Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, also known simply as Djurgårdens IF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Stockholm. The club have participated in 20 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe, during 18 seasons. These include seven seasons in the European Cup and Champions League, nine seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, three seasons in the UEFA Europa Conference League, three seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and one season in the Intertoto Cup.
Djurgården's first match in European football was against Gwardia Warsaw of Poland in the 1955–56 European Cup, a 0–0 draw in Stockholm. John Eriksson scored Djurgården's first goal in European football in the return leg in Warsaw.
Djurgården reached the quarter-final of the inaugural European Cup, where they lost to Hibernian FC of Scotland. Other merits include reaching the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022–23, and qualifying for the round of 16, which they lost against Lech Poznań of Poland. In 2024–25, Djurgården reached the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, where they finished 5th and again qualified for the round of 16. In said tournament, Djurgården then advanced to the semi-finals by beating Rapid Wien of Austria, which they lost to Chelsea, 1–5 on aggregate.
Djurgården's 8–0 victory over Apollon Limassol of Cyprus in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup is the club's most decisive win in European competitions, while the team's heaviest defeat is 0–6, against Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the 1965–66 European Cup. With 26 appearances in European competitions, Haris Radetinac is Djurgården's most capped player. Joel Asoro has scored the most European goals with 8.
Djurgården also competed in the non-UEFA European competitions the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and in 13 instances of the Intertoto Cup before it became a UEFA competition (1963–64, 1965–66, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1989, and 1991). Furthermore, Djurgården competed in the inter-Nordic competitions the 1959–62 Nordic Cup, the 2004–05 Royal League, and the 2005–06 Royal League. Of these competitions, Djurgården reached the final of the 1959–62 Nordic Cup, which they lost to Helsinki-Alliance of Finland. They also reached the semi-finals of the 2005–06 Royal League, which they lost to Lillestrøm SK of Norway. To these results, a heavier loss than the one above, 0–7 against Wacker Innsbruck in the 1967 Intertoto Cup, can also be included.
Key
S = Seasons Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Final = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16
2R = Round 2 1R = Round 1 GS = Group stage LP = League phase PO = Play-off round QR = Qualifying round 3QR = Third qualifying round 2QR = Second qualifying round 1QR = First qualifying round PR = Preliminary round a.e.t. = Match determined after extra time a = Match determined by away goals rule p = Match determined by penalty shoot-out Agg = Aggregated score Ref = Reference
Djurgården's score is noted first in all of the match results given below.
Overall record By competition Tournament European Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Cup/UEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference LeagueEuropean Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Intertoto Cup Total
By opponent club country Country
By club Clubs Djurgården have played against a minimum of three times: Country Shamrock Rovers
Matches UEFA Champions League Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country European Cup 1955–56 1R Gwardia Warszawa 20 September 1955 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 0–0 4–1 12 October 1955 Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw 4–1 QF Hibernian FC 23 November 1955 Firhill Park, Glasgow 1–3 1–4 28 November 1955 Easter Road, Edinburgh 0–1 1965–66 PR Levski Sofia 12 September 1965 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 2–1 2–7 3 October 1965 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia 0–6 1967–68 1R Górnik Zabrze 20 September 1967 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów 0–3 0–4 4 October 1967 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 0–1 UEFA Champions League 2003–04 2QR FK Partizan 30 July 2003 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade 1–1 3–3 6 August 2003 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 2–2 (a) 2004–05 2QR Kaunas 28 July 2004 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 0–0 2–0 4 August 2004 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas 2–0 3QR Juventus 10 August 2004 Stadio delle Alpi, Turin 2–2 3–6 25 August 2004 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1–4 2006–07 2QR MFK Ružomberok 26 July 2006 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1–0 2–3 2 August 2006 Štadión MFK Ružomberok, Ružomberok 1–3 2020–21 1QR Ferencváros 19 August 2020 Groupama Arena, Budapest 0–2
UEFA Europa League Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country UEFA Cup 1971–72 1R OFK Belgrade 15 September 1971 Omladinski Stadium, Belgrade 1–4 3–6 29 September 1971 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 2–2 1974–75 1R IK Start 18 September 1974 Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand 2–1 7–1 2 October 1974 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 5–0 2R Dukla Prague 23 October 1974 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 0–2 1–5 6 November 1974 Stadion Juliska, Prague 1–3 1976–77 1R Feyenoord 15 September 1976 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam 0–3 2–4 29 September 1976 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 2–1 2002–03 QR Shamrock Rovers 15 August 2002 Tolka Park, Dublin 3–1 5–1 29 August 2002 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 2–0 1R FC Copenhagen 19 September 2002 Parken, Copenhagen 0–0 3–1 3 October 2002 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 3–1 2R Bordeaux 29 October 2002 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 0–1 1–3 12 November 2002 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 1–2 2004–05 1R Utrecht 16 September 2004 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht 0–4 3–4 30 September 2004 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 3–0 2005–06 2QR Cork City 11 August 2005 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1–1 1–1 (a) 25 August 2005 Turners Cross, Cork 0–0 2008–09 1QR Flora 17 July 2008 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 0–0 2–2 (a) 31 July 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn 2–2 2QR Rosenborg 14 August 2008 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 2–1 2–6 28 August 2008 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim 0–5 UEFA Europa League 2018–19 2QR Mariupol 26 July 2018 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 1–1 2–3 2 August 2018 Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa 1–2 (a.e.t) 2020–21 2QR Europa 17 September 2020 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 2–1 3QR CFR Cluj 24 September 2020 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 0–1
UEFA Conference League Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country UEFA Europa Conference League 2022–23 2QR Rijeka 21 July 2022 Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka 2–1 4–1 28 July 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 2–0 3QR Sepsi OSK 4 August 2022 Stadionul Sepsi Arena, Sfântu Gheorghe 3–1 6–2 11 August 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–1 PO APOEL 17 August 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–0 5–3 23 August 2022 GSP Stadium, Nicosia 2–3 GS Shamrock Rovers 8 September 2022 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin 0–0 1st Molde 15 September 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–2 Gent 6 October 2022 Ghelamco Arena, Ghent 1–0 Gent 13 October 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 4–2 Molde 27 October 2022 Aker Stadion, Molde 3–2 Shamrock Rovers 3 November 2022 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 1–0 R16 Lech Poznań 9 March 2023 Stadion Poznań, Poznań 0–2 0–5 16 March 2023 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 0–3 2023–24 2QR Luzern 27 July 2023 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 1–2 2–3 3 August 2023 Swissporarena, Lucerne 1–1 UEFA Conference League 2024–25 2QR Progrès Niederkorn 25 July 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–0 3–1 1 August 2024 Stade Municipal, Differdange 0–1 3QR Ilves 8 August 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere 1–1 4–2 15 August 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–1 PO NK Maribor 22 August 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 1–0 2–0 29 August 2024 Ljudski vrt, Maribor 1–0 LP LASK 3 October 2024 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz 2–2 5th Vitória de Guimarães 24 October 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 1–2 Panathinaikos 7 November 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 2–1 The New Saints 28 November 2024 New Meadow, Shrewsbury 1–0 Víkingur Reykjavík 12 December 2024 Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur 2–1 Legia Warsaw 19 December 2024 Tele2 Arena, Stockholm 3–1 R16 Pafos 6 March 2025 Alphamega Stadium, Limassol 0–1 3–1 13 March 2025 3 Arena, Stockholm 3–0 QF Rapid Wien 10 April 2025 3 Arena, Stockholm 0–1 4–2 17 April 2025 Allianz Stadion, Vienna 4–1 SF Chelsea 1 May 2025 3 Arena, Stockholm 1–4 1–5 8 May 2025 Stamford Bridge, London 0–1
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 1R Wrexham 16 September 1975 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 1–2 2–3 30 September 1975 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 1–1 1989–90 1R US Luxembourg 12 September 1989 Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg 0–0 5–0 27 September 1989 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 5–0 2R Real Valladolid 18 October 1989 Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, Valladolid 0–2 2–4 1 November 1989 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 2–2 1990–91 1R Fram 19 September 1990 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík 0–3 1–4 3 October 1990 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1–1
UEFA Intertoto Cup Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country 1996 GS LASK 22 June 1996 Union-Stadion, Wels 0–2 3rd Apollon Limassol 29 June 1996 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 8–0 Werder Bremen 7 July 1996 Weserstadion, Bremen 2–3 B68 Toftir 20 July 1996 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 5–1
Non-UEFA matches Tournament Inter-Cities Fairs CupIntertoto CupNordic CupRoyal League Total
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Season Stage Opponent Date Venue Score Team Country 1964–65 1R Manchester United 23 September 1964 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 1–1 2–7 27 October 1964 Old Trafford, Manchester 1–6 1966–67 1R Lokomotive Leipzig 24 August 1966 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm 1–3 2–5 27 September 1966 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 1–2
Intertoto Cup