Djurgårdens IF (formerly Djurgården/Älvsjö (2003–2007)) is a

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club from

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, the capital of

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. The team play their home games on

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The team colours are white and blue. The club is affiliated to

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History

Start

During the 1960s, a women's team representing Djurgårdens IF under the lead of

Gösta Sandberg Gösta "Knivsta" Sandberg (6 August 1932 – 27 April 2006) was a Swedish football, ice hockey, and bandy player who is best remembered for representing Djurgårdens IF. He was capped 52 times for the national team in football, eight times ...

met

Öxabäcks IF Öxabäcks IF is a sports club in Öxabäck, Sweden, established in 1931. The women's soccer section was established in 1966 as one of the earliest organized women's soccer teams in Sweden and adopted the name "Öxabäck/Marks IF" in 1991 to sho ...

and won 2–1. In 1984 the team was promoted to

Damallsvenskan The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...

for the first time. In 1988, Djurgården reached

for the first time by finishing first in

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. In the 1989 season, Djurgården finished fourth in

and played play-off semifinals, which they lost on away goals (1–1) to

Jitex BK Jitex BK, more commonly known as just ''Jitex'', is a football club in Mölndal, Sweden, that competes in Elitettan, the second tier of Swedish women's football. The club was founded January 21, 1971 and previously played in the Elitettan, Sw ...

. After finishing second in the

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, Djurgården lost again to

in the semi-finals of the play-off. The season after, Djurgården got relegated after finishing 11th in Damallsvenskan. Djurgården again won promotion to Damallsvenskan in the 1996 season.

Djurgården/Älvsjö merger

In 2003, Djurgårdens IF and five-time Swedish champions

Älvsjö AIK Älvsjö AIK FF is a Swedish football club located in Älvsjö within Stockholm Municipality. Background Älvsjö AIK was formed on 23 May 1915. The first and largest section of the newly formed club was football. Other sports played included b ...

merged to form Djurgården/Älvsjö, where Djurgården owned 51 percent and Älvsjö AIK 49 percent. The new team consisted of a mix of Djurgården and Älvsjö players, including Swedish footballers

Victoria Svensson Victoria Margareta Sandell Svensson (born 18 May 1977) is a Swedish football manager and former player. Nicknamed Vickan, she was team captain on the Swedish women's national team and Djurgårdens IF Dam, captaining the national team during th ...

, Elin Flyborg, Linda Fagerström,

Ulrika Björn Ulrika Björn (born 14 May 1973) is a retired Swedish footballer. Björn was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2003. Honours Club ; Djurgården/Älvsjö: * Damallsvenskan The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swe ...

, and Jane Törnqvist and coached by Thomas Dennerby. Djurgården/Älvsjö won

in their first year with a team consisting of Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helene Nordin, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander,

Sara Thunebro Sara Kristina Thunebro (born 26 April 1979) is a Swedish former footballer who was a defender for the Sweden women's national team. At club level Thunebro played for Eskilstuna United DFF, Tyresö FF and Djurgårdens IF of the Damallsvenskan, ...

, Josefine Christensen,

Ann-Marie Norlin Ann-Marie Norlin (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Swedish footballer. Norlin was part of the Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women), Djurgården Swedish football (women) champions, Swedish champions' team of 2003 and 2004. Honours Club ; Djurgå ...

, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström,

Tina Kindvall Tina Kindvall is a Swedish former footballer. Kindvall was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2003. She is the daughter of Ove Kindvall and sister of Niclas Kindvall. Honours ; Djurgården/Älvsjö: * Damallsvenskan:http://w ...

, Jennie Jonsson,

Annica Svensson Annica Birgitta Teres Svensson (born 3 March 1983) is a Swedish former football defender who last played in Sweden for Eskilstuna United DFF. She previously played for Tyresö FF, and spent the second half of the 2013 season on loan at Vitts ...

, Linda Nöjd,

, Elin Flyborg, Sara Johansson,

, and

Jessica Landström Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born 12 December 1984) is a former Swedish football forward who has represented the Sweden women's national football team at the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament, the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2011 FIF ...

.http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Djurgården/Älvsjö won Damallsvenskan again in 2004. The team consisted of Maja Åström, Jill Buchwald, Katarina Wicksell, Jane Törnqvist, Therese Brogårde, Jenny Curtsdotter, Helen Fagerström, Nadja Gyllander,

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, Emma Liljegren,

, Malin Nykvist, Linda Fagerström, Jennie Jonsson, Anna Hall,

, Ingrid Bohlin,

Marijke Callebaut Marijke Callebaut (born 11 August 1980) is a retired Belgian footballer. Callebaut was part of the Djurgården Swedish champions' team of 2004. Honours Club ; Djurgården/Älvsjö: * Damallsvenskan: 2004 References External links * * * ...

, Sara Johansson, Venus James, and

. During the 2004–05 season, the team were runners up in the

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after having lost the

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against

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From the 2007 season, the team competed as Djurgårdens IF. In 2007, the team signed German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer to replace their retiring keeper

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Elitettan (2012–15)

In the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, Djurgården finished eleventh and was relegated to

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. In the late 2013, Djurgårdens IF Dam joined the men's football section of

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll (official name), Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is the men's association football department of its parent assoc ...

form having been their own section. In October 2015, Djurgårdens IF secured a promotion place to the 2016 Damallsvenskan.

Stadium

Djurgårdens IF play their home games on

. They have also played their matches as Hjorthagens IP, Älvsjö IP, Kristinebergs IP and

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Current squad

Former players

Managers

* Thomas Dennerby (2003–04) * Mikael Söderman (2005) * Benny Persson (2005–07) * Anders Johansson (2008–09) * Daniel Kalles Pettersson (2010) * Patrik Eklöf (2011–12) * Marcelo Fernández (2013) * Carl-Åke Larsen (2014) * Mauri Holappa (2015) * Yvonne Ekroth (2016) * Joel Riddez (2017–2021) * Magnus Pålsson (2021-present)

Honours

UEFA-Women's Cup Final 2005 at Potsdam 1

Domestic

League

: ** Champions (2): 2003, 2004 **Runner-up (3): 1991, 2006, 2007 *

: ** Winners (2): 1988, 1996 **Runner-up (1): 1995 *

: **Runner-up (1): 2015

Cup

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: **Champions (3): 1999–2000, 2004, 2005 **Runner-up (3): 1998–99, 2001, 2010

European

* UEFA Women's Cup/UEFA Women's Champions League: **Runner-up (1):

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Record in UEFA competitions

''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Djurgården Stockholm's goal tally first.'' ^a First leg.

Records

* Highest attendance: 6,068 vs.

Umeå IK Umeå IK () is a professional association football club based in the city of Umeå, in northern Sweden, and currently playing Damallsvenskan, the first tier of women's football in Sweden. They were one of the most successful football clubs in ...

(2003)

References

External links

Djurgårdens IF Dam
– Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Djurgardens IF Dam Women's football clubs in Sweden Football clubs in Stockholm Fotboll dam Association football clubs established in 2003 2003 establishments in Sweden