IF Elfsborg in European football

Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, also known simply as IF Elfsborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Borås. The club have participated in 17 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe.

European record

1960–1980, playing in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup
Henry Larsson scored eight goals for IF Elfsborg in their Europe-wide debut in the 1961 Intertoto Cup.[1]

Elfsborg's debut in Europe-wide competition came in 1961, after winning their national championship to qualify for the inaugural 1961–62 International Football Cup (later known as the UEFA Intertoto Cup).[1] Elfsborg's first group stage match-up was against Germany's SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin, which Elfsborg won with scores of 2–3 away and 5–2 at home. Their second match-up was against Swiss team FC Basel, which began with a 1–2 loss at home but a 3–6 win in Basel, on a hat-trick by Henry Larsson. The last match-up was against unbeaten Netherlands squad Sparta Rotterdam, with Elfsborg losing 2–5 at home and 4–3 away.[1] Elfsborg finished second in their group, and did not advance to the quarter-finals; Larsson's 8 goals were most in the group, ahead of teammate Lars Råberg's 6 goals.[1] Five years later, in 1966,[2] continued Elfsborg adventures in Europe and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first opponent stood the German Borussia Neunkirchen for, a match which Elfsborg won both home and away with a total of 4–1. Second match against VSS Kosice became a very different story, they lost 3–0 away and then crushed the opponents with 6–0 at home, after a hat-trick by Roger Carlsson. In the final group stage match against leaders Vorwärts Berlin was lost with 2–0 in both matches which meant that Elfsborg finally ended as third in the group.[2]

IF Elfsborg lost against Hertha BSC in the first round of the 1971–72 UEFA Cup, at Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3]

Also the following year 1967[4] played Elfsborg in the UEFA Intertoto Cup where they in the first group stage match met the germans Werder Bremen. The first match ended in a 4–1 loss away, but the second game ended with a draw 2–2 at home. In the second game stood the Polish team Polonia Bytom for, where Elfsborg lost in both matches. But in the last match against the Swiss Grasshopper Club Zürich Elfsborg would take a memorable scalp, when they beat them at home with 5–2 after a hat-trick by Lars Heinemann. The return ended in a 3–1 loss and Elfsborg finished again in third place in the group.[4] 1971[5] was a bad year out in Europe for Elfsborg, they met the teams Stal Mielec, Tatran Presov and Vejle BK. They lost every game except against the Danish Vejle BK where they won both games with a total of 8–0, and once again Elfsborg ended as third in their group.[5] The year after 1972[6] played Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup for the first time against the classic German champions Hertha Berlin in the first round, they lost with 3–1 at Olympic Stadium and with 1–4 at home.[6]

1975[7] was Elfsborg worst year in European competition and the UEFA Intertoto Cup when they finished last in the group after you have met teams as Banik Ostrava, Celik Zenica and Vitoria Setubal. Elfsborg still managed to win at home against Banik Ostrava with 3–1 at home and a tie against Vitoria Setubal.[7] In 1978,[8] Elfsborg participated once again in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and this year was slightly better than the last in 1975, Elfsborg won with a total of 5–3 against Norwegian Lillestrøm SK, and then a win against former Yugoslav Sloboda Tuzla. But against the big giant Israeli Maccabi Netanya F.C. Elfsborg could not compete with, and lost the first game with 7–1 away but managed with a draw at home, 2–2.[8] In 1978[9] was Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup for the second time when they stood against the French sovereigns RC Strasbourg. The first meeting won Elfsborg surprisingly with 2–0 at home, but in the returning game they lost with 4–1 in front of 31 000 spectators.[9]

1980–2000, many years outside European football

1980,[10] became Elfsborg best year ever in the UEFA Intertoto Cup when they won their group and became the winner of the tournament. This after they first won against FK Napredak Kruševac with a total of 4–2 and then against Slavia Sofia with a total of 3–1. German VfL Bochum became more difficult when the loss in the first meeting with 2–1 and then changed with a win at home 1–0, this meant that Elfsborg ended up as number one in their group.[10] The following year, 1981,[11] did Elfsborg participate in the UEFA Cup where they faced Scottish St Mirren F.C. The first match ended in a 1–2 loss at home who then followed up with a draw 0–0 in Scotland.[11] 1983[12] Elfsborg would make their penultimate appearance in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, when they stood against the teams TJ Vitkovice, Trakia Plovdiv and Eintracht Braunschweig. It was a bad adventure where they only managed to win against German Eintracht Braunschweig with 1–0 at home and play a draw against Trakia Plovdiv, this meant that Elfsborg finished as last in their group.[12] Despite the poor performance 1983, they managed to reach the UEFA Cup, 1984,[13] where the opponents was Polish team Widzew Lodz, before 30 000 spectators played Elfsborg a draw away against the Poles, 0–0, also at home playing a heroic game with a draw 2–2 and but the Poles advanced furthermore, after more away goals.[13]

2000–present

It would take almost 20 years before Elfsborg would participate in the European[14] cups again, after the heaviest period in the club's history Elfsborg was now back at the top layer of Allsvenskan and participated in the UEFA Cup in 2001 after they won the national cup. They stood against JK Trans Narva in the first round, where they won with 1–3 away and then also won with 5–0 at home after a hat-trick by Stefan Andreasson. The second round was against one of the Polish giants Legia Warsaw where Elfsborg lost with a total of 10–2.[14] After winning national cup once again, Elfsborg participated in the UEFA Cup in 2004[15] where the opponents in the first round was Glentoran FC who were beaten with a total of 3–1, in the next round Elfsborg stood against Croatian team NK Dinamo Zagreb, Elfsborg lost the first game away with 2–0 and then played a draw at home 0–0.[15] After winning national championship in 2006 got Elfsborg for the first time participate in the UEFA Champions League.[16] This occurred in 2007 when the first round was against Linfield FC where Elfsborg in the first match played a draw 0–0. To then win at home with 1–0 after a goal by Mathias Svensson. The second round was against Hungarian Debreceni VSC where they won away with 1–0 after a goal by Daniel Mobaeck.[16] They secured promotion to the third round by playing 0–0 at home. The third round was against Spanish giants Valencia CF, where 50 000 spectators at the Mestalla Stadium saw Elfsborg lose with 3–0 after including goal by David Silva. Back at Borås Arena Elfsborg lost again with 2–1 after goals by Daniel Alexandersson and David Villa with Valencia's decisive 2–1 goal.[16]

S.S Lazio–Elfsborg at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Europa League play-off 2009.[17]

After the excellent results in the UEFA Champions League became Elfsborg directly qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup[18] group stage where they stood against the teams FC Dinamo Bucuresti, AEK Athens, ACF Fiorentina, FK Mlada Boleslav and Villarreal CF. Elfsborg managed to win against FC Dinamo Bucuresti with 2–1 and a draw against AEK Athens, 1–1.[18] The following year 2008[19] achieved Elfsborg for the last time winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating teams HB Torshavn with a total of 2–1, Hibernian FC with a total of 4–0 and FK Riga with a total of 1–0. Which meant that they finished as group winners.[19] That same year they also played UEFA Cup last time 2008–09 UEFA Cup[20] when it was against the Irish St Patrick's Athletic F.C. but lost surprisingly with a total of 4–3.[20] In 2009[21] Elfsborg started for the first time playing in the UEFA Europa League where they in the second round stood against Szombathelyi Haladás as they were defeated with a total of 3–0. In the third round was against Portuguese 2010–11 UEFA Europa League finalists SC Braga, as they surprisingly managed to beat them after a completely heroic win by a total of 4–1.[22] In the final play-off round Elfsborg stood against classic S.S. Lazio where they in the first meeting lost with 3–0 and then again after a heroic effort managed to win with 1–0 after a goal by Denni Avdic.[22]

Also the year after 2010[23] played Elfsborg in the UEFA Europa League where they stood against FC Iskra-Stal in the second round and won with the total of 3–1. The third round was against FK Teteks from Macedonia, a team that Elfsborg won easily against with a total of 7–1. The play-off round was once again against one of the classic Italian teams against Maradona's old club SSC Napoli. Elfsborg succeeded after a heroic performance by goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen to get away from the Stadio San Paolo with a 1–0 loss. Back at the Borås Arena Elfsborg lost anyway with 2–0 after two goals by Edinson Cavani who got his big breakthrough in this match.[23] In 2011[24] Elfsborg played in the UEFA Europa League for the third consecutive year, and stood against CS Fola Esch in the first round which they won with a total of 5–1. The second round was against FK Suduva where they won easily with a total of 4–1. But in the third round Elfsborg lost surprisingly against the Norwegian Aalesunds FK with a total of 5–1 and failed to reach the play-offs.[24] The same thing happened the year after in 2012. Even if Elfsborg had a perfect start in the qualification by winning a home game in the first stage against Floriana F.C. with 8–0, the biggest international victory in Elfsborg's history. The away game was just as easy, Elfsborg won with 5–0 and with a total of 13–0.[25] In the second stage were the opponents FC Dacia Chişinău and Elfsborg lost the first game after a weak effort with 1–0. But managed to win easy at Borås Arena with 2–0 and therefore advanced to the third stage.[25] In the third stage it would be a Scandinavian battle, since the opponents were Danish AC Horsens. The first away game ended with a draw, 1–1, after Horsens received a penalty in added time. But in the home they lost 2–3 and as in the previous year, Elfsborg failed to reach the play-offs.[25]

Key
Elfsborg's score is noted first in all of the match results given below.

Overall record

By competition
As of 10 July 2015[26]
Tournament Pld W D L GF GA GD
European Cup/UEFA Champions League 10433147+7
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 118482248184162+22
Total 128522551198169+29

Club ranking
As of 22 June 2015[26]
RankTeamPoints
0147Russia FC Rostov11.599
0148Russia Alania Vladikavkaz11.599
0149Russia Sibir Novosibirsk11.599
150Sweden IF Elfsborg11.545
151Azerbaijan Qarabağ FK11.500
152Switzerland Grasshopper11.375
153Croatia Hajduk Split11.200

Matches
As of 22 June 2015

UEFA Champions League
Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Agg Ref
Team Country
European Cup
UEFA Champions League
2007–081QRLinfield F.C. Northern Ireland17 July 2007Windsor Park, Belfast0–01–0[16]
25 July 2007Borås Arena, Borås1–0[16]
2QRDebreceni VSC Hungary31 July 2007Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen1–01–0[16]
8 August 2007Borås Arena, Borås0–0[16]
3QRValencia CF Spain14 August 2007Mestalla Stadium, Valencia0–31–5[16]
29 August 2007Borås Arena, Borås1–2[16]
2013–142QRFC Daugava Latvia17 July 2013Borås Arena, Borås7–111–1[27]
23 July 2013Daugava, Daugavpils4–0[27]
3QRCeltic Scotland31 July 2013Celtic Park, Glasgow0–10–1[27]
7 August 2013Borås Arena, Borås0–0[27]

UEFA Europa League
Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Agg Ref
Team Country
UEFA Cup
1971–721RHertha Berlin West Germany15 September 1971Olympic Stadium, Berlin1–32–7[6]
29 September 1971Ryavallen, Borås1–4[6]
1978–791RRC Strasbourg France13 September 1978Ryavallen, Borås2–03–4[9]
27 September 1978Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg1–4[9]
1980–811RSt Mirren F.C. Scotland17 September 1980Ryavallen, Borås1–21–2[11]
1 October 1980St Mirren Park, Paisley0–0[11]
1983–841RWidzew Łódź Poland14 September 1983Białystok City Stadium, Białystok0–02–2(a)[13]
19 September 1983Ryavallen, Borås2–2[13]
2001–02QRJK Narva Trans Estonia9 August 2001A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn0–35–3[28]
23 August 2001Ryavallen, Borås5–0[29]
1RLegia Warsaw Poland20 September 2001Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw1–42–10[30]
27 September 2001Ryavallen, Borås1–6[31]
2004–05QRGlentoran F.C. Northern Ireland12 August 2004The Oval, Belfast1–03–1[32]
26 August 2004Ryavallen, Borås2–1[33]
1RDinamo Zagreb Croatia16 September 2004Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb0–20–2[34]
30 September 2004Ryavallen, Borås0–0[35]
2007–081RFC Dinamo București Romania20 September 2007Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest1–22–2(a)[18]
4 October 2007Borås Arena, Borås0–1[18]
GSAEK Athens F.C. Greece25 October 2007Borås Arena, Borås1–15th[18]
ACF Fiorentina Italy8 November 2007Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence1–6[18]
FK Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic29 November 2007Borås Arena, Borås1–3[18]
Villarreal CF Spain5 December 2007El Madrigal, Villarreal0–2[18]
2008–092QRSt Patrick's Athletic F.C. Ireland14 August 2008Borås Arena, Borås2–23–4[20]
28 August 2008Richmond Park, Dublin3–4[20]
UEFA Europa League
2009–102QRHaladas FC Hungary16 July 2009Borås Arena, Borås3–03–0[22]
23 July 2009Rohonci út, Szombathely0–0[22]
3QRSC Braga Portugal30 July 2009Municipal, Braga2–14–1[22]
6 August 2009Borås Arena, Borås2–0[22]
POS.S. Lazio Italy20 August 2009Stadio Olimpico, Rome0–31–3[22]
27 August 2009Borås Arena, Borås1–0[22]
2010–112QRFC Iskra-Stal Moldova15 July 2010Borås Arena, Borås2–13–1[23]
22 July 2010Sheriff, Tiraspol1–0[23]
3QRFK Teteks Macedonia29 July 2010Borås Arena, Borås5–07–1[23]
5 August 2010Filip II Arena, Skopje2–1[23]
POS.S.C. Napoli Italy19 August 2010Stadio San Paolo, Naples0–10–3[23]
26 August 2010Borås Arena, Borås0–2[23]
2011–121QRCS Fola Esch Luxembourg30 June 2011Borås Arena, Borås4–05–1[24]
7 July 2011La Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette1–1[24]
2QRFK Sūduva Lithuania14 July 2011Sūduva Stadium, Marijampole1–14–1[24]
21 July 2011Borås Arena, Borås3–0[24]
3QRAalesunds FK Norway28 July 2011Aalesund Stadion, Ålesund0–41–5[24]
4 August 2011Borås Arena, Borås1–1[24]
2012–131QRFloriana F.C. Malta5 July 2012Borås Arena, Borås8–012–0[25]
10 July 2012Hibernians Ground, Corradino4–0[25]
2QRFC Dacia Chişinău Moldova19 July 2012Zimbru Stadium, Chisinau0–12–1[25]
26 July 2012Borås Arena, Borås2–0[25]
3QRAC Horsens Denmark2 August 2012Horsens Idraetspark, Horsens1–13–4[25]
9 August 2012Borås Arena, Borås1–2[25]
2013–14POFC Nordsjælland Denmark22 August 2013Borås Arena, Borås1–12–1[36]
29 August 2013Farum Park, Farum1–0[36]
GSRed Bull Salzburg Austria19 September 2013Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg0–43rd[37]
Standard de Liège Belgium3 October 2013Borås Arena, Borås1–1[36]
Esbjerg fB Denmark24 October 2013Borås Arena, Borås1–2[36]
Esbjerg fB Denmark7 November 2013Esbjerg Stadium, Esbjerg0–1[36]
Red Bull Salzburg Austria28 November 2013Borås Arena, Borås0–1[36]
Standard de Liège Belgium12 December 2013Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège3–1[36]
2014–152QRInter Baku PIK Azerbaijan17 July 2014Borås Arena, Borås0–15–4(p)[25]
24 July 2014Shafa Stadium, Baku1–0[25]
3QRFH Iceland31 July 2014Borås Arena, Borås4–15–3[25]
7 August 2014Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður1–2[25]
PORio Ave Portugal21 August 2014Borås Arena, Borås2–12–2(a)[25]
28 August 2014Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde0–1[25]
2015–161QRFC Lahti Finland2 July 2015Lahden Stadion, Lahti2–27–2[25]
9 July 2015Borås Arena, Borås5–0[25]
2QRRanders FC Denmark16 July 2015Viborg Stadion, Viborg0–01–0[25]
21 July 2015Borås Arena, Borås1–0 (a.e.t)[25]
3QROdd Norway30 July 2015Borås Arena, Borås2–12-3[38]
6 August 2015Skagerak Arena, Skien0-2[39]

UEFA Intertoto Cup
Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Agg Ref
Team Country
20081RHB Torshavn Faroe Islands22 June 2008Gundadalur, Tórshavn4–14–1[19]
28 June 2008Borås Arena, Borås0–0[19]
2RHibernian F.C. Scotland6 July 2008Easter Road, Edinburgh2–04–0[19]
12 July 2008Borås Arena, Borås2–0[19]
3RFK Rīga Latvia19 July 2008Borås Arena, Borås1–01–0[19]
28 July 2008Daugava, Liepaja0–0[19]

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