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Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish
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based in
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. It consists of four departments, namely
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,
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, athletics and
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. However, the club is best known for its football department. The club was founded in 1887 which makes it the oldest active sports club in the country.


History

The club was founded on 4 December 1887 by Willhem Friberg and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892; football had been brought to the club by lacemakers from the Newmilns club in
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in 1891. Today, a memorial on Heden in central Gothenburg reminiscent of this match. Another memorial has been erected inside the amusement park
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. Örgryte IS came to dominate the childhood of Swedish football. In 1904 Örgyte IS met a friendly match between the English Corinthian FC, thanks for the hospitality donated a silver cup â€“ Corinthian Bowl that next year became the prize in a contest between Sweden's best teams. In 1908 Örgyte IS officially opened its facility Walhalla stadium. Hugo Levin, football player and the secretary of Örgyte IS, was one of many involved in the building of Walhalla and had several positions in Gothenburg football. Walhalla was inaugurated by a match between Örgryte and German champions
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. Between 1910 and 1924 Örgryte IS played in the Swedish series, a series that lacked national status despite participation by leading teams. Öis won the series in 1910, 1912 and 1924 the team won the 1924 Western series, and then the final against AIK. Player Sven Rydell who became Sweden's first major football star and became known for his fast play and creative dribbling, but above all for his ability to score. Carl-Erik Holmberg was a contributor to its success, with its total of 193 goals in the Swedish League for Örgryte IS. 1926 the team celebrated a major success when beating
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5–2, which was unusual. In the first decades of the 20th century, Örgryte IS also played
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. The club became Gothenburg district champions in this sport in 1917. In the late 1930s the fortunes began to decline for the team. They finished 10th out of 12 teams in both 1938 and 1939, and avoided relegation. In 1940 Örgyte IS relegated from allsvenskan to Division II Västra. During the 1940s and 1950s the team played in Division 2 but would enjoy greater success in the 1950s. Örgryte attracted record crowds despite the low status in the second division. The team recruited
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and in 1956 he becomes the player-coach for the offensive teams that attracted large crowds to ÖIS matches. In 1958 the team was becoming more competitive. A young player at the time was Agne Simonsson who would later play in the Sweden national team. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After having economic problems Örgryte Fotboll AB went into bankruptcy in February 2011. The upshot of the bankruptcy was that Örgryte was relegated to the third Swedish division, Division 1 Södra. Their home arena is
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. The club is affiliated to the
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. In 2007 after 120 years of solely male membership, the youth faction of the football section would accept girls. Örgryte IS played for a long time in red shirts and blue shorts, but in 2018 they went back to using their older claret shirts.


Supporters

The name of the official supporter club is ''ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage''. There are also other groups of fans. The second largest supporter group is the Ultras-influenced Inferno Örgryte. According to a recent survey, Örgryte IS is the fourth most popular team in
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, with 9% of the football fans supporting them. The other local teams with a notable following are
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, GAIS and
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. Notable fans of the club include Marcus and Peter Birro, Weiron Holmberg, Fredrik Ohlsson,
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and Leif Pagrotsky.


Rivalries

The strongest rivalry is with
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, also from Gothenburg. The derbies between the two teams have attracted some of the highest attendance in Swedish football. The fixture attracted 52,194 spectators in 1959, an all time Allsvenskan record. The other big rivalry is with GAIS.


Players


First-team squad


Out on loan


Retired numbers

4 â€“ Niclas Sjöstedt, defender (1987–2000)


Honours

* Swedish Champions ** Winners (12):
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League

*
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: ** Winners (2): 1925–26, 1927–28 ** Play-off winners (1):
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** Runners-up (2): 1928–29, 1931–32 * Svenska Serien: ** Winners (4):
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, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1923–24 ** Runners-up (3): 1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17 *
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: ** Winners (1):
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* Division 1 Södra: ** Winners (2):
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* Division 1 Västra: ** Runners-up (1):
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Cups

* Svenska Cupen: ** Winners (1): 1999–2000 ** Runners-up (1): 1997–98 * Svenska Mästerskapet: ** Winners (11): 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1913 ** Runners-up (5): 1897 (reserve team), 1900, 1901 (reserve team), 1912, 1915 * Corinthian Bowl: ** Winners (7): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913 ** Runners-up (1): 1910 * Svenska Fotbollspokalen: ** Winners (2): 1903 I, 1903 II


See also

* List of Örgryte IS players


Footnotes


References


External links


Official website

ÖIS Supporterklubb Balders Hage
nbsp;– official supporter club site {{DEFAULTSORT:Orgryte IS Football clubs in Gothenburg Allsvenskan clubs Association football clubs established in 1887 Bandy clubs established in 1887 Sports clubs and teams in Gothenburg 1887 establishments in Sweden Svenska Cupen winners 19th-century establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County