List of IFK Göteborg chairmen

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg, commonly known as IFK Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. IFK Göteborg is a member-owned association, and the club's annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. Each club member has one vote. The general meeting approves the accounts, votes to elect the chairman and other board members, and decides on incoming motions.[1] The most recently elected chairman is Richard Berkling.[2]

The following is a list of chairmen of IFK Göteborg and the club's major titles from the founding of the club in 1904 to the present day. From its inception until 31 December 2017, all sections were part of the same sports club, but starting on 1 January 2018, the sections became separate organisations, under a parent alliance organisation called "IFK Göteborg". The previous organisation number was taken over by the new football organisation.[1] The list includes chairmen of the club up to and including 2017, and chairmen of the football organisation from 2018 on, and does not include chairmen of individual sections or the alliance organisation. A separate board and chairman for football existed at times, for example in 1931 when Carl Linde was its chairman, while Knut Albrechtsson headed the club board.[3]

As of the start of the 2021 season, 22 men have held the club chairmanship, of whom only one, Herbert Johansson, have held the job for multiple spells. Counting each of his two periods separately, there have been 23 chairmen. The most successful IFK Göteborg chairman in terms of trophies won is Gunnar Larsson, under whose stewardship the side won the Swedish championships ten times, Svenska Cupen three times, and the UEFA Cup twice.[4] Nils Grönwall is the club's longest-serving chairman, having held the post for 22 years, from 1947 to 1968.[5]

Key
Table headers
  • From and To – If no exact date is given, the main years when the chairman held his position are displayed.
  • Championship titles – Swedish championship title winning seasons while each man was chairman of IFK Göteborg. This column is sorted by number of titles won.
  • Other titles – Other notable title the club won while the chairman held his position. The cell is sorted by number of titles won.
  • Ref – Reference for the chairman.

Chairmen
As of March 2021
No. Name Nationality From To Championship titles Other titles Ref
1st Arthur Wingren Swedish 4 October 1904 1905 – – [6][7][5]
2nd Carl Fredrik Andersson Swedish 1906 1906 – – [6][7][5]
3rd P. A. Sjöholm Swedish 1907 1910 1908
1910		 – [6][7][5]
4th Carl Helgesson Swedish 1911 1914 – 1912–13 Svenska Serien
1913–14 Svenska Serien		 [6][7][5]
5th Herbert Johansson Swedish 1915 1919 1918 1914–15 Svenska Serien
1915–16 Svenska Serien
1916–17 Svenska Serien		 [6][7][5]
6th Carl "Ceve" Linde Swedish 1920 1920 – – [6][7][5]
7th Knut Albrechtsson Swedish 1921 1931 – – [6][7][5]
8th Julius Rothenberg Swedish 1932 1934 – – [6][8][5]
9th Herbert Johansson Swedish 1935 1946 1934–35
1941–42		 1938–39 Division 2 [6][9][5]
10th Nils Grönwall Swedish 1947 1968 1957–58 1950–51 Division 2 [6][9][5]
11th Erik Johannesson Swedish 1969 1971 1969 – [6][9][5]
12th Bertil Westblad Swedish 1972 1981 – 1978–79 Svenska Cupen
1976 Division 2		 [6][10][5]
13th Gunnar Larsson Swedish 1982 2000 1982
1983
1984
1987
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996		 1981–82 UEFA Cup
1986–87 UEFA Cup
1981–82 Svenska Cupen
1982–83 Svenska Cupen
1991 Svenska Cupen		 [6][11][5]
14th Kurt Eliasson Swedish 2001 2002 – – [6][11][5]
15th Bengt Halse Swedish 2003 2005 – – [6][11][12][5]
16th Stig Lundström Swedish 2006 9 March 2009 2007 2008 Svenska Cupen
2008 Svenska Supercupen		 [6][12][5]
17th Kent Olsson Swedish 9 March 2009 4 March 2013 – – [6][12][5][13]
18th Bertil Rignäs Swedish 4 March 2013 6 March 2014 – 2012–13 Svenska Cupen [6][12][5][14]
19th Karl Jartun Swedish 6 March 2014 9 February 2016 – 2014–15 Svenska Cupen [6][5][15]
20th Frank Andersson Swedish 9 February 2016 5 March 2018 – – [6][5][16]
21st Mats Engström Swedish 5 March 2018 15 March 2021 – 2019–20 Svenska Cupen [6][5][17]
22nd Richard Berkling Swedish 15 March 2021 Present – – [6][2]

Citations
  1. IFK Göteborg – Stadgar för IFK Göteborg Fotboll.
  2. IFK Göteborg 2021.
  3. Bernmar, Skånberg & Öberg 1979, p. 98.
  4. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 181.
  5. IFK Göteborg – Ordföranden.
  6. ifkdb.se – IFK Göteborgs 21 ordförande.
  7. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 357.
  8. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, pp. 357–358.
  9. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 358.
  10. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, pp. 358–359.
  11. Josephson & Jönsson 2004, p. 359.
  12. Josephson & Jönsson 2014, p. 53.
  13. Matteoni 2009.
  14. Larsson 2013.
  15. Svendsen 2014.
  16. Grill 2016.
  17. Trollér 2018.

References
  • "IFK Göteborgs 21 ordförande" (in Swedish). ifkdb.se. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  • Bernmar, Anders; Skånberg, Alf; Öberg, Ralf, eds. (1979). Blåvitt 75 år (in Swedish). Göteborg: IFK Göteborg.
  • Grill, Martin (9 February 2016). "Han blir ny ordförande för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • Josephson, Åke; Jönsson, Ingemar, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904–2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker (in Swedish). Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.
  • Josephson, Åke; Jönsson, Ingemar, eds. (2014). IFK Göteborg 2004–2014: nu fortsätter vi att berätta historien (in Swedish). Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 978-91-637-6596-4.
  • Larsson, Patrik (11 February 2013). "Bertil Rignäs blir ny ordförande i Blåvitt" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • Matteoni, Pierre (23 February 2009). "Olsson föreslås bli Blåvitts ledare" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • "Ordföranden" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • "Stadgar för IFK Göteborg Fotboll" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • Svendsen, Anton (21 February 2014). "Ny ordförande i IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • "Så var årsmötet" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  • Trollér, Philip (5 March 2018). "Mats Engström ny ordförande för IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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