List of IFK Göteborg seasons

This is a list of the seasons played by IFK Göteborg from 1904 when the club was founded to the most recent season. IFK Göteborg has spent most of its seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has also competed in the Swedish cup competition Svenska Cupen, the early championship deciding cup Svenska Mästerskapet and all major European competitions as well as other leagues and tournaments. This list includes all achievements in those tournaments and competitions as well as the top scorer for each season.

Key

League playPldGames playedWGames wonDGames drawnLGames lostGFGoals forGAGoals againstGDGoal differencePtsPointsPosFinal position

Cups and play-offsDNQDid not qualifyDNEDid not enterDSQDisqualifiedQR(#)Qualifying round (#)POPreliminary roundPRPlay-off roundR#Round #GSGroup stageQFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsRURunners-upWWinners

Cell coding (Allsvenskan) 1st place 2nd or 3rd place 4th place Cell coding (other) Winners Runners-up 1st place or promoted Relegated—Tournament not played

List of seasons

SeasonLeagueSM /Play-offsSvenskaCupenEurope / OtherTop goalscorerGoals in all competitions (League, Svenska Mästerskapet, play-offs, Svenska Cupen, Svenska Supercupen, European tournaments and those listed under other) are counted. The Swedish football competitions have from time to time been out of phase with each other (Svenska Serien and Svenska Mästerskapet from 1911–12 to 1916–17 and 1920–21 to 1925–26 as well as Allsvenskan/Division 2 and Svenska Cupen from 1968 to 2001 and 2012 to present) or with the European competitions (from 1959 to present). The top goalscorer is given as the player who scored most goals in the span of the given league season, which may include only parts of seasons of other competitions.DivisionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPosCompetitionRoundNameGoals1904—The club only played friendlies during the three months after its creation in October 1904 and did not start league play until 1905.DNE—————1905Göteborgsserien kl. I85033515 +20102ndDNE———UnknownN/A1906Göteborgsserien kl. I8611209 +11132ndThe club tied on points with Örgryte IS in the league, but lost the subsequent tie-breaking game and thus ended second.DNE———UnknownN/A1907Göteborgsserien kl. I95222213 +9121stR1———UnknownN/A1908—The club refused to take part in the local league play during 1908 and 1909 because of a 1907 attempt by the district association to disqualify the club which was eventually stopped by the Swedish Football Association.W———UnknownN/A1909—QF———Erik Börjesson51910Svenska Serien148244132 +9183rdW———Erik Börjesson311911–12Svenska Serien114342827 +1113rdThe league was abandoned due to trouble finding days to play the remaining matches as the national team prepared for the 1912 Olympic football tournament by playing test matches, however the incomplete table is considered the final table.DNE——— Arvid Fagrell 81912–13Svenska Serien10721259 +16161stQF———Erik BörjessonCarl Olsson91913–14Svenska Serien108113711 +26171stQF———Erik Börjesson151914–15Svenska Serien86022513 +12121stR1———Erik Hjelm101915–16Svenska Serien10631279 +18151stR1———Erik Börjesson101916–17Svenska Serien10802348 +26161stSF———Erik Hjelm15QF1918Fyrkantserien6510214 +17111stW———Erik Börjesson191919Fyrkantserien530286 +261stThe league was abandoned due to economic troubles and the Spanish flu, however the incomplete table is considered the final table.R1———Herbert Karlsson41920–21Svenska Serien188463921 +18205thSF———Herbert Karlsson251921–22—There were no league competitions for the 1921–22 season as the clubs awaited the Swedish Football Association investigation on how to structure the league system.R1———None01922–23Svenska Serien Västra10523189 +9122ndR1———Erik Hjelm51923–24Svenska Serien Västra104241517 −2104thDSQThe club withdrew from the tournament when their request to change matchday was denied by the Swedish Football Association.———Gunnar Rydberg61924–25Allsvenskan2216428730 +57362ndDNE———Filip Johansson391925–26Allsvenskan2213726527 +38333rdDNE———Filip Johansson261926–27Allsvenskan2216155827 +31332nd————Filip Johansson211927–28Allsvenskan2210663933 +6264th————Gunnar Rydberg141928–29Allsvenskan2214445634 +22323rd————Filip Johansson231929–30Allsvenskan2212646728 +39302nd————Filip Johansson231930–31Allsvenskan2213454531 +14303rd————Filip Johansson181931–32Allsvenskan2211474734 +13264th————Filip Johansson101932–33Allsvenskan2211385842 +16253rd————Gunnar Rydberg101933–34Allsvenskan2011365238 +14253rd————Helge Johnsson111934–35Allsvenskan2215344822 +26331st————Arne Nyberg131935–36Allsvenskan229763628 +8254th————Gunnar Forsberg131936–37Allsvenskan228593441 −6217th————Gustaf Werner71937–38Allsvenskan2264122835 −71611th————Arne Nyberg91938–39Division 2 Västra1813414811 +37301stW———Arne Nyberg191939–40Allsvenskan2215264927 +22322nd————Holger Bengtsson111940–41Allsvenskan228684236 +6226th————Leif Larsson121941–42Allsvenskan2214354829 +19311st—R2——Leif Larsson201942–43Allsvenskan2271054640 +6248th—R1——Leif Larsson141943–44Allsvenskan2212376942 +27275th—DNE——Leif Larsson191944–45Allsvenskan2212375743 +14274th—QF——Holger Bengtsson181945–46Allsvenskan2212644829 +19303rd—SF——Gunnar Gren161946–47Allsvenskan229675248 +4245th—R2——Gunnar Gren181947–48Allsvenskan229494033 +7225th—DNE——Gunnar Gren81948–49Allsvenskan229583633 +3236th—DNE——Holger BengtssonLennart Johansson91949–50Allsvenskan2255123349 −161511th—DNE——Dan Ekner121950–51Division 2 Sydvästra1812244726 +21261st—R2——Tryggve Grankvist161951–52Allsvenskan2210574637 +9254th—QF——Reino Börjesson131952–53Allsvenskan2292113254 −22209th————Sven Sjöblom51953–54Allsvenskan227872326 −3228th—R2——Lars Jangblad81954–55Allsvenskan227693235 −3209th————Åke Norén131955–56Allsvenskan2210393035 −5236th——Bertil Johansson121956–57Allsvenskan2283113941 −2199th——Harris Mattiasson101957–58Allsvenskan3322389249 +43471st——European CupR1Bertil Johansson291959Allsvenskan2214355628 +28313rd——European CupR1Owe Ohlsson211960Allsvenskan227694649 −3208th——Bertil Johansson171961Allsvenskan2211476247 +15263rd——European CupPRBertil Johansson201962Allsvenskan2210484632 +14243rd——Bertil Johansson181963Allsvenskan2211475231 +21265th——Bertil Johansson131964Allsvenskan2282123146 −15189th——Bertil Johansson101965Allsvenskan229763135 −4255th——Krister Granblom81966Allsvenskan2212554433 +10294th——Håkan EklundBertil Johansson81967Allsvenskan228594137 +4219th—R3Leif Claesson81968Allsvenskan225893042 −12189th—DNEHåkan Eklund111969Allsvenskan2213543819 +19311st—R4Reine Almqvist161970Allsvenskan2265112836 −81711th—GSEuropean CupR1Reine Almqvist91971Division 2 Norra Götaland2212284230 +12263rd—DNEDan Östlund121972Division 2 Södra2214444122 +19322nd—DNQDan Östlund81973Division 2 Södra2613584032 +8314th—DNQBjörn Ericsson81974Division 2 Södra2610885042 +8285th—DNQPer-Erik Eriksson191975Division 2 Södra2620337218 +54432nd—QFTorbjörn Nilsson151976Division 2 Södra2620426828 +40441st—QFTorbjörn Nilsson231977Allsvenskan269984849 −1276th—R6Reine Almqvist171978Allsvenskan2613583929 +10313rd—WTorbjörn Nilsson151979Allsvenskan2613944424 +20352nd—QFCup Winners' CupQFTorbjörn Nilsson171980Allsvenskan26121044526 +19343rd—R6UEFA CupR1Torbjörn Nilsson191981Allsvenskan2615654030 +10362nd—WUEFA CupWTorbjörn Nilsson311982Allsvenskan2211744522 +23291stWWCup Winners' CupR1Dan Corneliusson301983Allsvenskan2211563519 +16273rdWQFEuropean CupR1Dan Corneliusson121984Allsvenskan2214444319 +24321stWQFEuropean CupQFTorbjörn Nilsson221985Allsvenskan229853925 +14264thRURUEuropean CupSFTorbjörn Nilsson161986Allsvenskan2213544417 +27312ndSFR7UEFA CupWJohnny Ekström231987Allsvenskan229853924 +15263rdWR5UEFA CupR1Stefan Pettersson161988Allsvenskan2213543718 +19312ndSFSFEuropean CupQFDan Fröberg71989Allsvenskan229493429 +5227thSFUEFA CupR1Kennet AnderssonKlas Ingesson101990Allsvenskan2214353922 +17451stWR4Kaj Eskelinen131991Allsvenskan189632914 +15331st—WEuropean CupR2Kennet Andersson13Mästerskapsserien106131410 +4361st1992Allsvenskan187292524 +1236th—R3Champions LeagueGSJohnny Ekström15Mästerskapsserien104151717 0255th1993Allsvenskan2618534817 +31591st—R4Magnus ErlingmarkMikael Martinsson121994Allsvenskan2616645428 +26541st—SFChampions LeagueQFMikael Martinsson141995Allsvenskan26121044320 +23461st—R4Champions LeagueQRMats Lilienberg121996Allsvenskan2617546123 +38561st—R5Champions LeagueGSAndreas Andersson251997Allsvenskan2614755032 +18492nd—QFChampions LeagueGSAndreas Andersson141998Allsvenskan269892729 −2358th—RUUEFA CupQR2Andreas Hermansson131999Allsvenskan26115102733 −4386th—SFUEFA CupR2Patric Andersson112000Allsvenskan2612864633 +13444th—QFGustaf Andersson192001Allsvenskan2612864131 +20444th——Sebastian Henriksson92002Allsvenskan2684142539 −142812thWQFUEFA CupQRTomas Rosenkvist112003Allsvenskan2610793738 +9377th—QFPatric Andersson82004Allsvenskan2614573320 +13473rd—RURoyal LeagueRUPeter Ijeh152005Allsvenskan2614753822 +16492nd—R4UEFA Intertoto CupR3Stefan Selaković18Royal LeagueQF2006Allsvenskan269983936 +3368th—R3UEFA CupQR1Marcus BergStefan SelakovićPontus Wernbloom62007Allsvenskan2614754523 +22491st—RUMarcus Berg182008Allsvenskan3015965026 +24543rd—WChampions LeagueQR2Pontus Wernbloom13 Svenska SupercupenW2009Allsvenskan3017675324 +29572nd—RUEuropa LeagueQR3Tobias Hysén22Svenska SupercupenRU2010Allsvenskan301010104229 +13407th—R4Europa LeagueQR3Tobias Hysén11Svenska SupercupenRU2011Allsvenskan30136114234 +8457th—SFTobias Hysén182012Allsvenskan3091293641 −5397th—WHannes Stiller72013Allsvenskan3016684931 +18543rd—QFEuropa LeagueQR2Tobias Hysén22Svenska SupercupenRU2014Allsvenskan30151145834 +24562nd—WEuropa LeagueQR3Lasse Vibe292015Allsvenskan3018935222 +30632nd—GSEuropa LeagueQR3Lasse Vibe13Svenska SupercupenRU2016Allsvenskan3014885647 +9504th—QFEuropa LeaguePOTobias Hysén142017Allsvenskan30910114240 +23710th—QFMikael Boman112018Allsvenskan3094173853−153111th—GSGiorgi KharaishviliElías Már Ómarsson92019Allsvenskan3013984631 +15487th—WRobin Söder142020Allsvenskan30713103541−63412th—GSEuropa LeagueQR2Patrik Karlsson LagemyrTobias Sana62021Allsvenskan30118114239 +3418th—QFMarcus Berg102022Allsvenskan30143134239 +3458th—GSMarcus Berg142023Allsvenskan30810123337−43413th—GSMarcus Berg72024Allsvenskan30710133343−103113th—SFPaulos Abraham72025Allsvenskan30163114133 +8514th—QFMax Fenger15

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