Football club
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| Full name | Djurgården Idrottsförening Fotbollsförening | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blåränderna (The Blue Stripes) Järnkaminerna (The Iron Stoves) | ||
| Short name | DIF | ||
| Founded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) as 'Djurgården/Älvsjö' | ||
| Ground | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm | ||
| Capacity | 14,417 | ||
| Chairman | Lars-Erik Sjöberg | ||
| Manager | Marcelo Fernández Figueroa | ||
| League | Damallsvenskan | ||
| 2024 | 7th | ||
| Website | http://dif.se/damer/ | ||
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Djurgårdens IF (formerly Djurgården/Älvsjö (2003–2007)) is a football club from Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The team play their home games on Stockholm Olympic Stadium The team colours are white and blue. The club is affiliated to Stockholms Fotbollförbund.
History
Start
During the 1960s, a women's team representing Djurgårdens IF under the lead of Gösta Sandberg met Öxabäcks IF and won 2–1. In 1969, Djurgården participated in Stockholms FF:s försöksserie with IFK Bagarmossen, IK Göta, Gröndals IK, Örby IS, IK Tellus, Tyresö IF, and Vällingby AIK, which Djurgården won without any losses. In 1984 the team was promoted to the then top-tier Division 1 Norra for the first time. 1985, the debut season in the top-tier ended with a fifth place in the league consisting of AIK, Bälinge IF, Gideonsbergs IF, Hammarby IF, Ope IF, Rönninge SK, Strömsbro IF, Sundsvalls DFF, Sunnanå SK.
In 1988, Djurgården reached Damallsvenskan for the first time by finishing first in Division 1 Norra. In the 1989 season, Djurgården finished fourth in Damallsvenskan and played play-off semifinals, which they lost on away goals (1–1) to Jitex BK.
After finishing second in the 1991 Damallsvenskan, Djurgården lost again to Jitex BK in the semi-finals of the play-off. The season after, Djurgården got relegated after finishing 11th in Damallsvenskan. Djurgården again won promotion to Damallsvenskan in the 1996 season.
Djurgården/Älvsjö merger
In 2003, Djurgårdens IF and five-time Swedish champions Älvsjö AIK merged to form Djurgården/Älvsjö, where Djurgården owned 51 percent and Älvsjö AIK 49 percent. The new team consisted of a mix of Djurgården and Älvsjö players, including Swedish footballers Victoria Svensson, Elin Flyborg, Linda Fagerström, Ulrika Björn, and Jane Törnqvist and coached by Thomas Dennerby.
Djurgården/Älvsjö won Damallsvenskan in their first year with a team consisting of Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helene Nordin, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander, Sara Thunebro, Josefine Christensen, Ann-Marie Norlin, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström, Tina Kindvall, Jennie Jonsson, Annica Svensson, Linda Nöjd, Victoria Svensson, Elin Flyborg, Sara Johansson, Ulrika Björn, and Jessica Landström.
Djurgården/Älvsjö won Damallsvenskan again in 2004. The team consisted of Maja Åström, Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander, Sara Thunebro, Kristin Bengtsson, Emma Liljegren, Ann-Marie Norlin, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström, Jennie Jonsson, Anna Hall, Annica Svensson, Ingrid Bohlin, Marijke Callebaut, Victoria Svensson, Sara Johansson, Venus James, and Jessica Landström.
During the 2004–05 season, the team were runners up in the UEFA Women's Cup after having lost the final against 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
From the 2007 season, the team competed as Djurgårdens IF. In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper Bente Nordby.
Elitettan (2012–15)
In the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, Djurgården finished eleventh and was relegated to Elitettan. In the late 2013, Djurgårdens IF Dam joined the men's football section of Djurgårdens IF Fotboll form having been their own section.
In October 2015, Djurgårdens IF secured a promotion place to the 2016 Damallsvenskan.
Stadium
Djurgårdens IF play their home games on Stockholm Olympic Stadium. They have also played their matches as Hjorthagens IP, Älvsjö IP, Kristinebergs IP and Östermalms IP.
Current squad
- As of 20 December 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For details on current and former players, see Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women).Managers
- Gösta Sandberg (1968)
- Claes Bergwall (1969–71)
- Rolf Björk (1972)
- Lasse Björkman (1972)
- Lasse Björkman, Gustav Johansson and Bengt Ståhl (1973)
- Bengt Ståhl (1974)
- Otto Wahlström (1975–76)
- Lars-Magnus Wester (1977–78)
- Marko Tomljenovic and Olle Gustavsson (1979)
- Ulla Bjerkhaug and Olle Gustavsson (1979)
- Ulf Lyfors and Olle Gustavsson (1979)
- Ulf Lyfors and Ulla Bjerkhaug (1980)
- Lennart Ljungqvist (1981–82)
- Jörgen Lindman (1983)
- Kenneth Hedlund (1984–1985)
- Karl-Axel Flygar (1986)
- Peter Carlsson (1987)
- Jörgen Lindman (1988)
- Gordon Rönnberg (1989–91)
- Jan Byheden (1992)
- Ulf Mattsson (1993–94)
- Lennart Ljungqvist and Lennart Bergquist (1995–96)
- Stefan Linder (1997–99)
- Tomas Folkesson (2000)
- Håkan Andersson and Tomas Folkesson (2001)
- Mikael Söderman (2002)
- Thomas Dennerby (2003–04)
- Mikael Söderman (2005)
- Benny Persson (2005–07)
- Anders Johansson (2008–09)
- Daniel Kalles Pettersson (2010)
- Patrik Eklöf (2011–12)
- Marcelo Fernández Figueroa (2013)
- Carl-Åke Larsen (2014)
- Mauri Holappa (2015)
- Yvonne Ekroth (2016)
- Joel Riddez (2017–2019)
- Pierre Fondin (2019–2021)
- Magnus Pålsson (2021–2023)
- Marcelo Fernández Figueroa (2023–Present)
Honours
Domestic
League
- Damallsvenskan:
- Champions (2): 2003, 2004
- Runner-up (3): 1991, 2006, 2007
- Division 1 Norra:
- Winners (2): 1988, 1996
- Runner-up (1): 1995
- Elitettan:
- Runner-up (1): 2015
Cup
- Svenska Cupen:
- Champions (3): 1999–2000, 2004, 2005
- Runner-up (3): 1998–99, 2001, 2010
European
- UEFA Women's Cup/UEFA Women's Champions League:
- Runner-up (1): 2005
Record in UEFA competitions
All results (away, home and aggregate) list Djurgården Stockholm's goal tally first.
| Competition | Round | Club | Away | Home | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | Second qualifying round |  Aegina |
– | 5–0 | – |
 Athletic Bilbao |
– | 3–2 | – | ||
 Arsenal |
– | 0–1 | – | ||
| Quarter-final |  Umeå |
1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Semi-final | Arsenal |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Final |  Turbine Potsdam |
1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| 2005–2006 | Second qualifying round |  Valur Reykjavík |
– | 2–1 | – |
 Alma Almaty |
– | 3–0 | – | ||
 Mašinac Niš |
– | 7–0 | – | ||
| Quarter-final |  Sparta Prague |
2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Semi-final | Turbine Potsdam |
3–2 | 2–5 | 5–7 |
First leg.
Records
- Highest attendance: 6,068 vs. Umeå IK (2003)
References
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- "Truppen". 31 March 2022.
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- Sveriges Radio (23 October 2002). "Damfotboll: tränare utsedd för sammanslaget lag". sverigesradio.se.
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- "Ny tränare för Djurgårdens damer". svt.se. 12 October 2007.
- Tjernberg, Urban (3 November 2010). "Hammarbys och Djurgårdens fotbollsdamer får nya tränare". SvD.se.
- "Djurgåfrden tror påf sina talanger". Tipselit. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
- "Blir tränare i DIF". norrteljetidning.se. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "DIF Fotboll – Stark försäsong av damernas A-lag". dif.se. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
- "I år ska Elin Nilsson och Djurgården ta klivet till allsvenskan". norrteljetidning.se. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Yvonne Ekroth är ny tränare för Djurgården". December 2015.
- "Joel Riddez ny tränare för Djurgården". 15 December 2016.
- "Pierre Fondin blir ny huvudtränare för DIF Dam". 23 August 2019.
- "Magnus Pålsson ny tränare för damerna". 24 August 2021.
- "Vi välkomnar Marcelo Fernández som ny huvudtränare för damerna". 18 August 2023.
External links
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