The 2015 season was IFK Göteborg's 110th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 39th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished second for the second season in a row, Svenska Cupen where they won the competition, Svenska Supercupen where they finished as runners-up and in qualification for the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. IFK Göteborg also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2016 season, 2015–16 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 21 February, league play started on 5 April and lasted until 31 October. The season concluded on 8 November with Svenska Supercupen against IFK Norrköping.
Jörgen Lennartsson was appointed new head coach, this after the former head coach Mikael Stahre was sacked.
The club won their 7th Svenska Cupen title on 17 May 2015 when they defeated Örebro SK with 2–1 in the final at Gamla Ullevi. Key events 6 June 2014: Defender Ludwig Augustinsson leaves the club, transferring to Copenhagen. 18 August 2014: Defender Haitam Aleesami joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Fredrikstad FK. 19 September 2014: Defender Kjetil Wæhler leaves the club. On 21 November he joined Tippeligaen club Vålerenga. 21 October 2014: Midfielder Hampus Zackrisson leaves the club. On 8 December he joined Superettan club Degerfors IF. 23 October 2014: Defender Tom Pettersson joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from Åtvidabergs FF. 23 October 2014: Forward Mikael Boman joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Halmstads BK. 1 November 2014: Goalkeeper Mattias Hugosson leaves the club and retires. 3 November 2014: Head coach Mikael Stahre is being sacked. 4 November 2014: Midfielders Jakob Johansson and May Mahlangu both leave the club. On 28 December Johansson joined Greek club AEK Athens and on 2 February 2015 Mahlangu joined Turkish club Konyaspor. 7 November 2014: Forward Kenneth Zohore leaves the club and returns to Fiorentina after his loan deal wasn't extended. 12 November 2014: Midfielder Diego Calvo leaves the club and returns to Vålerenga after his loan deal wasn't extended. 25 November 2014: The club announces the appointment of Jörgen Lennartsson as the new head coach. 26 November 2014: Defender Jonathan Azulay leaves the club, transferring to Östersunds FK. 3 December 2014: Midfielder Joel Allansson leaves the club, transferring to Randers FC. 3 December 2014: Midfielder Philip Haglund leaves the club. On 4 December he joined Allsvenskan rival Hammarby IF. 8 December 2014: Defender Billy Nordström and midfielder Karl Bohm are both promoted to the first-team squad, both signing a one-year contract to keep them at the club until the end of the season. 11 December 2014: Goalkeeper Marcus Sandberg signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season. 17 December 2014: Defender Hjálmar Jónsson signs a new one-year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the season. 22 December 2014: Midfielder Sebastian Eriksson joins the club on a six months loan contract, transferring from Cagliari. 22 December 2014: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club on loan to Hønefoss BK for the duration of the season. 28 December 2014: Midfielders Prosper Kasim and Lawson Sabah both join the club on five-year contracts, transferring from International Allies. 5 January 2015: Midfielder Nordin Gerzić leaves the club. On 21 January he joined his old club Örebro SK. 29 January 2015: Defender Heath Pearce joins the club on a five-month contract, transferring from Montreal Impact. 30 January 2015: Midfielder Daniel Sobralense leaves the club. On 3 February he joined his old club Fortaleza. 2 February 2015: Midfielder Jakob Ankersen joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Esbjerg fB. 7 February 2015: Defender Emil Salomonsson is selected as 2014 Archangel of the Year, an annual price given by the Supporterklubben Änglarna to a player who has shown a great loyalty to IFK Göteborg. 14 March 2015: Defender Thomas Rogne joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from Wigan Athletic. 15 March 2015: Forward Thomas Mikkelsen joins the club on a loan deal until 1 July 2015, transferring from OB. 8 April 2015: Goalkeeper Johan Hagman joins the club on a one-year contract, transferring from Örgryte IS. 17 May 2015: IFK Göteborg wins their 7th Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK in the final. 25 May 2015: Midfielder Sebastian Eriksson joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring on a permanent basis from Cagliari. 5 June 2015: Defender Heath Pearce leaves the club. 18 June 2015: Forward Thomas Mikkelsen leaves the club and returns to OB after his loan deal wasn't extended. 14 July 2015: Forward Victor Sköld joins the club on a two-and-a-half-year contract, transferring from Åtvidabergs FF. 23 July 2015: Forward Lasse Vibe leaves the club, transferring to Brentford. 24 July 2015: Midfielder Karl Bohm leaves the club on loan to Utsiktens BK for the duration of the season. 28 July 2015: Defender Patrick Dyrestam leaves the club on loan to Utsiktens BK for the duration of the season. 5 August 2015: Forward Riku Riski joins the club on a loan contract for the rest of the season, transferring from Rosenborg BK. 11 August 2015: Midfielder Mads Albæk joins the club on a two-and-a-half-year contract, transferring from Reims. 16 September 2015: Forward Malick Mané leaves the club on loan to Najran until 15 July 2016. 5 November 2015: Goalkeeper John Alvbåge is selected as Allsvenskan goalkeeper of the year.
Players
Squad
Youth players with first-team appearances Youth players who played a competitive match for the club in 2015.
Transfers
In
Out
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals NumberPositionName2015 Allsvenskan2014–15 Svenska Cupen2015–16 Svenska CupenTotalAppearancesGoalsAppearancesGoalsAppearancesGoalsAppearancesGoals1GKJohn Alvbåge30050403902DF30582404273FW001000104DF30260414036MF27251403637MFMads Albæk11310001238MFSøren Rieks2810624038129MFJakob Ankersen286734039910FWRiku Riski111100012111MF150614025112GKMarcus Sandberg0030003013MFGustav Svensson281604038114DFHjálmar Jónsson190501025016FWMikael Boman2767341381017MFProsper Kasim0020002018MFLawson Sabah0010001019FWGustav Engvall255514134720FWVictor Sköld6023109322DFAdam Johansson1010002024DFTom Pettersson251823036325GKJohan Hagman0000000027DFBilly Nordström1010002028DFThomas Rogne191204025130DFMattias Bjärsmyr231714034232DF00100010Players that left the club during the season3DFHeath Pearce0030003015FWThomas Mikkelsen91100010123DFPatrick Dyrestam0000000026MFKarl Bohm0010001029FWLasse Vibe16667102313
Disciplinary record
Club
Coaching staff NameRole Jörgen LennartssonHead coach Magnus EdlundAssistant coach Alf WesterbergAssistant coach / U21 head coach Johan KristofferssonFitness coach Stefan RemnérGoalkeeping coach Fredrik LarssonPhysiotherapist Tim RahmquistPhysiotherapist Martin BergqvistPhysiotherapist Jon KarlssonClub doctor Leif SwärdClub doctor Lennart SugiardjoClub doctor Johan ÖrtendahlMental coach Bertil Lundqvist Equipment manager Rolf GustavssonEquipment manager Thomas OlssonU19 head coach Johan ClaessonU19 assistant coach Roger GustafssonHead coach youth academy Olle SultanMatch analyst Linda BredingAssistant match analyst
Other information
Competitions
Overall
Allsvenskan
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
Svenska Cupen
2014–15 The tournament continued from the 2014 season.
Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.
Group stage
Knockout stage
2015–16 The tournament continued into the 2016 season.
Qualification stage
Svenska Supercupen
UEFA Europa League
Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
Qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Non-competitive
Pre-season Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.
Mid-season Kickoff times are in UTC+2.
References