffs - Relegated 2019 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 7th 2020 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 1st Promoted 2021 Tier 2 Superettan 1st Promoted 2022 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 2023 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 5th 2024 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 14th Relegation Playoffs * League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. [1]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Värnamo have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2005 278 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2006 484 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2007 378 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 439 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 351 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2010 874 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2011 1,926 Superettan Tier 2

* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website. ^[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 8 August 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  FIN Hugo Keto 2 DF  SWE Johan Rapp 3 DF  SWE Axel Björnström 4 DF  GHA Rufai Mohammed (on loan from IF Elfsborg) 5 DF  SWE Victor Larsson 6 DF  SWE Hugo Andersson 7 MF  SWE Carl Johansson 8 MF  FIN Otso Liimatta (on loan from Famalicão) 9 FW  FIN Kai Meriluoto 10 FW  SWE Ajdin Zeljkovic 11 MF  NOR Kent-Are Antonsen (on loan from Tromsø) 14 FW  SWE Marcus Antonsson 15 FW  SWE Paweł Cibicki

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SWE Antonio Kujundžić 18 FW  SWE Mohammad Alsalkhadi 19 DF  SWE Erik Freij 20 DF  SWE Freddy Winsth 21 MF  NGA Ishaq Abdulrazak 22 MF  SWE Simon Thern 23 MF  GAM Alasana Badjie (on loan from Real Banjul) 24 DF  SWE Emin Grozdanic 25 MF  SYR Noah Shamoun (on loan from Randers) 26 MF  SWE Calle Johansson 27 DF  CIV Coulibaly Souleymane 39 GK  SWE Viktor Andersson

Out on loan

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 17 FW  SWE Fred Bozicevic (at Husqvarna FF until 30 November 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  SWE Calle Johansson (at FC Rosengård until 30 November 2025)

Achievements

League

• Division 1 Södra:
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2020
• Superettan:
  • Winners (1): 2021

Footnotes