IFK Norrköping

Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Östgötaporten.[1] The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are white and blue. Formed on 29 May 1897, the club have won thirteen national championship titles and six national cup titles.

This article is about IFK Norrköping's men's football department. For the women's team, see IFK Norrköping (women).

IFK Norrköping
Full nameIdrottsföreningen
Kamraterna Norrköping
Nickname(s)IFK
Peking (Beijing)
Snoka
Kamraterna (The comrades)
VitaBlå (WhiteBlue)
Founded29 May 1897 (1897-05-29)
StadiumPlatinumCars Arena, Norrköping (Östgötaporten, Nya Parken, Idrottsparken)
Capacity17,234
ChairmanSakarias Mårdh
ManagerGlen Riddersholm
LeagueAllsvenskan
2022Allsvenskan, 12th of 16
WebsiteClub website
A chart showing the progress of IFK Norrköping through the swedish football league system. The different shades of gray represent league divisions.
Nya Parken
IFK Norrköping supporter group Peking Fanz.

The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943.[2] IFK Norrköping were most successful during the 1940s, when they won five Swedish championships and two Svenska Cupen titles under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler and with players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm.

IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan, their first win since 1989, which also gave them a spot in the second qualification round of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.

History

IFK Norrköping dominated Swedish football in the post war era and won the first division 11 times in 20 years, culminating in the league triumph of 1963. It took the club another 26 years before adding championship title number 12 to the trophy cabinet.

On 31 October 2015, IFK Norrköping won their 13th championship title after defeating the defending champions Malmö FF with 2–0 away in Swedbank Stadion in Malmö in the last round of 2015 Allsvenskan. This was the second time in a row they had to wait 26 years between titles.[3] On 8 November IFK Norrköping won supercupen against Swedish cup winners IFK Göteborg. The result was 3–0 after a dominating performance from the reigning Swedish champions.

Rivalries

The club used to have a fierce rivalry with IK Sleipner, also from Norrköping, before Sleipner's fall from the higher divisions. Another historic rivalry is that against Åtvidabergs FF, also from the province of Östergötland, which was especially tense in the 1970s and early 2010s. This rivalry has lost importance since Åtvidaberg were relegated from Allsvenskan. IFK Norrköping also maintains a rivalry with Malmö FF; the fixtures between the clubs is sometimes known as "The Working Class Derby"

Players

First-team squad
As of 23 August 2023[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sweden SWE Oscar Jansson
2 DF Sweden SWE Jesper Tolinsson (on loan from Lommel)
3 DF Denmark DEN Marcus Baggesen
4 DF Denmark DEN Marco Lund
5 FW Sweden SWE Christoffer Nyman
6 DF Sweden SWE Isak Ssewankambo
7 DF Sweden SWE Jacob Ortmark
8 MF Iceland ISL Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson
9 MF Iceland ISL Arnór Ingvi Traustason
10 MF Denmark DEN Vito Hammershøy-Mistrati
11 DF Sweden SWE Christopher Telo
14 DF Sweden SWE Yahya Kalley (on loan from Groningen)
15 DF Sweden SWE Carl Björk (on loan from Brøndby)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Sweden SWE Elvis Lindkvist
18 MF Iceland ISL Ari Freyr Skúlason
19 FW Denmark DEN Victor Lind (on loan from Midtjylland)
20 DF Norway NOR Daniel Eid
21 MF The Gambia GAM Jesper Ceesay
23 MF Sweden SWE Maic Sema
24 DF Sweden SWE Anton Eriksson
25 DF Sweden SWE Kevin Höög Jansson
26 MF Sweden SWE Kristoffer Khazeni
28 MF Sweden SWE Fritiof Hellichius
32 GK Sweden SWE Wille Jakobsson
35 MF Ghana GHA Stephen Bolma
45 FW Sweden SWE Emil Roback (on loan from Milan)

Out on loan
As of 23 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Albania ALB Laorent Shabani (to FC Andorra until 30 June 2024)
21 DF Sweden SWE Dino Salihovic (to GAIS until 30 November 2023)
22 FW Iceland ISL Andri Guðjohnsen (to Lyngby until 30 June 2024)
29 GK Sweden SWE Julius Lindgren (to Trollhättan until 30 November 2023)
30 GK Sweden SWE Otto Lindell (to Skövde until 30 November 2023)
31 DF Sweden SWE Edvin Tellgren (to IF Sylvia until 30 November 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW Sweden SWE Darrell Kamdem Tibell (to Skövde until 30 November 2023)
34 DF Sweden SWE Theodore Rask (to Östersund until 30 November 2023)
36 DF Brazil BRA Jean (to Horsens until 30 June 2024)
37 DF Ghana GHA Kojo Peprah Oppong (to Sundsvall until 30 November 2023)

Retired numbers
  • 12 – Fans of the club

Winners of Guldbollen
Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (right) playing in a 1964 game against Malmö FF.

Allsvenskan

Superettan (Division II 1924/1925–1986 and Division I 1987–1999)

Management

Technical staff

As of 21 March 2023[5]

Name Role
Denmark Glen Riddersholm Head coach
Sweden Fredrik Landén Assistant coach
Sweden Martin Sjögren Assistant coach
Sweden Christian Tiritiello Goalkeeping coach
Sweden Tony Martinsson Sports director[6]
Sweden Nicolas Santi Aguilar Fitness coach/Physiotherapist
Sweden Kristoffer Karlsson Physiotherapist
Sweden Peter Cratz Club doctor
Sweden Bengt Janzon Club doctor
Sweden Daniel Ekwall Mental coach
Sweden Lennart Linder Equipment manager
Sweden Simon Larsson Coordinator

Honours

League
1963: Bengt Nyholm, the keeper of IFK Norrköping, tries to improve his effectiveness by applying glue from flypaper to his hands

Cups

IFK Norrköping in Europe
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1956–57 European Cup 1R Italy Florentina 0–1 1–1 1–2
1957–58 European Cup 1R Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 1–2 3–4
1962–63 European Cup PR Albania Partizani Tirana 2–0 1–1 3–1
1R Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–5 2–6
1963–64 European Cup PR Belgium Standard Liége 2–0 0–1 2–1
1R Italy Milan 1–1 2–5 3–6
1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–1 2–2 6–3
2R Norway Lyn 3–2 0–2 3–4
1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–1 0–1 5–2
2R West Germany Schalke 04 0–0 0–1 0–1
1972–73 UEFA Cup 1R Romania UTA Arad 2–0 2–1 4–1
2R Italy Inter Milan 0–2 2–2 2–4
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R Scotland Hibernian 0–0 2–3 2–3
1982–83 UEFA Cup 1R England Southampton 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
2R Italy Roma 1–0 0–1
(2–4 p)		 1–1
1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Italy Sampdoria 2–1 0–2 2–3
1990–91 UEFA Cup 1R Germany 1. FC Köln 0–0 1–3 1–3
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 4–0 2–1 6–1
2R France Monaco 1–2 0–1 1–3
1992–93 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Torino 1–0 0–3 1–3
1993–94 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium KV Mechelen 0–1 1–1
(aet)		 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov 3–3 0–1 3–4
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Faroe Islands GÍ 2–1 2–0 4–1
1R Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 2–2 1–2 3–4
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Norway Rosenborg 3–2 1–3 4–5
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kosovo Prishtina 5–0 1–0 6–0
2Q Lithuania Trakai 2–1 1–2
(3–5 p)		 3–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 2–0 4–1
2Q Latvia Liepāja 2–0 1–0 3–0
3Q Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 1–3 2–4

Records
Sweden Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson, 321 games (1949–65)
Sweden Henry "Putte" Källgren, 126 goals (1951–60)
  • Most spectators:
32 234 against Malmö FF, 7 June 1956
11–1 against Djurgårdens IF, 14 October 1945.
0 – 11 against Örgryte IS, 6 April 1928 and Helsingborgs IF, 22 September 1929

Managerial history

List of IFK Norrköping managers (1905–present)[8][9] [10]

Affiliate clubs

Other sections

IFK Norrköping also maintains departments for women's football, set up in 2009, orienteering, bowling and bandy. The bandy team played in Sweden's highest division in 1937.

Part of the club was also an ice hockey team which played in the seasons 1950/51 and 1955/56 in the highest Swedish division. The ice hockey teams of IFK and local rivals IK Sleipner were joined in 1967 to form IF IFK/IKS, known from 1973 forward as IK Vita Hästen ("Ice Hockey Club White Horse") which evolved into today's HC Vita Hästen.

Footnotes
  1. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[7]

References
  1. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Östergötlands Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ""När jag såg pappa så brast det för mig"".
  4. "IFK Norrköpings trupp" (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. Truppen‚ ifknorrkoping.se, 21 march 2023
  6. Tony Martinsson‚ ifknorrkopingungdom.se, 4 January 2018
  7. "Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" [Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  8. IFK Norrköping tränare 1921–2003. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. gruvstugan.com. 6 January 2018.
  9. IFK Norrköpings historia – Tränare/Lagledare. tomasjunglander.se. 7 January 2018.
  10. IFK Norrköpings historia – lagbild 1905. tomasjunglander.se. 7 January 2018.
  11. Samarbetet med Sylvia‚ svenskafans.com, 21 January 2014
  12. Officiellt: Husqvarna FF lånar Julius Lindgren‚ svenskafans.com, 24 August 2017
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