The 2015 season was IFK Göteborg's 110th in existence, their 83rd season in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

and their 39th consecutive season in the league. They competed in

where they finished second for the second season in a row,

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

where they won the competition,

Svenska Supercupen Svenska Supercupen, ''Swedish Super Cup'', was a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture was played in November, after the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a ...

where they finished as runners-up and in qualification for the

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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 2015–16 Svenska Cupen will be the 60th season of Svenska Cupen and the fourth season with the current format. The winners of the competition will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. A total of 9 ...

. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 21 February, league play started on 5 April and will last until 31 October. The season will conclude on 8 November with Svenska Supercupen against

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 ...

Jörgen Lennartsson Dan Inge Jörgen Lennartsson (born 10 April 1965) is a Swedish football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Allsvenskan team Helsingborgs IF. Career Lennartsson was born in Växjö. He took over Elfsborg from Magnus ...

was appointed new head coach, this after the former head coach

Mikael Stahre Mikael Lennart Tage Stahre (; born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish football manager who is currently head coach of Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Management career Stahre was appointed as AIK's manager on 10 November 2008 immediately following the ...

was sacked. The club won their 7th

title on 17 May 2015 when they defeated

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn A ...

with 2–1 in the

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Gamla Ullevi Gamla Ullevi () is a football stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, that opened on 5 April 2009. The stadium replaced the city's previous main football stadium, also called Gamla Ullevi, and is the home ground of GAIS, IFK Göteborg and Örgryte IS. ...

Key events

* 6 June 2014: Defender

Ludwig Augustinsson Hans Carl Ludwig Augustinsson (born 21 April 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from La Liga club Sevilla, and the Sweden national team. A product of Brommapojkarna's academy ...

leaves the club, transferring to

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. * 18 August 2014: Defender Haitam Aleesami joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from

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. * 19 September 2014: Defender

Kjetil Wæhler Kjetil Wæhler (born 16 March 1976 in Oslo) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre back. Wæhler is currently without a club. International career As of December 2013, Kjetil Wæhler has been capped 32 times for Norway, scoring one goal ...

leaves the club. On 21 November he joined

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club

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. * 21 October 2014: Midfielder

Hampus Zackrisson Karl Hampus Zackrisson (born 24 August 1994 in Kinna) is a Swedish Association football, footballer who plays for Varbergs BoIS as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career IFK Göteborg Hampus Zackrisson started playing football ...

leaves the club. On 8 December he joined

Superettan Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...

club

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 maki ...

. * 23 October 2014: Defender

Tom Pettersson Tom Peder Pettersson (born 25 March 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Mjällby. Career statistics Honours Club ;FC Trollhättan *Division 1 Södra: 2008 ;IFK Göteborg * Svenska Cupen Sven ...

joins the club on a four-year contract, transferring from

Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs Fotbollförening, also known simply as Åtvidabergs FF, Åtvidaberg, Åtvid or (especially locally) ÅFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Åtvidaberg. The club is affiliated with Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and p ...

. * 23 October 2014: Forward Mikael Boman joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved members ...

. * 1 November 2014: Goalkeeper

Mattias Hugosson Mattias Hugosson (born 24 January 1974) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career He came to Gefle IF in 1998 from Forsbacka IK. In 2004, he had the highest save percentage in Superettan as his team were promoted to Allsv ...

leaves the club and retires. * 3 November 2014: Head coach

is being sacked. * 4 November 2014: Midfielders Jakob Johansson and

May Mahlangu May Mahlangu (born 1 May 1989) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Club career Early career Mahlangu joined the Stars of Africa Academy at age 15 and played for their team Alexandra United FC. Helsing ...

both leave the club. On 28 December Johansson joined Greek club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

and on 2 February 2015 Mahlangu joined Turkish club

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. * 7 November 2014: Forward

Kenneth Zohore Albin Kenneth Dahrup Zohore (born 31 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for OB. He began his career in his native Denmark, making his professional debut for Copenhagen at the age of 16, becoming th ...

leaves the club and returns to

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

after his loan deal wasn't extended. * 12 November 2014: Midfielder Diego Calvo leaves the club and returns to

after his loan deal wasn't extended. * 25 November 2014: The club announces the appointment of

as the new head coach. * 26 November 2014: Defender Jonathan Azulay leaves the club, transferring to

Östersunds FK Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, Östersund () or (especially locally) ÖFK, is a Swedish professional football club located in Östersund, Sweden and since 2022 play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan. The ...

. * 3 December 2014: Midfielder Joel Allansson leaves the club, transferring to

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. * 3 December 2014: Midfielder Philip Haglund leaves the club. On 4 December he joined Allsvenskan rival

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. * 8 December 2014: Defender

Billy Nordström Billy Nordström (born 18 September 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Västra Frölunda IF as a defender. Personal life Billy grew up in Gothenburg suburb Angered with six older siblings. He's been supporting IFK Göteborg his entire ...

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 Marcus Sandberg (born 7 November 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Eliteserien club HamKam as a goalkeeper. Career statistics Honours Club ;IFK Göteborg * Svenska Cupen: 2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representin ...

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 Sebastian Anders Fredrik Eriksson (born 31 January 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. Club career On 23 January 2020, Eriksson joined Italian club Genoa. On 24 August 2020, ...

joins the club on a six months loan contract, transferring from

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. * 22 December 2014: Forward

Malick Mané Malick Neme Mané (born 14 October 1988) is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a forward. Career Club Aktobe In February 2011, Mané moved to Kazakhstan, signing a year-long loan contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe ...

leaves the club on loan to

Hønefoss BK Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss ...

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 Nordin Gerzić (born 9 November 1983) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He ended his career in December 2021. Club career Gerzić left Bosnia and Herzegovina and arrived in Sweden at the age of seven or eight. He started ...

leaves the club. On 21 January he joined his old club

. * 29 January 2015: Defender

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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

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. * 2 February 2015: Midfielder

Jakob Ankersen Jakob Ankersen (born 22 September 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for AC Horsens. He is the twin brother of FC Copenhagen player Peter Ankersen. Career Esbjerg fB On 24 June 2009, alongside his twin brother sig ...

joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from

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. * 7 February 2015: Defender

Emil Salomonsson Karl Emil Salomonsson (born 28 April 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg as a right back. Career Early career Starting his career in Ekets GoIF, he then moved to Ängelholms FF in 2004. Dur ...

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

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joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring from

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. * 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

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. * 17 May 2015: IFK Göteborg wins their 7th

title after defeating

in the final. * 25 May 2015: Midfielder

joins the club on a three-year contract, transferring on a permanent basis from

. * 5 June 2015: Defender

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

. * 23 July 2015: Forward Lasse Vibe leaves the club, transferring to

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. * 24 July 2015: Midfielder Karl Bohm leaves the club on loan to

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for the duration of the season. * 28 July 2015: Defender Patrick Dyrestam leaves the club on loan to

for the duration of the season. * 5 August 2015: Forward

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joins the club on a loan contract for the rest of the season, transferring from

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. * 11 August 2015: Midfielder

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joins the club on a two and a half-year contract, transferring from

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. * 16 September 2015: Forward

leaves the club on loan to

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until 15 July 2016. * 5 November 2015: Goalkeeper

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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

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Out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Competitions

Overall

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Kickoff times are in

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unless stated otherwise.

Svenska Cupen

2014–15

:''The tournament continued from the 2014 season.'' Kickoff times are in

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Key events

Players

Squad

Youth players with first-team appearances

Transfers

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

Competitions

Overall

Allsvenskan

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Svenska Cupen

2014–15

=Group stage

=Knockout stage

2015–16

=Qualification stage

Svenska Supercupen

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

=Second qualifying round

=Third qualifying round

Non competitive

Pre-season

Mid-season

References